ܢܘܪܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܢܘܪܐ (ܕܩܠܐ)
ܢܘܪܐ (ܡܚܙܝܬܐ)

Etymology 1

From Aramaic נוּרָא (nūrā), from Proto-Semitic *nūr- (light); compare Arabic نُور (nūr) and Hebrew נוּר (nûr).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܢܘܼܪܵܐ (nūrām (plural ܢܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (nūrē) or ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ (nūrāwātē))

  1. fire
  2. (figurative, colloquial) highly expensive item, expensive price
    ܠܒ݂ܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܐܵܢܝܼ ܢܘܼܪܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ!lḇūšē ānī nūrā ìnā!These clothes are very expensive!

Proper noun

ܢܘܼܪܵܐ (nūrām

  1. (euphemistic) Hell
Inflection

See also

Etymology 2

From Aramaic נַורָא (nawrā), from Akkadian 𒈾𒈠𒊒𒌝 (NA.MA.RU.UM /⁠nāmaru⁠/).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܢܵܘܪܵܐ (nāwrām (plural ܢܵܘܪܹ̈ܐ (nāwrē))

  1. mirror
Inflection

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *nūr-. Cognate with Arabic نُور (nūr) and Hebrew נוּר (nûr).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܢܘܪܐ (nūrā’f (plural ܢܘܪܘܬܐ)

  1. fire, conflagration
  2. (in the plural) volcanoes
Inflection
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Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒈾𒈠𒊒𒌝 (NA.MA.RU.UM /⁠nāmaru⁠/).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܢܘܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܢܘܪܐ)

  1. mirror
    Synonyms: ܡܚܙܝܬܐ, ܡܚܙܝܐ, ܒܝܬ ܡܚܙܝܐ
Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܢ-ܘ-ܪ (n-w-r) related to shying.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܢܘܪܐ (transliteration neededm(uncountable)

  1. shying, dreading, fearing
Inflection

Etymology 4

From the root ܢ-ܘ-ܪ (n-w-r) related to shying.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ܢܘܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܢܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܘܪܬܐ)

  1. terrified, fearful, daunted
Inflection

References

  • nwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-22
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 200b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 334a-b
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 904a-b