From ܢܘܼܪܵܐ (nūrā, “fire”) + -ܢܝܐ (-nāyā, the intensive attributive adjective ending). Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, calque of Ancient Greek πῡρᾰμῐ́ς (pūrămĭ́s) based of the popular folk etymology of it being derived of πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).
ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (nūrānāyā) (feminine ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (nūrānāytā), plural ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܹܐ (nūrānāyē))
ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (nūrānāyā) m sg (plural ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܹܐ (nūrānāyē))
isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | |||||||
singular | absolute | ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝ (nūrānāy) | 1st person | ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܝܼ (nūrānāyī) | ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܲܢ (nūrānāyan) | |||
construct | ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝ (nūrānāy) | 2nd person | ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (nūrānāyōḵ) | ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (nūrānāyāḵ) | ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nūrānāyawḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (nūrānāyā) | 3rd person | ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܹܗ (nūrānāyēh) | ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (nūrānāyāh) | ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (nūrānāyhōn) | |||
plural | absolute | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܝܼܢ (nūrānāyīn) | 1st person | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܝܼ (nūrānāyī) | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܲܢ (nūrānāyan) | |||
construct | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܲܝ (nūrānāyay) | 2nd person | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (nūrānāyōḵ) | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (nūrānāyāḵ) | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nūrānāyawḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܹܐ (nūrānāyē) | 3rd person | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܘܼܗܝ (nūrānāyūh) | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܘܼܗ̇ (nūrānāyōh) | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܲܝܗܘܿܢ (nūrānāyayhōn) |