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Classical Syriac
Etymology
Derived from Akkadian 𒉌𒄿𒊒 (nīru, “yoke, crossbeam”); cognate with Arabic نِير (nīr), and Hebrew נִיר (nîr).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܢܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܝܪܐ)
- yoke (for oxen)
- beam (of a loom)
- weft, woof
- (figuratively) service, servitude, bondage
- tie of a vine to its prop
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Proper noun
ܢܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m
- (astronomy) star in Ursa Minor, possibly Pherkad (Gamma Ursae Minoris)
References
- “nyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 203b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 339a
- 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. 916a