دير
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دَيْر
Arabic
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| د ي ر (d y r) |
| 1 term |
Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܕܝܪܐ (dayrā) which generally means “dwelling” and specifically “cloister”, from the Syriac root ܕ-ܘ-ܪ (d-w-r) relating to dwelling, originally parallel to دَار (dār, “dwelling; abode”) and دَوَّارة (dawwāra, “home; quarter”) from the root د و ر (d-w-r) bearing meanings of “circling, going about”.
Noun
دَيْر • (dayr) m (plural أَدْيَار (ʔadyār) or أَدْيِرَة (ʔadyira) or دُيُورَة (duyūra))
Declension
Declension of noun دَيْر (dayr)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | دَيْر dayr |
الدَّيْر ad-dayr |
دَيْر dayr |
| Nominative | دَيْرٌ dayrun |
الدَّيْرُ ad-dayru |
دَيْرُ dayru |
| Accusative | دَيْرًا dayran |
الدَّيْرَ ad-dayra |
دَيْرَ dayra |
| Genitive | دَيْرٍ dayrin |
الدَّيْرِ ad-dayri |
دَيْرِ dayri |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | دَيْرَيْن dayrayn |
الدَّيْرَيْن ad-dayrayn |
دَيْرَيْ dayray |
| Nominative | دَيْرَانِ dayrāni |
الدَّيْرَانِ ad-dayrāni |
دَيْرَا dayrā |
| Accusative | دَيْرَيْنِ dayrayni |
الدَّيْرَيْنِ ad-dayrayni |
دَيْرَيْ dayray |
| Genitive | دَيْرَيْنِ dayrayni |
الدَّيْرَيْنِ ad-dayrayni |
دَيْرَيْ dayray |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَدْيَار; أَدْيِرَة; دُيُورَة ʔadyār; ʔadyira; duyūra |
الْأَدْيَار; الْأَدْيِرَة; الدُّيُورَة al-ʔadyār; al-ʔadyira; ad-duyūra |
أَدْيَار; أَدْيِرَة; دُيُورَة ʔadyār; ʔadyirat; duyūrat |
| Nominative | أَدْيَارٌ; أَدْيِرَةٌ; دُيُورَةٌ ʔadyārun; ʔadyiratun; duyūratun |
الْأَدْيَارُ; الْأَدْيِرَةُ; الدُّيُورَةُ al-ʔadyāru; al-ʔadyiratu; ad-duyūratu |
أَدْيَارُ; أَدْيِرَةُ; دُيُورَةُ ʔadyāru; ʔadyiratu; duyūratu |
| Accusative | أَدْيَارًا; أَدْيِرَةً; دُيُورَةً ʔadyāran; ʔadyiratan; duyūratan |
الْأَدْيَارَ; الْأَدْيِرَةَ; الدُّيُورَةَ al-ʔadyāra; al-ʔadyirata; ad-duyūrata |
أَدْيَارَ; أَدْيِرَةَ; دُيُورَةَ ʔadyāra; ʔadyirata; duyūrata |
| Genitive | أَدْيَارٍ; أَدْيِرَةٍ; دُيُورَةٍ ʔadyārin; ʔadyiratin; duyūratin |
الْأَدْيَارِ; الْأَدْيِرَةِ; الدُّيُورَةِ al-ʔadyāri; al-ʔadyirati; ad-duyūrati |
أَدْيَارِ; أَدْيِرَةِ; دُيُورَةِ ʔadyāri; ʔadyirati; duyūrati |
References
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 275
- יואל אליצור, חיים בן דוד (2007) “'דיר' ונווה ושמות מקומות מטיפוס דיר- בארץ-ישראל”, in קתדרה: לתולדות ארץ ישראל ויישובה, number 123, Jerusalem: יד יצחק בן-צבי, , pages 13–38