ܚܘܪܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܘ ܪ (ḥ w r)
10 terms

Color derived from Aramaic חִיוָּרָא (ḥewwārā); compare Arabic أَحْوَر (ʔaḥwar), حُوَّارَى (ḥuwwārā, chalk), Hebrew חִוֵּר (khivér, pale) and חוּר (khúr, fine white cloth).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā) (feminine ܚܘܵܪܬܵܐ (ḥwārtā), plural ܚܘܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥwārē))

  1. white

Noun

ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārām

  1. the white color
  2. white person

Usage notes

Unlike some English usage of the term “white” referring to people of European descent, this term is not an ethnic label and refers to any person with light skin pigmentation.

Derived terms

See also

Colors in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܓܵܘܢܹ̈ܐ (gāwnē) (layout · text)
     ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā)      ܩܛܘܿܡܵܐ (qṭōmā)      ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā)
             ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (smōqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ (qirmīzā)              ܐ݇ܛܪܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ (ṭrōḡā); ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ (purtqālā); ܫܚܘܿܡܵܐ (šḥōmā)              ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁōṯā); ܙܵܪܓܵܐ (zārgā)
             ܠܲܝܡܵܐ (laymā)              ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ (yarōqā)              ܩܝܼܢܵܐ (qīnā)
             ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā)              ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ (zrōqā)              ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā)
             ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (bānafšā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ (mayqā)              ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ (fūšīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ (argwānā)              ܘܲܪܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ (warōḏā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r), related to whitening; compare Arabic حُوَّارَى (ḥuwwārā), أَحْوَر (ʔaḥwar), Hebrew חִוֵּר (ḥiwwēr), חוּר (ḥūr).

Pronunciation

Adjective

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ܚܘܪܐ (ḥewwārām (plural ܚܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܘܪܬܐ)

  1. white, silvery; clear, bright
Inflection
Antonyms

Noun

ܚܘܪܐ (ḥewwārām (plural ܚܘܪܐ (ḥewwārē), singular feminine counterpart ܚܘܪܬܐ (ḥewwārtā))

  1. white (color)
  2. (numismatics) silver coin
  3. white pepper
  4. various trees and plants: white alder, white vine
  5. white metal, tin
  6. sheep
  7. (in the plural) white garments
  8. (anatomy) sclera, white of the eye
Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r), related to whitening; compare Arabic حَوْر (ḥawr).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܘܪܐ (ḥawwərām (plural ܚܘܪܐ (ḥawwərē))

  1. various trees: white poplar, alder
  2. cinder, burnt out coal
  3. yearling lamb
Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r) related to gazing.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܘܪܐ (ḥawrām (plural ܚܘܪܐ)

  1. vision, sight, gaze
  2. aspect, look, appearance
  3. spectacle
  4. pattern
  5. likeness, example, model, copy
  6. time
Inflection

Etymology 4

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r) related to gazing.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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ܚܘܪܐ (ḥawwārām (plural ܚܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܘܪܬܐ)

  1. envious, jealous, gluttonous, greedy
Inflection

Etymology 5

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r) related to gazing.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܘܪܐ (ḥəwārām (plural ܚܘܪܐ (ḥəwārē))

  1. look, glance, gazing
  2. consideration, contemplation
  3. aim, intention
Inflection

Etymology 6

From the root ܚ-ܪ-ܪ (ḥ-r-r); compare Arabic خَوْر (ḵawr), Hebrew חֹר (ḥōr). Compare also Old Armenian խոր (xor).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܘܪܐ (ḥorrā, ḥōrām (plural ܚܘܪܐ (ḥorrē, ḥōrē))

  1. hole, aperture
Inflection

References

  • ḥwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-12
  • ḥwr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-04-14
  • ḥwr3”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-04-14
  • ḥwr4”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-04-13
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 100b, 115a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 134a-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, page 432a-b

Turoyo

Etymology 1

From Aramaic חיורא.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ܚܶܘܳܪܳܐ (ḥeworo)

  1. white
    Antonym: ܟܳܡܳܐ (komo)

Etymology 2

From Aramaic חַבְרָא (ḥaḇrā)

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܰܘܪܳܐ (ḥawrom

  1. friend