ܐܘܪܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܐ-ܪ-ܝ (ʾ-r-y) related to stalling an animal, or possibly from Akkadian 𒃡 (UR3 /⁠urû⁠/). Compare Hebrew אֻרְוָה (ʾurwâ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔorjɑ]

Noun

ܐܘܪܝܐ • (ʾoryā) m (plural ܐܘܪܘܬܐ (ʾoryawwāṯā))

  1. pen, stall (compartment in stable)
  2. crib, cot, manger, cradle

Inflection

References

  • ˀwry2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-15
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, pages 48b–49a
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 4b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 8a
  • 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 22a
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