ܢܘܗܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܢ ܗ ܪ (n h r)
3 terms
ܢܘܗܪܐ

From Aramaic נוּהְרָא (nuhrā).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [nuh.rɑː]

Noun

ܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ • (nuhrā) m sg (plural ܢܘܼܗܪܹ̈ܐ (nuhrē))

  1. light, brightness, brilliance
    ܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ ܠܡܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂nuhrā l-mīṯūḵ (literally, “light to your dead”)
Inflection
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Proper noun

ܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ • (nuhrā) f

  1. a female given name

Etymology 2

Verbal noun of ܡܢܲܗܸܪ (mnahhir).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [nuhhɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܢܘܼܗܵܪܵܐ • (nuhhārā) m sg (plural ܢܘܼܗܵܪܹ̈ܐ (nūhārē))

  1. illumination, enlightenment
  2. instruction, elucidation, commentary
  3. comment, note
Inflection

Proper noun

ܢܘܼܗܵܪܵܐ • (nuhhārā) f

  1. a female given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܢ-ܗ-ܪ (n-h-r) related to shining.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nuhrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [nuhre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܘܗܪܐ • (nuhrā) m (plural ܢܘܗܪܐ)

  1. light, brightness
  2. sight, eyesight
  3. insight, enlightenment
  4. explication, commentary
  5. brilliance
  6. honor/honour
Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܢ-ܗ-ܪ (n-h-r) related to shining.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nuhhɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [nuhhɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܘܗܪܐ • (nuhhārā) m (plural ܢܘܗܪܐ)

  1. illumination
  2. enlightenment
  3. instruction, elucidation, commentary
  4. comment, note
Inflection

References

  • nhwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • nwhr”, 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. 198b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 330b
  • 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. 896a-b
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