ܢܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܢܘܪܐ (ܕܩܠܐ)
ܢܘܪܐ (ܡܚܙܝܬܐ)

Etymology 1

From Aramaic נוּרָא (nūrā), from Proto-Semitic *nūr- (light); compare Arabic نُور (nūr) and Hebrew נוּר (nûr).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [nuːrɑː]

Noun

ܢܘܼܪܵܐ • (nūrā) m (plural ܢܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (nūrē) or ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ (nūrāwātē))

  1. fire
  2. (figurative, colloquial) highly expensive item, expensive price
    ܠܒ݂ܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܐܵܢܝܼ ܢܘܼܪܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ!lḇūšē ānī nūrā ìnā!These clothes are very expensive!

Proper noun

ܢܘܼܪܵܐ • (nūrā) m

  1. (euphemistic) Hell
Inflection

See also

Etymology 2

From Aramaic נַורָא (nawrā), from Akkadian 𒈾𒈠𒊒𒌝 (NA.MA.RU.UM /⁠nāmaru⁠/).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [nɑwːrɑː]

Noun

ܢܵܘܪܵܐ • (nāwrā) m (plural ܢܵܘܪܹ̈ܐ (nāwrē))

  1. mirror
Inflection

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *nūr-. Cognate with Arabic نُور (nūr) and Hebrew נוּר (nûr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nurɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܢܘܪܐ • (nūrā’) f (plural ܢܘܪܘܬܐ)

  1. fire, conflagration
  2. (in the plural) volcanoes
Inflection
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • ܒܝܬ ܢܘܪܐ (bēṯ nūrā, fire temple)

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒈾𒈠𒊒𒌝 (NA.MA.RU.UM /⁠nāmaru⁠/).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nawrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [nawre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܘܪܐ)

  1. mirror
    Synonyms: ܡܚܙܝܬܐ, ܡܚܙܝܐ, ܒܝܬ ܡܚܙܝܐ
Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܢ-ܘ-ܪ (n-w-r) related to shying.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [n(ə)wɑrɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܢܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

  1. shying, dreading, fearing
Inflection

Etymology 4

From the root ܢ-ܘ-ܪ (n-w-r) related to shying.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nawwɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [nawwɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܢܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܘܪܬܐ)

  1. terrified, fearful, daunted
Inflection

References

  • nwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-22
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 200b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 334a-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, p. 904a-b
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