ܥܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic עַרָא (ʿarrā); akin to Ugaritic 𐎓𐎗𐎓𐎗 (ʿrʿr, tamarisk), Hebrew עַרְעָר (ar'ar, juniper), Arabic عَرْعَر (ʕarʕar), عَرْعَار (ʕarʕār, juniper).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʕar.rɑː]

Noun

ܥܲܪܵܐ • (ˁarrā) m sg (plural ܥܲܪܹ̈ܐ (ˁarrē))

  1. tamarisk
Inflection

Etymology 2

Root
ܥ ܪ ܐ (ˁ r ˀ)
2 terms

From Aramaic עֲרָא (ʿărā)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʕɑːreː]

Verb

ܥܵܪܹܐ • (ˁārē) (present participle ܥܪܵܝܵܐ (ˁrāyā), past participle ܥܸܪܝܵܐ (ˁiryā))

  1. to hold, hold back, seize, grasp
  2. to catch
  3. to contain, fit
  4. to coagulate through a culture
  5. to join a dance
    ܥܪܝܼ ܚܸܓܵܐ ܥܲܡܲܢ.ˁrī ḥiggā ˁamman.Join us in the khigga.
  6. to pour out
    ܥܪܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܚܲܡܪܵܐ ܒܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܟܵܣܹ̈ܐ ܩܵܐ ܐܵܪ̈ܚܝܼ.ˁrē lī ḥamrā b-tlāṯā kāsē qā ārḥī.I poured out wine into three cups for my guests.
  7. (of inanimates) to start, commence, begin
    ܥܪܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܫܸܢܬ݂ܵܗ̇ˁrē lāh šinṯāhShe started becoming sleepy. (literally, “Her sleep started”)
    ܥܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܣܸܬܘܵܐ.ˁrē lēh sitwā.Winter has started.
    1. to pour out, drop, precipitate as rain, snow etc.
      ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܒܸܥܪܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇miṭrā biˁrāyā ìlāhIt is raining (literally, “Rain is pouring out”)
      ܬܲܠܓܵܐ ܒܸܥܪܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗtalgā biˁrāyā ìlēhIt is snowing (literally, “Snow is pouring out”)
Conjugation
Synonyms

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Akin to Ugaritic 𐎓𐎗𐎓𐎗 (ʿrʿr, tamarisk), Hebrew עַרְעָר (ʿarʿār, juniper), Arabic عَرْعَر (ʕarʕar), عَرْعَار (ʕarʕār, juniper).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʕarrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕarre] (plural)

Noun

ܥܪܐ • (ʿarrā) m (plural ܥܪܐ (ʿarrē))

  1. tamarisk
    Synonym: ܒܝܢܐ (bīnā)
Inflection
See also
  • ܟܒܪ ܥܪܐ
  • ܥܪܥܘܪܐ

Etymology 2

From the root ܥ-ܪ-ܐ (ʿ-r-ʾ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʕɑrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܥܪܐ • (ʿārā) m (plural ܥܪܐ (ʿārē))

  1. violence, intensity
Inflection

References

  • ˁr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • ˁr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 426b
  • 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 1133b
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