ܐܪܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From the older form ܐܲܪܝܝܵܐ* (ʾaryəyā), from Aramaic אַרְיָא, from Proto-Semitic *ʔarway-; compare Hebrew אַרְיֵה (aryé) and Akkadian 𒀉𒄷 (arûm, “eagle, bird of prey”).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [ʔar.jɑː]
Noun
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ • (aryā) m (plural ܐܲܪ̈ܝܹܐ (aryē), feminine ܐܲܪܝܼܬܵܐ (arītā) or ܐܲܪܝܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (aryīṯā))
- lion (big cat, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe)
- ܢܸܡܪܹ̈ܐ ܘܐܲܪ̈ܝܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܫܵܪܟܝܼ ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ ܓܵܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܡܸܠܝܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ.
- nimrē waryē kē šārkī aḇā gāwānāyā min qam ḥakmā milyōnē šinnē.
- Tigers and lions share a common ancestor from a few million years ago.
- (figurative) an individual who shows strength and courage
Inflection
number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||||
singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܲܪܝܝܼ (aryī) |
ܐܲܪܝܲܢ (aryan) | ||
construct | ܐܲܪܝܼ (arī) |
2nd person | ܐܲܪܝܘܼܟ݂ (aryūḵ) |
ܐܲܪܝܵܟ݂ܝ (aryāḵ) |
ܐܲܪܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aryāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā) |
3rd person | ܐܲܪܝܹܗ (aryēh) |
ܐܲܪܝܘܿܗ̇ (aryōh) |
ܐܲܪܝܗܘܿܢ (arihōn) | ||
plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܲܪ̈ܝܝܼ (aryī) |
ܐܲܪ̈ܝܲܢ (aryan) | ||
construct | ܐܲܪ̈ܝܲܝ (aryay) |
2nd person | ܐܲܪ̈ܝܘܼܟ݂ (aryūḵ) |
ܐܲܪ̈ܝܵܟ݂ܝ (aryāḵ) |
ܐܲܪ̈ܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aryāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܐܲܪ̈ܝܹܐ (aryē) |
3rd person | ܐܲܪ̈ܝܘܼܗܝ (aryūh) |
ܐܲܪ̈ܝܘܿܗ̇ (aryōh) |
ܐܲܪ̈ܝܗܘܿܢ (arihōn) | ||
Derived terms
- ܟܹܐܒ݂ ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (kēḇ aryā, “elephantiasis, leontiasis”)
- ܐܲܪܝܼ ܝܲܡܵܐ (arī yammā, “sea lion”)
- ܐܲܪܝܼܐܹܝܠ (arīˀēl, “Ariel”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the older form ܐܪܝܝܐ (ʾaryəyā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔarway-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔarjɑ]
Usage notes
The absolute and construct states of this word are not used.
Inflection
declension of ܐܪܝܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | (ܐܪܝ) | (ܐܪܝܘܢ) |
construct | (ܐܪܝ) | (ܐܪܝܘܬ) |
emphatic | ܐܪܝܐ | ܐܪܝܘܬܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܪܝܝ | ܐܪܝܘܬܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܪܝܟ | ܐܪܝܘܬܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܪܝܟܝ | ܐܪܝܘܬܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܪܝܗ | ܐܪܝܘܬܗ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܪܝܗ | ܐܪܝܘܬܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܪܝܢ | ܐܪܝܘܬܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܪܝܟܘܢ | ܐܪܝܘܬܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܪܝܟܝܢ | ܐܪܝܘܬܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܪܝܗܘܢ | ܐܪܝܘܬܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܪܝܗܝܢ | ܐܪܝܘܬܗܝܢ |
References
- “ˀry”, 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, page 19b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 28b
- 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 98b
Turoyo
Etymology
From Aramaic אריא, from Proto-Semitic *ʔarway-.
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