ܝܬܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology
Root
ܘ ܬ ܪ (w t r)
6 terms

Compare Arabic وَتَر (watar) and Hebrew יֶתֶר (yéter).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [jaθ.rɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [jat.rɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ • (yaṯrā) m sg (plural ܝܲܬܪܹ̈ܐ (yatrē))

  1. rope, cord, string, fibre
  2. (archery) bowstring
  3. (geometry) chord, diameter
  4. (architecture) beam
  5. (anatomy) sinew, tendon
    Synonym: ܓܝܵܕ݂ܵܐ (gyāḏā)

Inflection
Inflection of ܝܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ (yaṯrā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܝܲܬ݂ܪܝܼ
(yaṯrī)		 ܝܲܬ݂ܪܲܢ
(yaṯran)
construct ܝܼܬ݂ܲܪ
(īṯar)		 2nd person ܝܲܬ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂
(yaṯrūḵ)		 ܝܲܬ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ
(yaṯrāḵ)		 ܝܲܬ݂ܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(yaṯrāwḵōn)
emphatic ܝܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ
(yaṯrā)		 3rd person ܝܲܬ݂ܪܹܗ
(yaṯrēh)		 ܝܲܬ݂ܪܘܿܗ̇
(yaṯrōh)		 ܝܲܬ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ
(yaṯrhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ
(yaṯrī)		 ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܢ
(yaṯran)
construct ܝܲܬܪ̈ܲܝ
(yatray)		 2nd person ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂
(yaṯrūḵ)		 ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ
(yaṯrāḵ)		 ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(yaṯrāwḵōn)
emphatic ܝܲܬ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ
(yaṯrē)		 3rd person ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ
(yaṯrūh)		 ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(yaṯrōh)		 ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ
(yaṯrhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܘ-ܬ-ܪ (w-t-r) related to being extra. Compare Arabic وَتَر (watar) and Hebrew יֶתֶר (yéṯer).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jaθrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [jaθre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܝܬܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܝܬܪܐ)

  1. rope, cord, string, fibre
  2. bowstring
  3. (anatomy) sinew, tendon
  4. (geometry) chord, diameter
  5. (architecture) beam

Inflection
    inflection of ܝܬܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܝܬܪ ܝܬܪܝܢ
construct ܝܬܪ ܝܬܪܝ
emphatic ܝܬܪܐ ܝܬܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܝܬܪܝ ܝܬܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܝܬܪܟ ܝܬܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܝܬܪܟܝ ܝܬܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܝܬܪܗ ܝܬܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܝܬܪܗ ܝܬܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܝܬܪܢ ܝܬܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܝܬܪܟܘܢ ܝܬܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܝܬܪܟܝܢ ܝܬܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܝܬܪܗܘܢ ܝܬܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܝܬܪܗܝܢ ܝܬܪܝܗܝܢ

References
  • “ytr”, 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. 147a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 200b
  • 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, pp. 590b-591a
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