ܕܝܪܐ

See also: ܪܝܪܐ‎

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܕ-ܘ-ܪ‎ (d-w-r) related to dwelling. Compare Arabic دَيْر‎ (dayr) and Hebrew דִּיר‎ (dîr).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [dajrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [dajre(ʔ)], [dajrɑθɑ(ʔ)], [dajrawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܕܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) c (plural ܕܝܪܘܬܐ‎ or ܕܝܪܬܐ‎ or ܕܝܪܐ)

  1. dwelling, habitation
  2. (usually feminine gender) monastery, convent
  3. lodge
  4. cote, fold
  5. den
Usage notes

The plurals ܕܝܪܬܐ‎ (dayrāṯāʾ) and ܕܝܪܘܬܐ‎ (dayrawwāṯāʾ) are used for the sense of "monastery" while the plural ܕܝܪܐ‎ (dayrēʾ) is used for other senses.

Inflection
    declension of ܕܝܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܕܝܪ ܕܝܪܘܢ ,ܕܝܪܢ ,ܕܝܪܝܢ
construct ܕܝܪ ܕܝܪܘܬ ,ܕܝܪܬ ,ܕܝܪܝ
emphatic ܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܪܘܬܐ ,ܕܝܪܬܐ ,ܕܝܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܕܝܪܝ ܕܝܪܘܬܝ ,ܕܝܪܬܝ ,ܕܝܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܕܝܪܟ ܕܝܪܘܬܟ ,ܕܝܪܬܟ ,ܕܝܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܕܝܪܟܝ ܕܝܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܕܝܪܬܟܝ ,ܕܝܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܕܝܪܗ ܕܝܪܘܬܗ ,ܕܝܪܬܗ ,ܕܝܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܕܝܪܗ ܕܝܪܘܬܗ ,ܕܝܪܬܗ ,ܕܝܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܕܝܪܢ ܕܝܪܘܬܢ ,ܕܝܪܬܢ ,ܕܝܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܕܝܪܟܘܢ ܕܝܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܕܝܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܕܝܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܕܝܪܟܝܢ ܕܝܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܕܝܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܕܝܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܕܝܪܗܘܢ ܕܝܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܕܝܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܕܝܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܕܝܪܗܝܢ ܕܝܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܕܝܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܕܝܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Arabic دَيَّار‎ (dayyār) and Hebrew דַּיָּר‎ (dayyār).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [dajjɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [dajjɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܕܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܕܝܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܕܝܪܬܐ‎)

  1. dweller, inhabitant
Inflection
    declension of ܕܝܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܕܝܪ ܕܝܪܝܢ
construct ܕܝܪ ܕܝܪܝ
emphatic ܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܕܝܪܝ ܕܝܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܕܝܪܟ ܕܝܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܕܝܪܟܝ ܕܝܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܕܝܪܗ ܕܝܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܕܝܪܗ ܕܝܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܕܝܪܢ ܕܝܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܕܝܪܟܘܢ ܕܝܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܕܝܪܟܝܢ ܕܝܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܕܝܪܗܘܢ ܕܝܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܕܝܪܗܝܢ ܕܝܪܝܗܝܢ

References
  • “dyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 61b-62a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 91a-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. 300a
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.