ܚܘܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r), related to whitening; compare Arabic حُوَّارَى (ḥuwwārā), أَحْوَر (ʾaḥwar), Hebrew חִוֵּר (ḥiwwēr), חוּר (ḥūr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħɛwˈwɑ.rɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħɛwˈwɑ.re] (plural)

Adjective

ܚܘܪܐ (ḥewwārā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܘܪܬܐ)

  1. white, silvery; clear, bright
Inflection
Antonyms

Noun

ܚܘܪܐ (ḥewwārā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ (ḥewwārē), singular feminine counterpart ܚܘܪܬܐ)

  1. white (color)
  2. (numismatics) silver coin
  3. white pepper
  4. various trees and plants: white alder, white vine
  5. white metal, tin
  6. sheep
  7. (in the plural) white garments
  8. (anatomy) sclera, white of the eye
Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r), related to whitening; compare Arabic حَوْر (ḥawr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈħaw.rɑ], [ˈħa.wːə.rɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ˈħaw.re], [ˈħa.wːə.re] (plural)

Noun

ܚܘܪܐ (ḥawrā, ḥawwərā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ (ḥawrē, ḥawwərē))

  1. various trees: white poplar, alder
  2. cinder, burnt out coal
  3. yearling lamb
Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r) related to gazing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈħaw.rɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ˈħaw.re] (plural)

Noun

ܚܘܪܐ (ḥawrā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ)

  1. vision, sight, gaze
  2. aspect, look, appearance
  3. spectacle
  4. pattern
  5. likeness, example, model, copy
  6. time
Inflection

Etymology 4

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r) related to gazing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħawˈwɑ.rɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħawˈwɑ.re] (plural)

Adjective

ܚܘܪܐ (ḥawwārā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܘܪܬܐ)

  1. envious, jealous, gluttonous, greedy
Inflection

Etymology 5

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r) related to gazing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə.)ˈwɑ.rɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə.)ˈwɑ.re] (plural)

Noun

ܚܘܪܐ (ḥəwārā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ (ḥəwārē))

  1. look, glance, gazing
  2. consideration, contemplation
  3. aim, intention
Inflection

Etymology 6

From the root ܚ-ܪ-ܪ (ḥ-r-r); compare Arabic خَوْر (ḵawr), Hebrew חֹר (ḥōr). Compare also Old Armenian խոր (xor).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈħor.rɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ˈħor.re] (plural)

Noun

ܚܘܪܐ (ḥorrā, ḥōrā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ (ḥorrē, ḥōrē))

  1. hole, aperture
Inflection

References

  • ḥwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-12
  • ḥwr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-04-14
  • ḥwr3”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-04-14
  • ḥwr4”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-04-13
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 100b, 115a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 134a-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, page 432a-b
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