ܢܗܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the root ܢ-ܗ-ܪ‎ (n-h-r). Compare Akkadian 𒀀𒇉 (nāru), Arabic نَهْر‎ (nahr), Hebrew נָהָר‎ (nāhār), and Ugaritic 𐎐𐎅𐎗 (nhr).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nahrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [nahre(ʔ)], [nahrawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܗܪܐ • (nahrā’) m (plural ܢܗܪܘܬܐ‎ or ܢܗܪܐ)

  1. river, stream
  2. branch of a river
  3. canal

Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܢܗܪܐ‎ (nahrē(ʾ)) is a paucal plural (from two to ten) while the plural ܢܗܪܘܬܐ‎ (nahrawwāṯā(ʾ)) is a multiple plural (eleven or more).

Inflection
    declension of ܢܗܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܢܗܪ ܢܗܪܘܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܢ
construct ܢܗܪ ܢܗܪܘܬ ,ܢܗܪܝ
emphatic ܢܗܪܐ ܢܗܪܘܬܐ ,ܢܗܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܢܗܪܝ ܢܗܪܘܬܝ ,ܢܗܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܢܗܪܟ ܢܗܪܘܬܟ ,ܢܗܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܢܗܪܟܝ ܢܗܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܢܗܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܢܗܪܗ ܢܗܪܘܬܗ ,ܢܗܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܢܗܪܗ ܢܗܪܘܬܗ ,ܢܗܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܢܗܪܢ ܢܗܪܘܬܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܢܗܪܟܘܢ ܢܗܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܢܗܪܟܝܢ ܢܗܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܢܗܪܗܘܢ ܢܗܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܢܗܪܗܝܢ ܢܗܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms
  • ܢܗܪܘܢܐ‎

References
  • “nhr”, 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, p. 198b
  • Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 330a
  • 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. 894b
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