ثريا

See also: ثریا

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ث ر و (ṯ r w)
2 terms

Diminutive of ثَرِيّ (ṯariyy, many, numerous, abundant) from the root ث ر و (ṯ r w) meaning "to be great in number or quantity", "to be numerous", "to be abundant", "to possess much"; literally "the little one possessing many" or "the dear abundant one".

Proper noun

الثُّرَيَّا • (aṯ-ṯurayyāf

  1. the Pleiades
  2. a high place in the sky
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: Sürəyya
  • Chagatai: ثریا
    • Uyghur: سۇرەييا (sureyya)
    • Uzbek: Surayyo
  • Ottoman Turkish: ثریا (Süreyyâ)
  • Persian: ثریا (sorayyâ)
  • Swahili: thurea
  • Tajik: Сурайё (Surayyo)
  • Urdu: ثریا (suraiyā)

Etymology 2

From likening the cluster of lamps to the asterism of the Pleiades.

Alternative forms

Noun

ثُرَيَّا • (ṯurayyāf (dual ثُرَيَّان (ṯurayyān), plural ثُرَيَّات (ṯurayyāt))

  1. chandelier
Declension
Declension of noun ثُرَيَّا (ṯurayyā)
singular singular invariable
indefinite definite construct
informal ثُرَيَّا
ṯurayyā
الثُّرَيَّا
aṯ-ṯurayyā
ثُرَيَّا
ṯurayyā
nominative ثُرَيَّا
ṯurayyā
الثُّرَيَّا
aṯ-ṯurayyā
ثُرَيَّا
ṯurayyā
accusative ثُرَيَّا
ṯurayyā
الثُّرَيَّا
aṯ-ṯurayyā
ثُرَيَّا
ṯurayyā
genitive ثُرَيَّا
ṯurayyā
الثُّرَيَّا
aṯ-ṯurayyā
ثُرَيَّا
ṯurayyā
dual indefinite definite construct
informal ثُرَيَّيْن
ṯurayyayn
الثُّرَيَّيْن
aṯ-ṯurayyayn
ثُرَيَّيْ
ṯurayyay
nominative ثُرَيَّانِ
ṯurayyāni
الثُّرَيَّانِ
aṯ-ṯurayyāni
ثُرَيَّا
ṯurayyā
accusative ثُرَيَّيْنِ
ṯurayyayni
الثُّرَيَّيْنِ
aṯ-ṯurayyayni
ثُرَيَّيْ
ṯurayyay
genitive ثُرَيَّيْنِ
ṯurayyayni
الثُّرَيَّيْنِ
aṯ-ṯurayyayni
ثُرَيَّيْ
ṯurayyay
plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite construct
informal ثُرَيَّات
ṯurayyāt
الثُّرَيَّات
aṯ-ṯurayyāt
ثُرَيَّات
ṯurayyāt
nominative ثُرَيَّاتٌ
ṯurayyātun
الثُّرَيَّاتُ
aṯ-ṯurayyātu
ثُرَيَّاتُ
ṯurayyātu
accusative ثُرَيَّاتٍ
ṯurayyātin
الثُّرَيَّاتِ
aṯ-ṯurayyāti
ثُرَيَّاتِ
ṯurayyāti
genitive ثُرَيَّاتٍ
ṯurayyātin
الثُّرَيَّاتِ
aṯ-ṯurayyāti
ثُرَيَّاتِ
ṯurayyāti

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