ܐܘܪܘܣ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥῶς (Rhôs) with a prosthetic alaph and possible allusion to ܐܘܿܪ (ōr).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈʔoːroːs]

Proper noun

ܐܘܿܪܘܿܣ • (ōrōs) f

  1. Russia (a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)
  2. (historical) USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Soviet Union
    Synonyms: ܚܘܼܝܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܛܢܵܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܣܘܿܒ̮ܝܹ̈ܛܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܡܫܲܘ̈ܬܦܵܢܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥuyyāḏā dquṭnāywāṯā sōvyēṭāyāṯē mšawtpānāyāṯā), ܚܘܼܝܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܣܘܿܒ̮ܝܹܛܵܝܵܐ (ḥuyyāḏā sōvyēṭāyā)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek εὔρος (eúros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʔɛw.ros]

Noun

ܐܘܪܘܣ • (ʾewrōs) m

  1. southeast wind

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron).

Pronunciation

Uncertain.

Noun

ܐܘܪܘܣ • (ʾwrws) m

  1. urine

References

  • “ˀwrws”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 11 May 2013
  • 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, →ISBN, page 21b
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