ܐܪܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From the older form ܐܲܪܝܝܵܐ* (ʾaryəyā), from Aramaic אַרְיָא, from Proto-Semitic *ʔarway-; compare Hebrew אַרְיֵה (aryé) and Akkadian 𒀉𒄷 (arûm, eagle, bird of prey).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔar.jɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܪܝܵܐ • (aryām (plural ܐܲܪ̈ܝܹܐ (aryē), feminine ܐܲܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (arīṯā))

  1. lion (big cat, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe)
    ܢܸܡܪܹ̈ܐ ܘܐܲܪ̈ܝܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܫܲܘܬܦܝܼ ܒܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ ܡܫܘܼܘܬܦܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܡܸܠܝܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ.
    nimrē waryē kē mšawtpī b-aḇā mšūwtpā min qam ḥakmā milyōnē d-šinnē.
    Tigers and lions share a common ancestor from a few million years ago.
  2. (figurative) individual who shows strength and courage

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܪܝܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܐܲܪܝܹܐ (aryē) 1st person ܐܲܪܝܝܼ (aryī) ܐܲܪܝܲܢ (aryan)
construct ܐܲܪܝܹܐ (aryē) 2nd person ܐܲܪܝܘܼܟ݂ (aryōḵ) ܐܲܪܝܵܟ݂ܝ (aryāḵ) ܐܲܪܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aryawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā) 3rd person ܐܲܪܝܹܗ (aryēh) ܐܲܪܝܵܗ̇ (aryāh) ܐܲܪܝܗܘܿܢ (arihōn)
plural absolute ܐܲܪ̈ܝܝܼܢ (aryīn) 1st person ܐܲܪ̈ܝܝܼ (aryī) ܐܲܪ̈ܝܲܢ (aryan)
construct ܐܲܪ̈ܝܲܝ (aryay) 2nd person ܐܲܪ̈ܝܘܼܟ݂ (aryōḵ) ܐܲܪ̈ܝܵܟ݂ܝ (aryāḵ) ܐܲܪ̈ܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aryawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܪ̈ܝܹܐ (aryē) 3rd person ܐܲܪ̈ܝܘܼܗܝ (aryūh) ܐܲܪ̈ܝܘܼܗ̇ (aryōh) ܐܲܪ̈ܝܲܝܗܘܿܢ (aryayhōn)

Derived terms

Proper noun

ܐܲܪܝܵܐ • (aryām

  1. a male given name
  2. a surname transferred from the given name

Proper noun

ܐܲܪܝܵܐ • (aryām

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Leo (constellation and zodiac sign)

See also

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)

ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā)

ܬܲܘܪܵܐ (tawrā)

ܬܐܵܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀāmē)

ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)

ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)

ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)

ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)

ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā)

ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā)

ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā)

ܕܲܘܠܵܐ (dawlā)

ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the older form ܐܪܝܝܐ (ʾaryəyā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔarway-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔarjɑ]

Noun

ܐܪܝܐ • (ʾaryām (plural ܐܪܝܘܬܐ (ʾarjawwāṯā), singular feminine counterpart ܐܪܝܘܬܐ (ʾaryūṯā))

  1. lion
  2. (pathology) leprosy

Usage notes

The absolute and construct states of this word are not used.

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܪܝܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute (ܐܪܝ) 1st person ܐܪܝܝ ܐܪܝܢ
construct (ܐܪܝ) 2nd person ܐܪܝܟ ܐܪܝܟܝ ܐܪܝܟܘܢ ܐܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܐܪܝܗ ܐܪܝܗ ܐܪܝܗܘܢ ܐܪܝܗܝܢ
plural absolute (ܐܪܝܘܢ) 1st person ܐܪܝܘܬܝ ܐܪܝܘܬܢ
construct (ܐܪܝܘܬ) 2nd person ܐܪܝܘܬܟ ܐܪܝܘܬܟܝ ܐܪܝܘܬܟܘܢ ܐܪܝܘܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܪܝܘܬܐ 3rd person ܐܪܝܘܬܗ ܐܪܝܘܬܗ ܐܪܝܘܬܗܘܢ ܐܪܝܘܬܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܐܪܝܐ • (ʾaryām

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Leo (constellation and zodiac sign)

References

  • ˀry”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 19b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 28b
  • 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 98b

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic אריא, from Proto-Semitic *ʔarway-.

Noun

ܐܰܪܝܳܐ • (aryom (plural ܐܰܪܝܶܐ (arye))

  1. lion