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 • (aryā) m (plural ܐܲܪ̈ܝܹܐ (aryē), feminine ܐܲܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (arīṯā))
- 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.
- (figurative) individual who shows strength and courage
Inflection
| 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
- ܟܹܐܒ݂ ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (kēḇ aryā, “elephantiasis, leontiasis”)
- ܐܲܪܝܼ ܝܲܡܵܐ (arī yammā, “sea lion”)
- ܐܲܪܝܼܐܹܝܠ (arīˀēl, “Ariel”)
Proper noun
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ • (aryā) m
- a male given name
- a surname transferred from the given name
Proper noun
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ • (aryā) m
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 • (ʾaryā) m (plural ܐܪܝܘܬܐ (ʾarjawwāṯā), singular feminine counterpart ܐܪܝܘܬܐ (ʾaryūṯā))
Usage notes
The absolute and construct states of this word are not used.
Inflection
| 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 • (ʾaryā) m
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 • (aryo) m (plural ܐܰܪܝܶܐ (arye))