ܟܘܪܐ

See also: ܟܘܕܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒆠𒉈 (/⁠kuru⁠/, “crucible, kiln, brazier; log, thick reed; short reed mat, collection of reeds”), likely coined from Sumerian 𒄥 (gur, “a bundle”), hence a place of burning bundles of firewood or tinder; compare Arabic كُور (kūr) and Hebrew כּוּר (kûr).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kurɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [kure] (plural)

Noun

ܟܘܪܐ • (kūrā) m (plural ܟܘܪܐ (kūrē))

furnace, crucible, kiln, oven
Synonym: ܐܬܘܢܐ (ʾattūnā)
fire, hearth

Inflection

Inflection of **ܟܘܪܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܘܪ	1^st person	ܟܘܪܝ		ܟܘܪܢ
	construct	ܟܘܪ	2^nd person	ܟܘܪܟ	ܟܘܪܟܝ	ܟܘܪܟܘܢ	ܟܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܪܐ	3^rd person	ܟܘܪܗ	ܟܘܪܗ	ܟܘܪܗܘܢ	ܟܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܘܪܝܢ	1^st person	ܟܘܪܝ		ܟܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܟܘܪܝ	2^nd person	ܟܘܪܝܟ	ܟܘܪܝܟܝ	ܟܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܟܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܪܐ	3^rd person	ܟܘܪܘܗܝ	ܟܘܪܝܗ	ܟܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܟܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

(taking Classical Syriac as representative for all Semitic)

Georgian: ქურა (kura)
Old Armenian: քուրայ (kʻuray)
Persian: کوره (kôre)
Arabic: كُور (kūr)

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek χώρᾱ (khṓrā).

Alternative forms

ܟܘܪ (kōr)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [korɑ]

Noun

ܟܘܪܐ • (kōrā) f (plural ܟܘܪܣ (kōras) or ܟܘܪܘܣ (kōrās))

land, country
Synonyms: ܐܪܥܐ (ʾarʿā), ܡܬܐ (māṯā), ܐܬܪܐ (ʾaṯrā)
province, region, district
Synonyms: ܫܒܒܘܬܐ (šəḇāḇūṯā), ܦܢܝܬܐ (pənīṯā), ܐܬܪܐ (ʾaṯrā), ܩܪܝܬܐ (qərīṯā)
neighbourhood
Synonyms: ܫܒܒܘܬܐ (šəḇāḇūṯā), ܩܘܪܒܐ (qurbā), ܟܦܪܘܢܐ (kap̄rōnā)

Descendants

→ Arabic: كُورَة (kūra)
→ Old Armenian: քորայ (kʻoray)

Etymology 3

Compare ܟܘܪܬܐ (kawwārtā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kawwɑrɑ], [k(ə)wɑrɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [kawwɑre], [k(ə)wɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܟܘܪܐ • (kawwārā) c (plural ܟܘܪܐ (kawwārē))

beehive

Inflection

Inflection of **ܟܘܪܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܘܪ	1^st person	ܟܘܪܝ		ܟܘܪܢ
	construct	ܟܘܪ	2^nd person	ܟܘܪܟ	ܟܘܪܟܝ	ܟܘܪܟܘܢ	ܟܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܪܐ	3^rd person	ܟܘܪܗ	ܟܘܪܗ	ܟܘܪܗܘܢ	ܟܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܘܪܝܢ	1^st person	ܟܘܪܝ		ܟܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܟܘܪܝ	2^nd person	ܟܘܪܝܟ	ܟܘܪܝܟܝ	ܟܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܟܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܪܐ	3^rd person	ܟܘܪܘܗܝ	ܟܘܪܝܗ	ܟܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܟܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From Akkadian 𒄥 (/⁠kurru⁠/), ultimately from Sumerian 𒄥 (GUR, “a bundle of barley; standard unit of capacity”), which is also the origin of the above word for beehive and of ܟܪܬܐ (kārtā, “bundle; burden”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [korɑ], [k(ə)wɑrɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [kore], [k(ə)wɑrɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܟܘܪܐ • (kōrā, kwārā) m (plural ܟܘܪܐ (kōrē, kwārē))

cor/kor, homer

Inflection

Inflection of **ܟܘܪܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܘܪ	1^st person	ܟܘܪܝ		ܟܘܪܢ
	construct	ܟܘܪ	2^nd person	ܟܘܪܟ	ܟܘܪܟܝ	ܟܘܪܟܘܢ	ܟܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܪܐ	3^rd person	ܟܘܪܗ	ܟܘܪܗ	ܟܘܪܗܘܢ	ܟܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܘܪܝܢ	1^st person	ܟܘܪܝ		ܟܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܟܘܪܝ	2^nd person	ܟܘܪܝܟ	ܟܘܪܝܟܝ	ܟܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܟܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܪܐ	3^rd person	ܟܘܪܘܗܝ	ܟܘܪܝܗ	ܟܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܟܘܪܝܗܝܢ

References

“kwr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
“kwr³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
“kwr⁴”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
“kwr”, 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 154a
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 210b–211a
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 612b