ܝܪܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܘ ܪ ܕ (w r d)
7 terms

Compare Arabic وِرْد (wird). The name of the place in Tur Abdin is adapted to Turoyo ܝܱܪܕܐ (yärdo).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [jar.dɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܪܕܵܐ • (yardām sg (plural ܝܲܪ̈ܕܹܐ (yardē))

  1. (geography) river, stream, brook
  2. well, tank
Inflection
Inflection of ܝܲܪܕܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܝܼܪܲܕ݂ (īraḏ) 1st person ܝܲܪܕܝܼ (yardī) ܝܲܪܕܲܢ (yardan)
construct ܝܼܪܲܕ݂ (īraḏ) 2nd person ܝܲܪܕܘܼܟ݂ (yardōḵ) ܝܲܪܕܵܟ݂ܝ (yardāḵ) ܝܲܪܕܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yardawḵōn)
emphatic ܝܲܪܕܵܐ (yardā) 3rd person ܝܲܪܕܹܗ (yardēh) ܝܲܪܕܵܗ̇ (yardāh) ܝܲܪܕܗܘܿܢ (yardhōn)
plural absolute ܝܲܪ̈ܕܝܼܢ (yardīn) 1st person ܝܲܪ̈ܕܝܼ (yardī) ܝܲܪ̈ܕܲܢ (yardan)
construct ܝܲܪ̈ܕܲܝ (yarday) 2nd person ܝܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܟ݂ (yardōḵ) ܝܲܪ̈ܕܵܟ݂ܝ (yardāḵ) ܝܲܪ̈ܕܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yardawḵōn)
emphatic ܝܲܪ̈ܕܹܐ (yardē) 3rd person ܝܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܗܝ (yardūh) ܝܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܗ̇ (yardōh) ܝܲܪ̈ܕܲܝܗܘܿܢ (yardayhōn)

Proper noun

ܝܲܪܕܵܐ • (yardāf

  1. Yarda (an Assyrian town in northern Iraq, located in the Nineveh Plains)
  2. Yardo (an Assyrian town in Southeast Turkey, located in Tur Abdin)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English yard.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [jar.dɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܪܕܵܐ • (yardām sg (plural ܝܲܪ̈ܕܹܐ (yardē))

  1. yard, unit of length equal to 3 feet
    Coordinate terms: ܦܘܼܨܵܐ (pūṣā, inch), ܥܲܩܠܵܐ (ˁaqlā, foot), ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā, mile)
  2. (nautical) shipyard
Inflection
Inflection of ܝܲܪܕܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܝܼܪܲܕ݂ (īraḏ) 1st person ܝܲܪܕܝܼ (yardī) ܝܲܪܕܲܢ (yardan)
construct ܝܼܪܲܕ݂ (īraḏ) 2nd person ܝܲܪܕܘܼܟ݂ (yardōḵ) ܝܲܪܕܵܟ݂ܝ (yardāḵ) ܝܲܪܕܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yardawḵōn)
emphatic ܝܲܪܕܵܐ (yardā) 3rd person ܝܲܪܕܹܗ (yardēh) ܝܲܪܕܵܗ̇ (yardāh) ܝܲܪܕܗܘܿܢ (yardhōn)
plural absolute ܝܲܪ̈ܕܝܼܢ (yardīn) 1st person ܝܲܪ̈ܕܝܼ (yardī) ܝܲܪ̈ܕܲܢ (yardan)
construct ܝܲܪ̈ܕܲܝ (yarday) 2nd person ܝܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܟ݂ (yardōḵ) ܝܲܪ̈ܕܵܟ݂ܝ (yardāḵ) ܝܲܪ̈ܕܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yardawḵōn)
emphatic ܝܲܪ̈ܕܹܐ (yardē) 3rd person ܝܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܗܝ (yardūh) ܝܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܗ̇ (yardōh) ܝܲܪ̈ܕܲܝܗܘܿܢ (yardayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic وِرْد (wird).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jardɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [jarde] (plural)

Noun

ܝܪܕܐ • (yardā'm (plural ܝܪܕܐ)

  1. (geography) river, stream, brook
  2. well, tank

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܪܕܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܝܪܕ 1st person ܝܪܕܝ ܝܪܕܢ
construct ܝܪܕ 2nd person ܝܪܕܟ ܝܪܕܟܝ ܝܪܕܟܘܢ ܝܪܕܟܝܢ
emphatic ܝܪܕܐ 3rd person ܝܪܕܗ ܝܪܕܗ ܝܪܕܗܘܢ ܝܪܕܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܝܪܕܝܢ 1st person ܝܪܕܝ ܝܪܕܝܢ
construct ܝܪܕܝ 2nd person ܝܪܕܝܟ ܝܪܕܝܟܝ ܝܪܕܝܟܘܢ ܝܪܕܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܝܪܕܐ 3rd person ܝܪܕܘܗܝ ܝܪܕܝܗ ܝܪܕܝܗܘܢ ܝܪܕܝܗܝܢ

References

  • yrd”, 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 145a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 197a
  • 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 583b