ܥܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܥ ܘ ܪ (ˁ w r)
3 terms

Etymology

Passive participle of ܥܵܐܹܪ (ˁāˀēr, “to awaken, wake up”); compare Hebrew עֵר ('ér).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕiːrɑː]

Adjective

ܥܝܼܪܵܐ • (ˁīrā) (feminine ܥܝܼܪܬܵܐ (ˁīrtā), plural ܥܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (ˁīrē))

1. awake, wide-awake, conscious

   Synonym: ܪܥܝܼܫܵܐ (rˁīšā)

   Antonym: ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (dmīḵā)

   ܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܗ݇ܘܝܼܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܥܝܼܪܵܐ ܒܟܠܹܗ ܠܲܝܠܹܐ، ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܟܟ̰ܝܼܚܵܐ.

   min bār wīyā ìwā ˁīrā b-kullēh laylē, ādīyā rābā ìlēh kčīḥā.

   After having been awake all night, he is very tired now.

2. vigilant, watchful, alert

   Synonym: ܙܗܝܼܪܵܐ (zhīrā)

Derived terms

• ܥܝܼܪ ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ (ˁīr bnafšēh, “sober”)
• ܥܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁīrūṯā, “vigilance”)
• ܥܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ˁīrāˀīṯ, “vigilantly”)
• ܦܸܠܓܘܼ ܥܝܼܪܵܐ (pilgū ˁīrā, “semiconscious, half-asleep”)

 

Verb

ܥܝܵܪܵܐ • (ˁyārā)

1. present participle of ܥܵܐܹܪ (ˁāˀēr)

Noun

ܥܝܼܪܵܐ • (ˁīrā) m (plural ܥܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (ˁīrē))

1. angel, watcher

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܝܼܪܵܐ (ˁīrā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܝܼܪܝܼ (ˁīrī)		ܥܝܼܪܲܢ (ˁīran)
	construct	ܥܝܼܪ (ˁīr)	2nd person	ܥܝܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (ˁīrūḵ)	ܥܝܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁīrāḵ)	ܥܝܼܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁīrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܝܼܪܵܐ (ˁīrā)	3rd person	ܥܝܼܪܹܗ (ˁīrēh)	ܥܝܼܪܵܗ̇ (ˁīrāh)	ܥܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ (ˁīrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܝܼܪ̈ܝܼ (ˁīrī)		ܥܝܼܪ̈ܲܢ (ˁīran)
	construct	ܥܝܼܪ̈ܲܝ (ˁīray)	2nd person	ܥܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ˁīrūḵ)	ܥܝܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁīrāḵ)	ܥܝܼܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁīrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (ˁīrē)	3rd person	ܥܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ˁīrūh)	ܥܝܼܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁīrōh)	ܥܝܼܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ˁīrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܥܝܼܪܵܝܵܐ (ˁīrāyā, “angelic”)