ܟܢܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Inherited from Aramaic כִנָרָא (kinārā), from Proto-Semitic *kinnār-; compare Arabic كِنَّارَة (kinnāra, “lyre”), Hebrew כִּנּוֹר (kinór, “violin”) and Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒈾𒊒 (kinnārum).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [kɪnnɑːrɑː]
Noun
ܟܸܢܵܪܵܐ • (kinnārā) m (plural ܟܸܢܵܪܹ̈ܐ (kinnārē))
- (music) harp (a musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܸܢܵܪ (kinnār) | 1st person | ܟܸܢܵܪܝܼ (kinnārī) | ܟܸܢܵܪܲܢ (kinnāran) | |||
| construct | ܟܸܢܵܪ (kinnār) | 2nd person | ܟܸܢܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (kinnārōḵ) | ܟܸܢܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (kinnārāḵ) | ܟܸܢܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kinnārawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܸܢܵܪܵܐ (kinnārā) | 3rd person | ܟܸܢܵܪܹܗ (kinnārēh) | ܟܸܢܵܪܵܗ̇ (kinnārāh) | ܟܸܢܵܪܗܘܿܢ (kinnārhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܟܸܢܵܪ̈ܝܼܢ (kinnārīn) | 1st person | ܟܸܢܵܪ̈ܝܼ (kinnārī) | ܟܸܢܵܪ̈ܲܢ (kinnāran) | |||
| construct | ܟܸܢܵܪ̈ܲܝ (kinnāray) | 2nd person | ܟܸܢܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (kinnārōḵ) | ܟܸܢܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (kinnārāḵ) | ܟܸܢܵܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kinnārawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܸܢܵܪܹ̈ܐ (kinnārē) | 3rd person | ܟܸܢܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (kinnārūh) | ܟܸܢܵܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (kinnārōh) | ܟܸܢܵܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (kinnārayhōn) | |||
See also
- ܠܘܼܪܵܐ (lūrā, “lyre”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian [script needed] (kunār, kanār). Compare Persian کنار (konâr), Old Armenian քնարուկ (kʻnaruk).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [k(ə)nɑrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [k(ə)nɑre] (plural)
Noun
ܟܢܪܐ • (kənārā, knārā) m (plural ܟܢܪܐ (kənārē, knārē))
- lotus (Ziziphus lotus tree and flower)
- medlar tree
- service tree
- name of a drug
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܢܪ | 1st person | ܟܢܪܝ | ܟܢܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܢܪ | 2nd person | ܟܢܪܟ | ܟܢܪܟܝ | ܟܢܪܟܘܢ | ܟܢܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܢܪܐ | 3rd person | ܟܢܪܗ | ܟܢܪܗ | ܟܢܪܗܘܢ | ܟܢܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܟܢܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܟܢܪܝ | ܟܢܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܢܪܝ | 2nd person | ܟܢܪܝܟ | ܟܢܪܝܟܝ | ܟܢܪܝܟܘܢ | ܟܢܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܢܪܐ | 3rd person | ܟܢܪܘܗܝ | ܟܢܪܝܗ | ܟܢܪܝܗܘܢ | ܟܢܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
From Proto-Semitic *kinnār-.
Alternative forms
- ܟܐܢܪܐ (kennārā)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɛnnɑrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [kɛnnɑre] (plural)
Noun
ܟܢܪܐ • (kennārā) m (plural ܟܢܪܐ (kennārē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܢܪ | 1st person | ܟܢܪܝ | ܟܢܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܢܪ | 2nd person | ܟܢܪܟ | ܟܢܪܟܝ | ܟܢܪܟܘܢ | ܟܢܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܢܪܐ | 3rd person | ܟܢܪܗ | ܟܢܪܗ | ܟܢܪܗܘܢ | ܟܢܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܟܢܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܟܢܪܝ | ܟܢܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܢܪܝ | 2nd person | ܟܢܪܝܟ | ܟܢܪܝܟܝ | ܟܢܪܝܟܘܢ | ܟܢܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܢܪܐ | 3rd person | ܟܢܪܘܗܝ | ܟܢܪܝܗ | ܟܢܪܝܗܘܢ | ܟܢܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
Derived terms
- ܟܢܪܣܛܐ (kennāresṭā)
Descendants
- → Old Armenian: քնար (kʻnar)
- → Middle Persian:
- Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (knʾl /kennār/)
- → Sanskrit: किंनरा (kiṃnarā), किन्नर (kinnara, “deity of divine music; divinized lyre”)
References
- “knr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “knr”, 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 158b
- Löw, Immanuel (1881), Aramæische Pflanzennamen[1] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, , page 283
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 219a
- 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 636b