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 • (kinnārām (plural ܟܸܢܵܪܹ̈ܐ (kinnārē))

  1. (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

Inflection of ܟܸܢܵܪܵܐ
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

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, knārām (plural ܟܢܪܐ (kənārē, knārē))

  1. lotus (Ziziphus lotus tree and flower)
  2. medlar tree
  3. service tree
  4. name of a drug
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܢܪܐ
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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɛnnɑrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [kɛnnɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܟܢܪܐ • (kennārām (plural ܟܢܪܐ (kennārē))

  1. stringed instrument; lyre, harp, cithara, cittern
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܢܪܐ
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)
    • Armenian: քնար (kʻnar) (learned)
    • Georgian: ქნარი (knari)
  • 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, →DOI, 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