Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɛwwɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħɛwwɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܚܘܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܚܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܘܪܬܐ)

1. white, silvery, clear, bright

Inflection

Antonyms

• ܐܘܟܡܐ

Noun

ܚܘܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܚܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܘܪܬܐ)

1. white (color)
2. (numismatics) silver coin
3. white pepper
4. various trees and plants: white alder, white vine
5. white metal, tin
6. sheep
7. (in the plural) white garments
8. (anatomy) sclera, white of the eye

Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ ‎(ḥ-w-r) related to whitening. Compare Arabic حَوْر ‎(ḥawr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħawrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħawre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܘܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܚܘܪܐ)

1. various trees: white poplar, alder
2. cinder, burnt out coal
3. yearling lamb

Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ ‎(ḥ-w-r) related to gazing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħawrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħawre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܘܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܚܘܪܐ)

1. vision, sight, gaze
2. aspect, look, appearance
3. spectacle
4. pattern
5. likeness, example, model, copy
6. time

Inflection

Etymology 4

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ ‎(ḥ-w-r) related to gazing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħawwɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħawwɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܚܘܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܚܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܘܪܬܐ)

1. envious, jealous, gluttonous, greedy

Inflection

Etymology 5

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ ‎(ḥ-w-r) related to gazing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)wɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)wɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܘܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܚܘܪܐ)

1. look, glance, gazing
2. consideration, contemplation
3. aim, intention

Inflection

Etymology 6

From the root ܚ-ܪ-ܪ ‎(ḥ-r-r). Compare Arabic خُرّ ‎(ḫurr) and Hebrew חֹר ‎(ḥōr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħorɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħore(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܘܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܚܘܪܐ)

1. hole, aperture

Inflection

References

• “xwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 100b, 115a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 134a-b
• 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, p. 432a-b