ܚܘܕܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܚܘܕܪܐ

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܕ ܪ (ḥ d r)
6 terms

From Aramaic חוּדְרָא (ḥūḏərā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈxud.rɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ˈxuð.rɑː]

Noun

ܚܘܼܕܪܵܐ • (ḥudrā) m sg (plural ܚܘܼܕܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥudrē))

1. (geometry) circle
2. revolution, cycle, circuit, course, series

   Synonym: ܕܘܼܪܬܵܐ (durtā)

3. roundabout
4. (ecclesiastical) khudhra, breviary of East Syriac rites

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܘܼܕܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܘܼܕܪܝܼ (ḥudrī)		ܚܘܼܕܪܲܢ (ḥudran)
	construct	ܚܕܘܿܪ (ḥdōr)		2nd person	ܚܘܼܕܪܘܼܟ݂ (ḥudrūḵ)	ܚܘܼܕܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥudrāḵ)	ܚܘܼܕܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥudrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܘܼܕܪܵܐ (ḥudrā)		3rd person	ܚܘܼܕܪܹܗ (ḥudrēh)	ܚܘܼܕܪܘܿܗ̇ (ḥudrōh)	ܚܘܼܕܪܗܘܿܢ (ḥudrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܝܼ (ḥudrī)		ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܲܢ (ḥudran)
	construct	ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܲܝ (ḥudray)		2nd person	ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥudrūḵ)	ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥudrāḵ)	ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥudrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܘܼܕܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥudrē)		3rd person	ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ḥudrūh)	ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥudrōh)	ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ḥudrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܚܘܼܕ݂ܪܘܿܢܵܐ (ḥuḏrōnā, “small circle”)
• ܦܸܠܓܘܼ ܚܘܼܕ݂ܪܵܐ (pilgū ḥuḏrā, “semicircle”)
• ܚܘܼܕ݂ܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ḥuḏrānāyā, “circular”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܚ ܕ ܪ, related to circling.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈħuð.rɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈxuð.rɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈħuð.ro]

Noun

ܚܘܕܪܐ • (ḥūḏrā) m (plural ܚܘܕܪܐ (ḥūḏrē))

1. revolution, circling, going around
2. (geometry) circle; sphere; circumference
3. circuit, cycle, course, series
4. globe
5. circus, hippodrome
6. company
7. diadem
8. (ecclesiastical) khudhra, breviary of East Syrian rites

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܘܕܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܕܘܪ		1st person	ܚܘܕܪܝ		ܚܘܕܪܢ
	construct	ܚܕܘܪ		2nd person	ܚܘܕܪܟ	ܚܘܕܪܟܝ	ܚܘܕܪܟܘܢ	ܚܘܕܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܘܕܪܐ		3rd person	ܚܘܕܪܗ	ܚܘܕܪܗ	ܚܘܕܪܗܘܢ	ܚܘܕܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܘܕܪܝܢ		1st person	ܚܘܕܪܝ		ܚܘܕܪܝܢ
	construct	ܚܘܕܪܝ		2nd person	ܚܘܕܪܝܟ	ܚܘܕܪܝܟܝ	ܚܘܕܪܝܟܘܢ	ܚܘܕܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܘܕܪܐ		3rd person	ܚܘܕܪܘܗܝ	ܚܘܕܪܝܗ	ܚܘܕܪܝܗܘܢ	ܚܘܕܪܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܚܘܕܪܐ (bə-ḥūḏrā)
• ܚܘܕܪܐ ܓܐܠܐܟܣܝܣ (ḥūḏrā gʾlʾksys)
• ܚܘܕܪܐܝܬ (ḥūḏrāʾīṯ)
• ܚܘܕܪܘܢܐ (ḥūḏrōnā)
• ܚܘܕܪܢܝܐ (ḥūḏrānāyā)
  • ܚܘܕܪܢܐܝܬ (ḥūḏrānāʾīṯ)
  • ܚܘܕܪܢܝܘܬܐ (ḥūḏrānāyūṯā)
• ܚܘܕܪܬܐ (ḥūḏrəṯā)

References

• “ḥwdrˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-05-08
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 97b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 130a
• 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, page 421b