ܝܪܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܘ ܪ ܚ (w r ḥ)
1 term

Etymology

From Aramaic יַרְחָא (yarḥā), from Proto-Semitic *warḫ-; compare Hebrew יָרֵחַ (yaréakh, “moon”), Akkadian 𒌚 (warḫum, “month”) and Arabic تَارِيخ (tārīḵ, “date, history”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jar.xɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [jar.xɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܪܚܵܐ • (yarḥā) m sg (plural ܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ (yarḥē))

1. month (A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.)

   ܟܠ ܫܹܢ݇ܬ ܢܝܼܣܵܢ ܝܼܠܹܗ ܝܲܪܚܵܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ

   kul šēt nīsān īlēh yarḥā brīḵā

   Every year April is a blessed month.

   ܒܡܸܬܚܵܐ ܕܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ ܒܸܬ ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ ܚܙܘܼܩܝܵܐ.

   bmitḥā dtlāṯā yarḥē bit āzaḥ ḥzuqyā.

   We’re going on a trip for three months.

   • Luke 1:36:

     ܘܗܵܐ ܐܘܼܦ ܐܹܠܝܼܫܒ݂ܲܥ ܚܸܙܡܵܟ݂ܝ ܒܛܝܼܢܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܒܣܲܝܒܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ، ܘܐܵܗܵܐ ܝܲܪܚܵܐ ܕܐܸܫܬܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܠܗ̇ܝ ܕܟܹܐ ܦܵܝܫܵܐ ܩܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܥܩܲܪܬܵܐ.

     w-hā ūp ēlīšḇaˁ ḥizmāḵ bṭīntā ìlāh brōnā b-saybūṯā, w-āhā yarḥā d-ištā ìlēh l-aya d-kē pāyšā qrīṯā ˁqartā.

     Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren.

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܲܪܚܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܝܲܪܚܝܼ (yarḥī)		ܝܲܪܚܲܢ (yarḥan)
	construct	ܝܼܪܲܚ (īraḥ)		2nd person	ܝܲܪܚܘܼܟ݂ (yarḥūḵ)	ܝܲܪܚܵܟ݂ܝ (yarḥāḵ)	ܝܲܪܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yarḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܪܚܵܐ (yarḥā)		3rd person	ܝܲܪܚܹܗ (yarḥēh)	ܝܲܪܚܘܿܗ̇ (yarḥōh)	ܝܲܪܚܗܘܿܢ (yarḥhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܝܲܪ̈ܚܝܼ (yarḥī)		ܝܲܪ̈ܚܲܢ (yarḥan)
	construct	ܝܲܪ̈ܚܲܝ (yarḥay)		2nd person	ܝܲܪ̈ܚܘܼܟ݂ (yarḥūḵ)	ܝܲܪ̈ܚܵܟ݂ܝ (yarḥāḵ)	ܝܲܪ̈ܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yarḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ (yarḥē)		3rd person	ܝܲܪ̈ܚܘܼܗܝ (yarḥūh)	ܝܲܪ̈ܚܘܿܗ̇ (yarḥōh)	ܝܲܪ̈ܚܗܘܿܢ (yarḥhōn)

Hyponyms

Gregorian calendar months in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ ܕܣܘܼܪܓܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ (yarḥē d-surgāḏā māwlāḏāyā) (layout · text)
January	February	March	April
ܟܵܢܘܿܢ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ (kānōn trayyānā)	ܫܒ݂ܵܛ (šḇāṭ)	ܐܵܕ݂ܵܪ (āḏār)	ܢܝܼܣܵܢ (nīsān)
May	June	July	August
ܐܝܼܵܪ (īyār)	ܚܙܝܼܪܵܢ (ḥzīrān)	ܬܵܡܘܿܙ (tāmōz)	ܐܵܒ (āb), ܛܲܒܵܚ (ṭabbāḥ)
September	October	November	December
ܐܝܼܠܘܿܠ (īlōl)	ܬܸܫܪܝܼܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ (tišrīn qammāyā)	ܬܸܫܪܝܼܢ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ (tišrīn trayyānā)	ܟܵܢܘܿܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ (kānōn qammāyā)

Coordinate terms

• ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕܵܐ (surgādā, “calendar”), ܝܵܘܡܵܐ (yāwmā, “day”), ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ (šāḇōˁā, “week”), ܐܸܩܡܵܐ (iqmā, “season”), ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (šēttā, “year”)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܪ ܝܲܪܚܵܐ (bar yarḥā, “month-old”)
• ܝܲܪܚܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (yarḥūṯā, “monthly cycle”)
• ܝܲܪܚܘܿܢܵܐ (yarḥōnā, “little month”)
• ܝܲܪܚܵܐ ܕܕܸܒ݂ܫܵܐ (yarḥā d-diḇšā, “honeymoon”)
• ܝܲܪܚܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (yarḥāˀīṯ, “monthly”)
• ܝܲܪܚܵܝܵܐ (yarḥāyā, “monthly”)
• ܪܹܝܫ ܝܲܪܚܵܐ (rēš yarḥā, “new moon”)

References

• “ܝܲܪܚܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, (Can we date this quote?)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *warḫ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jarħɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [jarħe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܝܪܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܝܪܚܐ)

1. month

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܪܚܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܝܪܚ		1st person	ܝܪܚܝ		ܝܪܚܢ
	construct	ܐܪܚ ,ܐܝܪܚ ,ܝܪܚ		2nd person	ܝܪܚܟ	ܝܪܚܟܝ	ܝܪܚܟܘܢ	ܝܪܚܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܝܪܚܐ		3rd person	ܝܪܚܗ	ܝܪܚܗ	ܝܪܚܗܘܢ	ܝܪܚܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܝܪܚܝܢ		1st person	ܝܪܚܝ		ܝܪܚܝܢ
	construct	ܝܪܚܝ		2nd person	ܝܪܚܝܟ	ܝܪܚܝܟܝ	ܝܪܚܝܟܘܢ	ܝܪܚܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܝܪܚܐ		3rd person	ܝܪܚܘܗܝ	ܝܪܚܝܗ	ܝܪܚܝܗܘܢ	ܝܪܚܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܝܪܚܘܢܐ
• ܝܪܚܘܬܐ
• ܝܪܚܢܐܝܬ
• ܝܪܚܢܝܐ
• ܪܝܫ ܝܪܚܐ

References

• “yrḥ”, 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 145a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 197a–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, page 584a

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic ܝܪܚܐ (yarḥā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (singular) /jarħo/
• IPA^(key): (plural) /jarħe/

Noun

ܝܰܪܚܳܐ • (yarḥo) m (plural ܝܰܪܚܶܐ (yarḥe))

1. month

See also

• ܫܰܬܳܐ (šato, “year”)
• ܫܰܒܬ݂ܳܐ (šabṯo, “week”)
• ܝܰܘܡܳܐ (yawmo, “day”)
• ܣܰܥܰܐ (saca, “hour”), ܫܳܥܬ݂ܳܐ (šocṯo, “hour”)
• ܕܰܩܩܰܐ (daqqa, “minute”), ܩܰܛܷܢܬܳܐ (qaṭënto, “minute”)
• ܨܰܢܝـܝܶܐ (ṣaniye, “second”), ܪܦܳܦܳܐ (rfofo, “second”)