ܢܘܟܪܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܟ ܪ (n k r)
1 term

Inherited from Aramaic נוּכְרָיָא (nuḵrāyā) from the above root related to “keeping away”; compare Hebrew נָכְרִי (nokhrí), Akkadian 𒉽 (nakīrum) and Arabic نَكِرَ (nakira, “to not know”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nuxrɑːjɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [nɪxrɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ • (nuḵrāyā) (feminine ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ (nuḵrāytā), plural ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (nuḵrāyē))

1. stranger
2. foreign, alien (in different senses: non-family member, one of a different town or city, one of a different nation or ethnicity, etc.)

Noun

ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ • (nuḵrāyā) m (plural ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (nuḵrāyē), feminine ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ (nuḵrāytā))

1. stranger
2. foreigner, alien (in different senses: non-family member, one of a different town or city, one of a different nation or ethnicity, etc.)

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝ (nuḵrāy)		1st person	ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܝܼ (nuḵrāyī)		ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܲܢ (nuḵrāyan)
	construct	ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝ (nuḵrāy)		2nd person	ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (nuḵrāyōḵ)	ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (nuḵrāyāḵ)	ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nuḵrāyawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ (nuḵrāyā)		3rd person	ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܹܗ (nuḵrāyēh)	ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܵܗ̇ (nuḵrāyāh)	ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܗܘܿܢ (nuḵrāyhōn)
plural	absolute	ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܝܼܢ (nuḵrāyīn)		1st person	ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܝܼ (nuḵrāyī)		ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܲܢ (nuḵrāyan)
	construct	ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܲܝ (nuḵrāyay)		2nd person	ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (nuḵrāyōḵ)	ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (nuḵrāyāḵ)	ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nuḵrāyawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (nuḵrāyē)		3rd person	ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܘܼܗܝ (nuḵrāyūh)	ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܘܼܗ̇ (nuḵrāyōh)	ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܲܝܗܘܿܢ (nuḵrāyayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܢܘܼܟܪܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (nukrāyūṯā)
• ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (nuḵrāˀīṯ)
• ܡܢܲܟ݂ܪܹܐ (mnaḵrē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܢ ܟ ܪ ܝ related to keeping away; compare Hebrew נָכְרִי (noḵrî).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nuxˈrɑ.jɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nuxˈrɑ.je] (plural)

Adjective

ܢܘܟܪܝܐ • (nūḵrāyā) m (plural ܢܘܟܪܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ)

1. strange, unusual
2. foreign, alien, alienated
3. other

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܟܪܝܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܢܘܟܪܝ	ܢܘܟܪܝܐ	ܢܘܟܪܝܝܢ	ܢܘܟܪܝܢ
construct	ܢܘܟܪܝ	ܢܘܟܪܝܬ	ܢܘܟܪܝܝ	ܢܘܟܪܝܬ
emphatic	ܢܘܟܪܝܐ	ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ	ܢܘܟܪܝܐ	ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ

Noun

ܢܘܟܪܝܐ • (nūḵrāyā) m (plural ܢܘܟܪܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ)

1. stranger
2. foreigner, alien
3. separation, forsaking

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܟܪܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܘܟܪܝ		1st person	ܢܘܟܪܝܝ		ܢܘܟܪܝܢ
	construct	ܢܘܟܪܝ		2nd person	ܢܘܟܪܝܟ	ܢܘܟܪܝܟܝ	ܢܘܟܪܝܟܘܢ	ܢܘܟܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܘܟܪܝܐ		3rd person	ܢܘܟܪܝܗ	ܢܘܟܪܝܗ	ܢܘܟܪܝܗܘܢ	ܢܘܟܪܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܘܟܪܝܝܢ		1st person	ܢܘܟܪܝܝ		ܢܘܟܪܝܝܢ
	construct	ܢܘܟܪܝܝ		2nd person	ܢܘܟܪܝܝܟ	ܢܘܟܪܝܝܟܝ	ܢܘܟܪܝܝܟܘܢ	ܢܘܟܪܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܘܟܪܝܐ		3rd person	ܢܘܟܪܝܘܗܝ	ܢܘܟܪܝܝܗ	ܢܘܟܪܝܝܗܘܢ	ܢܘܟܪܝܝܗܝܢ

References

• “nwkry”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 7 May 2013
• Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 205a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 332a
• 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 899a