Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˁajrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˁajre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܛܝܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) f ‎(plural ܛܝܪܐ)

1. bird (especially bird of prey), birds
2. winged insect

Inflection

See also

• ܨܦܪܐ

Proper noun

ܛܝܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) f

1. (astronomy) name of a star

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew טִירָה ‎(ṭîrâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˁ(ə)jɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˁ(ə)jɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܛܝܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܛܝܪܐ)

1. hurdle
2. enclosure, sheepfold
3. flock, herd
4. convent

Inflection

References

• “Tyr”, 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, p. 126a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 172b
• 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, pp. 527b-528a