# ܛܝܪܐ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology 1

From Aramaic טַיְרָא (ṭayrā); compare the same in Arabic طَائِر (ṭāʔir).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [tˤaj.rɑː]
* (Nineveh Plains) IPA: [tˤeːrɑː]
* (Tyari) IPA: [tˤaj.rɑ]

#### Noun

ܛܲܝܪܵܐ • (ṭayrā) m or f (plural ܛܲܝܪܹ̈ܐ (ṭayrē))
* bird (warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate animal with feathers, wings, and a beak)
    Synonyms: ܦܵܪܲܚܬܵܐ (pāraḥtā), ܨܸܦܪܵܐ (ṣiprā)
    ܛܲܝܪܵܐ ܒܛܘܼܪܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܸܙܡܵܪܵܐ.ṭayrā b-ṭūrā ìwā bizmārā.The bird was in the mountain singing.
** c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Proverbs 27:8:ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܛܲܝܪܵܐ ܕܥܵܪܹܩ ܡܸܢ ܩܸܢܹܗ، ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܕܥܵܪܹܩ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܝܬܹܗ.ayḵ ṭayrā d-ˁārēq min qinnēh, hādḵā ìlēh nāšā d-ˁārēq min baytēh.Like a bird that wanders from its nest, Is a man who wanders from his place.
** c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Matthew 13:4:ܟܲܕ݂ ܒܸܙܪܵܥܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܲܪܙܲܪܥܵܐ، ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܕܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܡܲܪܙܵܐ ܕܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ، ܘܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܛܲܝܪܹ̈ܐ ܘܠܩܝܼܛ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܐܸܠܘܼܗܝ.kaḏ bizrāˁā ìwā barzarˁā, īṯ wā d-npīl lēh ˁal marzā d-urḥā, w-ṯē lhōn ṭayrē w-lqīṭ lhōn ilūh.As he was scattering the seeds, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.

##### Usage notes

While this word is traditionally feminine, it is masculine in Iraqi Koine.

##### Inflection
### Etymology 2

From Aramaic טְיָרָא (ṭyārā); related to Hebrew טִירָה (tirá). The latter proper noun Literally, “The sheepfolds” is from the plural of the former, referring to them being renowned for their textiles spun and woven from sheep's wool, and their yogurt, cheese and other dairy products made from sheep or goat's milk.

#### Pronunciation

* ܛܝܵܪܵܐ:
    (Standard) IPA: [tˤ(ə).jɑːrɑː]
* ܛܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ:
    (Standard) IPA: [tˤ(ə).jɑːreː]
    (Tyari) IPA: [tˤ(ə).jɑːreː], [tjɑːreː]

#### Noun

ܛܝܵܪܵܐ • (ṭyārā) m (plural ܛܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ṭyārē))
* sheepfold, enclosure
    ܐܲܟܵܪܵܐ ܘܪܵܥܝܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܢܵܛܪܝܼ ܒܲܕ̈ܠܹܐ ܥܲܠ ܥܸܪ̈ܒܲܝܗܘܿܢ ܘܒܲܩܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ ܚܒ݂ܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܓܲܘ ܛܝܵܪܵܐ.The farmer and shepherd watch over their sheep and cattle enclosed in the sheepfold.

##### Inflection
#### Proper noun

ܛܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ • (ṭyārē) f
* Tyari (Assyrian tribe and district within Hakkari on the western bank of the Zab river, traditionally divided into Upper and Lower Tyari)
    Meronyms: ܛܝܵܪܹܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܬܵܐ (ṭyārē ˁillāytā, “Upper Tyari”), ܛܝܵܪܹܐ ܬܲܚܬܵܝܬܵܐ (ṭyārē taḥtāytā, “Lower Tyari”)

##### Derived terms

* ܛܝܵܪܵܝܵܐ (ṭyārāyā, “of Tyari”)

## Classical Syriac
### Etymology 1

Compare Arabic طَيْر (ṭayr)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [tˤajrɑ] (in the singular)
* IPA: [tˤajre] (in the plural)

#### Noun

ܛܝܪܐ • (ṭayrā) f (plural ܛܝܪܐ)
* bird (especially bird of prey), birds
    Synonyms: ܨܦܪܐ, ܦܪܚܬܐ, ܥܘܦܐ, ܚܛܘܦܐ, ܦܪܘܚܐ
* winged insect

##### Inflection
#### Proper noun

ܛܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) f
* (astronomy) name of a star

### Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew טִירָה (ṭîrâ).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [tˤ(ə)jɑrɑ] (in the singular)
* IPA: [tˤ(ə)jɑre] (in the plural)

#### Noun

ܛܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܛܝܪܐ)
* hurdle
* enclosure, sheepfold
* flock, herd
* convent

##### Inflection
### References

* “ṭyr”, 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 126a
* Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, pages 527b–528a