ܟܘܡܬܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Akkadian 𒄑𒈢𒆳𒊏 (/kamiššaru, kamaššaru, kameššaru/, “pear-tree”); compare Arabic كُمَّثْرَى (kummaṯrā).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ • (kūmaṯrā) m (plural ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (kūmaṯrē))
- pear: An edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but typically elongated towards the stem.
- pear tree
Declension
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | {{{sg.abs.}}} | 1st person | ܟܘܼܡܵܬܪܝܼ (kūmātrī) | ܟܘܼܡܵܬܪܲܢ (kūmātran) | |||
| construct | {{{sg.cstr.}}} | 2nd person | ܟܘܼܡܵܬܪܘܼܟ݂ (kūmātrōḵ) | ܟܘܼܡܵܬܪܵܟ݂ܝ (kūmātrāḵ) | ܟܘܼܡܵܬܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūmātrāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܘܼܡܵܬܪܵܐ (kūmātrā) | 3rd person | ܟܘܼܡܵܬܪܹܗ (kūmātrēh) | ܟܘܼܡܵܬܪܘܿܗ̇ (kūmātrōh) | ܟܘܼܡܵܬܪܗܘܿܢ (kūmātrhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | {{{pl.abs.}}} | 1st person | ܟܘܼܡܵܬܖ̈ܝܼ | ܟܘܼܡܵܬܖ̈ܲܢ | |||
| construct | {{{pl.cstr.}}} | 2nd person | ܟܘܼܡܵܬܖ̈ܘܼܟ݂ | ܟܘܼܡܵܬܖ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ | ܟܘܼܡܵܬܖ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ | |||
| emphatic | ܟܘܼܡܵܬܖܹ̈ܐ | 3rd person | ܟܘܼܡܵܬܖܹ̈ܗ | ܟܘܼܡܵܬܖ̈ܘܿܗ̇ | ܟܘܼܡܵܬܖ̈ܗܘܿܢ | |||
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܟܡܬܪܐ (kummaṯrā)
Etymology
Ultimately from Akkadian 𒄑𒈢𒆳𒊏 (/kamiššaru, kamaššaru, kameššaru/, “pear-tree”), a word borrowed from an unknown foreign source.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kummaθrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [kummaθre] (plural)
Noun
ܟܘܡܬܪܐ • (kummaṯrā) m (plural ܟܘܡܬܪܐ (kummaṯrē))
- pear (fruit and tree)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܘܡܬܪ | 1st person | ܟܘܡܬܪܝ | ܟܘܡܬܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܘܡܬܪ | 2nd person | ܟܘܡܬܪܟ | ܟܘܡܬܪܟܝ | ܟܘܡܬܪܟܘܢ | ܟܘܡܬܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܘܡܬܪܐ | 3rd person | ܟܘܡܬܪܗ | ܟܘܡܬܪܗ | ܟܘܡܬܪܗܘܢ | ܟܘܡܬܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܟܘܡܬܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܟܘܡܬܪܝ | ܟܘܡܬܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܘܡܬܪܝ | 2nd person | ܟܘܡܬܪܝܟ | ܟܘܡܬܪܝܟܝ | ܟܘܡܬܪܝܟܘܢ | ܟܘܡܬܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܘܡܬܪܐ | 3rd person | ܟܘܡܬܪܘܗܝ | ܟܘܡܬܪܝܗ | ܟܘܡܬܪܝܗܘܢ | ܟܘܡܬܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
Descendants
- → Arabic: كُمَّثْرَى (kummaṯrā)
References
- “kwmtr”, 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 153a
- Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden[1] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 235–240
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 209a, 217b
- 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 608b