ܡܐܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
The written form is the Urmian dialectal pronunciation of Aramaic מַּרָא (marrā), as a technique to eliminate gemination, from Akkadian 𒄑𒈥 (marru [GEŠMAR]); compare also in Classical Syriac ܡܪܐ (marrā), Arabic مَرّ (marr) and Ancient Greek μάρρον (márrhon).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [meʔːrɑː]
- (Barwari) IPA(key): [maːrˤa]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [marˤa]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [miːrɑː]
Noun
ܡܹܐܪܵܐ or ܡܲܐܪܵܐ or ܡܲܪܵܐ • (mērā or maˀrā or marrā) m sg (plural ܡܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ (mērē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܹܐܪ (mēr) | 1st person | ܡܹܐܪܝܼ (mērī) | ܡܹܐܪܲܢ (mēran) | |||
| construct | ܡܹܐܪ (mēr) | 2nd person | ܡܹܐܪܘܼܟ݂ (mērōḵ) | ܡܹܐܪܵܟ݂ܝ (mērāḵ) | ܡܹܐܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mērawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܹܐܪܵܐ (mērā) | 3rd person | ܡܹܐܪܹܗ (mērēh) | ܡܹܐܪܵܗ̇ (mērāh) | ܡܹܐܪܗܘܿܢ (mērhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܡܹܐܪ̈ܝܼܢ (mērīn) | 1st person | ܡܹܐܪ̈ܝܼ (mērī) | ܡܹܐܪ̈ܲܢ (mēran) | |||
| construct | ܡܹܐܪ̈ܲܝ (mēray) | 2nd person | ܡܹܐܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (mērōḵ) | ܡܹܐܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (mērāḵ) | ܡܹܐܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mērawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ (mērē) | 3rd person | ܡܹܐܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (mērūh) | ܡܹܐܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (mērōh) | ܡܹܐܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (mērayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܡܲܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (marūṯā, “snow shovel”)
See also
- ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܬܵܐ (rufštā)
- ܡܲܓ݂ܪܘܼܦܬܵܐ (maḡruptā)
References
- “ܡܹܐܪܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 24 July 2024 (last accessed)
- “ܡܲܐܪܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 24 July 2024 (last accessed)
- “ܡܵܐܪܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 24 July 2024 (last accessed)
Classical Syriac
Noun
ܡܐܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܐܪܐ)
- alternative spelling of ܡܪܐ
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܐܪ | 1st person | ܡܐܪܝ | ܡܐܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܐܪ | 2nd person | ܡܐܪܟ | ܡܐܪܟܝ | ܡܐܪܟܘܢ | ܡܐܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܡܐܪܐ | 3rd person | ܡܐܪܗ | ܡܐܪܗ | ܡܐܪܗܘܢ | ܡܐܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܡܐܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܡܐܪܝ | ܡܐܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܐܪܝ | 2nd person | ܡܐܪܝܟ | ܡܐܪܝܟܝ | ܡܐܪܝܟܘܢ | ܡܐܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܡܐܪܐ | 3rd person | ܡܐܪܘܗܝ | ܡܐܪܝܗ | ܡܐܪܝܗܘܢ | ܡܐܪܝܗܝܢ | ||