ܐܟܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܐ ܟ ܪ (ˀ k r)
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Aramaic אִכָּרָא (ʾikkārā), from Akkadian 𒀳 (ikkarum); compare Hebrew אִכָּר (ikkár), Arabic أَكَّار (ʔakkār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔak.kɑːrɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔat͡ʃ.t͡ʃɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܟܵܪܵܐ • (akkārā) m (plural ܐܲܟܵܪܹ̈ܐ (akkārē), feminine ܐܲܟܵܪܬܵܐ (akkārtā))

1. farmer, husbandman, plowman (worker of the land who keeps livestock, especially on a farm)
   • James 5:7:
   • ܒܵܣ ܚܡܘܿܠܘܼܢ ܐܲܚܘܿܢܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ، ܗܲܠ ܐ݇ܬ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܵܪܲܢ. ܚܙܹܝܡܘܿܢ ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܐܲܟܵܪܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܣܲܟܹܐ ܠܛܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܛܝܼܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ، ܘܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܪܝܸܟ݂ ܒܹܐܢܹܗ ܥܲܠܗܘܿܢ ܗܲܠ ܕܩܲܒܸܠ ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܒܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ ܘܠܩܝܼܫܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ.

     bās ḥmōlūn aḥōnwāṯē, hal ṯāyṯā d-māran. ḥzēmōn dāḵī akkārā kē sakkē l-ṭunyāṯē ṭīmānē d-arˁā, w-dāḵī kē maryiḵ bēnēh ˁalhōn hal d-qabbil miṭrā bḵīrāyṯā w-lqīšāyṯā.

     Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain.

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܟܵܪܵܐ (akkārā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܟܵܪܝܼ (akkārī)		ܐܲܟܵܪܲܢ (akkāran)
	construct	ܐܲܟܵܪ (akkār)	2nd person	ܐܲܟܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (akkārūḵ)	ܐܲܟܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (akkārāḵ)	ܐܲܟܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (akkārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܟܵܪܵܐ (akkārā)	3rd person	ܐܲܟܵܪܹܗ (akkārēh)	ܐܲܟܵܪܵܗ̇ (akkārāh)	ܐܲܟܵܪܗܘܿܢ (akkārhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܟܵܪ̈ܝܼ (akkārī)		ܐܲܟܵܪ̈ܲܢ (akkāran)
	construct	ܐܲܟܵܪ̈ܲܝ (akkāray)	2nd person	ܐܲܟܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (akkārūḵ)	ܐܲܟܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (akkārāḵ)	ܐܲܟܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (akkārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܟܵܪܹ̈ܐ (akkārē)	3rd person	ܐܲܟܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (akkārūh)	ܐܲܟܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (akkārōh)	ܐܲܟܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (akkārhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܵܟܹܪ (ākēr, “to cultivate”)
• ܐܲܟܵܪܘܼܬܵܐ (akkārūtā, “agriculture”)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• ܗܲܟܵܪܹܐ (hakkārē)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔakkaːreː]

Proper noun

ܐܲܟܵܪܹܐ • (akkārē) f

1. Hakkari (a region and mountain range in Assyria)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒀳 (ikkarum, “farmer”), from Sumerian 𒀳 (engar, “farmer”). Also found as Jewish Literary Aramaic, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic אִכָּרָא (ʾikkārā) and Hebrew אִכָּר (ʾikkār).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ʔakˈkɑ.rɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʔakˈkɑ.rɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʔɑˈko.ro]

Noun

ܐܟܪܐ • (ʾakkārā) m (plural ܐܟܪܐ (ʾakkārē))

1. farmer, husbandman, plowman
   • Peshitta, James 5:7:

     ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܚܝ̈. ܐܓܪܘ ܪܘܚܟܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܐܬܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ. ܐܝܟ ܐܟܪܐ ܕܡܣܟܐ ܠܦܐܪ̈ܐ ܝܩܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܪܥܗ.

     ʾa[n]tōn dên ʾăḥay, ʾaggar[w] rūḥəḵōn ʿəḏammā lə-mēṯīṯēh ḏə-māryā. ʾāḵ ʾakkārā ḏa-məsakkē lə-p̄ērē yaqqīrē ḏə-ʾarʿēh

     Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth

2. (figuratively) apostle, minister

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܟܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܟܪ	ܐܟܪܝܢ
construct	ܐܟܪ	ܐܟܪܝ
emphatic	ܐܟܪܐ	ܐܟܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܟܪܝ	ܐܟܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܟܪܟ	ܐܟܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܟܪܟܝ	ܐܟܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܟܪܗ	ܐܟܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܟܪܗ	ܐܟܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܟܪܢ	ܐܟܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܟܪܟܘܢ	ܐܟܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܟܪܟܝܢ	ܐܟܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܟܪܗܘܢ	ܐܟܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܟܪܗܝܢ	ܐܟܪܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܟܪ (ʾakkar, “to cultivate”)
• ܐܟܪܘܬܐ (ʾakkārūṯā, “agriculture”)

Descendants

• → Arabic: إكَّار (ʔikkār), أَكَّار (ʔakkār)

References

• “ˀkr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-21
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 10a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 17a
• 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, page 46a