ܐܡܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܐ ܡ ܪ (ˀ m r)
5 terms

Borrowed from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔamiːrɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܡܝܼܪܵܐ • (amīrā) m (plural ܐܲܡܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (amīrē) or ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (amīrānē), feminine ܐܲܡܝܼܪܬܵܐ (amīrtā))

1. emir
2. prince

   Synonyms: ܒܲܪ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (bar malkā), ܫܵܗܙܵܕ݂ܵܐ (šāhzāḏā)

3. (military) commander

   Synonyms: ܪܲܒ݂ ܚܲܝܠܵܐ (raḇ ḥaylā), ܦܵܩܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ (pāqōḏā), ܐܲܚܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (aḥīḏā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܡܝܼܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܝܼ (amīrī)		ܐܲܡܝܼܪܲܢ (amīran)
	construct	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ (amīr)		2nd person	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (amīrūḵ)	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (amīrāḵ)	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (amīrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܵܐ (amīrā)		3rd person	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܹܗ (amīrēh)	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܵܗ̇ (amīrāh)	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ (amīrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܝܼ (amīrī)		ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܲܢ (amīran)
	construct	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܲܝ (amīray)		2nd person	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (amīrūḵ)	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (amīrāḵ)	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (amīrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (amīrē)		3rd person	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (amīrūh)	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (amīrōh)	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (amīrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (amīrūṯā, “emirate”)
• ܐܲܡܝܼܪܵܐ ܕܡܗܘܼܝܡܢܹ̈ܐ (amīrā dmhūymnē, “commander of the believers”)
• ܐܲܡܝܼܪ ܝܲܡܵܐ (amīr yammā, “admiral”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [miːrɑː]

Verb

ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܵܐ • (mīrā) (feminine ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܬܵܐ (mīrtā), plural ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (mīrē))

1. past participle of ܐܵܡܹܪ (āmēr, “to say”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܐܡܝܪ (ʾămīr)

Etymology

From Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr). The plural form ܐܡܝܪܐܢ (ʾămīrān) is influenced by Persian امیران (amirân), plural form of امیر (amir).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔămirɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔămire(ʔ)], [ʔămirɑ(ʔ)n], [ʔămirɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܡܝܪܐ • (ʾămīrāʾ) m (plural ܐܡܝܪܢܐ or ܐܡܝܪܐܢ or ܐܡܝܪܐ)

1. emir, prince, prefect, commander

Derived terms

• ܐܡܝܪܘܬܐ (ʾămīrūṯāʾ)
• ܐܡܝܪܐ ܕܡܗܝܡܢܐ (ʾămīrāʾ ḏa-məhaymənāʾ)

Descendants

• Old Armenian: ամիրայ (amiray)
  • Armenian: ամիրա (amira)
    • → English: amira
  • → Georgian: ამირა (amira)

References

• “ˀmyr”, 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, p. 11b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 19b
• 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, p. 55a-b