ܙܡܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܙ ܡ ܪ (z m r)
4 terms

Etymology 1

Feminine active noun of the verb ܙܵܡܸܪ (zāmir, “to sing”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zammɑrtɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [zamartɑː]

Noun

ܙܲܡܵܪܬܵܐ • (zammārtā) f (plural ܙܲܡܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (zammārāṯā), masculine ܙܲܡܵܪܵܐ (zammārā))

1. singer, musician

Etymology 2

Instance noun of the verb ܙܵܡܸܪ (zāmir, “to sing”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zmaːrtaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [zmarta]

Noun

ܙܡܵܪܬܵܐ • (zmārtā) f (plural ܙܡܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (zmārāṯā) or ܙܡܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (zmāryāṯā))

1. instance of singing
2. manner of singing
3. song

   Synonyms: ܙܸܡܘܿܪܬܵܐ (zimōrtā), ܙܡܝܼܪܬܵܐ (zmīrtā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܙ-ܡ-ܪ (z-m-r) related to singing. Compare Arabic زَمَّارَة (zammāra) and Hebrew זַמֶּרֶת (zamméreṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zammɑrtɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [zammɑrɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܙܡܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܙܡܪܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܙܡܪܐ)

1. singer, musician
2. psalmist

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܡܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܡܪܐ		1st person	ܙܡܪܬܝ		ܙܡܪܬܢ
	construct	ܙܡܪܬ		2nd person	ܙܡܪܬܟ	ܙܡܪܬܟܝ	ܙܡܪܬܟܘܢ	ܙܡܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܡܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܙܡܪܬܗ	ܙܡܪܬܗ	ܙܡܪܬܗܘܢ	ܙܡܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܡܪܢ		1st person	ܙܡܪܬܢ		ܙܡܪܬܢ
	construct	ܙܡܪܬ		2nd person	ܙܡܪܬܟ	ܙܡܪܬܟܝ	ܙܡܪܬܟܘܢ	ܙܡܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܡܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܙܡܪܬܗ	ܙܡܪܬܗ	ܙܡܪܬܗܘܢ	ܙܡܪܬܗܝܢ

References

• “zmrh”, 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, p. 89b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 118a
• 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. 387a