ܡܐܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܙܘܓܐ ܕܡܐܪ̈ܐ

Etymology

From an alternative form of Aramaic מַּרָא (marrā), 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))

1. shovel, spade, hoe, mattock
2. mallet

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܹܐܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܹܐܪܝܼ (mērī)		ܡܹܐܪܲܢ (mēran)
	construct	ܡܹܐܪ (mēr)		2nd person	ܡܹܐܪܘܼܟ݂ (mērūḵ)	ܡܹܐܪܵܟ݂ܝ (mērāḵ)	ܡܹܐܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mērāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܹܐܪܵܐ (mērā)		3rd person	ܡܹܐܪܹܗ (mērēh)	ܡܹܐܪܵܗ̇ (mērāh)	ܡܹܐܪܗܘܿܢ (mērhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܹܐܪ̈ܝܼ (mērī)		ܡܹܐܪ̈ܲܢ (mēran)
	construct	ܡܹܐܪ̈ܲܝ (mēray)		2nd person	ܡܹܐܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (mērūḵ)	ܡܹܐܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (mērāḵ)	ܡܹܐܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mērāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ (mērē)		3rd person	ܡܹܐܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (mērūh)	ܡܹܐܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mērōh)	ܡܹܐܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (mērhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (marūṯā, “snow shovel”)

See also

• ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܬܵܐ (rufštā)
• ܡܲܓ݂ܪܘܼܦܬܵܐ (maḡruptā)

References

• “ܡܹܐܪܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2024 July 24 (last accessed)
• “ܡܲܐܪܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2024 July 24 (last accessed)
• “ܡܵܐܪܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2024 July 24 (last accessed)

Classical Syriac

Noun

ܡܐܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܐܪܐ)

1. Alternative spelling of ܡܪܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܐܪܐ

	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