ܡܘܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Ultimately from a Semitic source, possibly via Ancient Greek μύρρᾱ (múrrhā). Compare Arabic مُرّ (murr) and Hebrew מֹר (mōr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mu(r)rɑ]

Noun

ܡܘܪܐ • (murrā) m(uncountable)

1. myrrh

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܘܪ		1st person	ܡܘܪܝ		ܡܘܪܢ
	construct	ܡܘܪ		2nd person	ܡܘܪܟ	ܡܘܪܟܝ	ܡܘܪܟܘܢ	ܡܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܡܘܪܗ	ܡܘܪܗ	ܡܘܪܗܘܢ	ܡܘܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek μόρον (móron).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [morɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [more] (plural)

Noun

ܡܘܪܐ • (mōrā) f (plural ܡܘܪܐ (mōrē))

1. morus, mulberry tree

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܘܪ		1st person	ܡܘܪܝ		ܡܘܪܢ
	construct	ܡܘܪ		2nd person	ܡܘܪܟ	ܡܘܪܟܝ	ܡܘܪܟܘܢ	ܡܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܡܘܪܗ	ܡܘܪܗ	ܡܘܪܗܘܢ	ܡܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܡܘܪܝ		ܡܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܡܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܡܘܪܝܟ	ܡܘܪܝܟܝ	ܡܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܡܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܡܘܪܘܗܝ	ܡܘܪܝܗ	ܡܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܡܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek μοῖρα (moîra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [murɑ]

Noun

ܡܘܪܐ • (mūrā) f (plural ܡܪܣ or ܡܝܪܣ or ܡܘܪܐܣ or ܡܘܪܣ)

1. step, stage, level
2. (geometry, geography, astronomy) degree (of a circle, of longitude/latitude, of a star, etc.)
3. share, portion

Etymology 4

From Ancient Greek Μοῖρα (Moîra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [murɑ]

Proper noun

ܡܘܪܐ • (mūrā) f

1. (Greek mythology) Moera, Fate

References

• “mwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “mwr²”, 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, page 190b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 259a
• 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 729a