ܡܚܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܡ ܚ ܪ (m ḥ r)
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [max.xɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܚܵܪܵܐ • (maḥḥārā) m (plural ܡܲܚܵܪܹ̈ܐ (maḥḥārē), feminine ܡܲܚܵܪܬܵܐ (maḥḥārtā))

1. engineer (person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or structures)
2. geometrician, geometer
3. surveyor, measurer

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܚܵܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܚܵܪܝܼ (maḥḥārī)		ܡܲܚܵܪܲܢ (maḥḥāran)
	construct	ܡܲܚܵܪ (maḥḥār)		2nd person	ܡܲܚܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (maḥḥārūḵ)	ܡܲܚܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (maḥḥārāḵ)	ܡܲܚܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḥḥārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܚܵܪܵܐ (maḥḥārā)		3rd person	ܡܲܚܵܪܹܗ (maḥḥārēh)	ܡܲܚܵܪܵܗ̇ (maḥḥārāh)	ܡܲܚܵܪܗܘܿܢ (maḥḥārhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܝܼ (maḥḥārī)		ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܲܢ (maḥḥāran)
	construct	ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܲܝ (maḥḥāray)		2nd person	ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (maḥḥārūḵ)	ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (maḥḥārāḵ)	ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḥḥārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܚܵܪܹ̈ܐ (maḥḥārē)		3rd person	ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (maḥḥārūh)	ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (maḥḥārōh)	ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (maḥḥārhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܚܸܪ (maḥḥir, “to measure”)
• ܡܲܚܵܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (maḥḥārūṯā, “engineering”)
• ܡܲܚܵܪܵܝܵܐ (maḥḥārāyā, “geometric, mechanical, related to engineering”)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maħħɑrɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [maħħɑre] (in the plural)

Noun

ܡܚܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܚܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܚܪܬܐ)

1. geometrician, geometer
2. surveyor, measurer
3. architect

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܚܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܚܪ		1st person	ܡܚܪܝ		ܡܚܪܢ
	construct	ܡܚܪ		2nd person	ܡܚܪܟ	ܡܚܪܟܝ	ܡܚܪܟܘܢ	ܡܚܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܚܪܐ		3rd person	ܡܚܪܗ	ܡܚܪܗ	ܡܚܪܗܘܢ	ܡܚܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܚܪܝܢ		1st person	ܡܚܪܝ		ܡܚܪܝܢ
	construct	ܡܚܪܝ		2nd person	ܡܚܪܝܟ	ܡܚܪܝܟܝ	ܡܚܪܝܟܘܢ	ܡܚܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܚܪܐ		3rd person	ܡܚܪܘܗܝ	ܡܚܪܝܗ	ܡܚܪܝܗܘܢ	ܡܚܪܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܡܚܪ
• ܡܚܪܘܬܐ

References

• “mḥr”, 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 180b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 265b
• 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 742b