ܡܛܪܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܢ ܛ ܪ related to guarding. Compare Arabic مَنْطَرَة (manṭara) and Hebrew מַטָּרָה (maṭṭārâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [matˤtˤar(ə)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [matˤ(tˤə)rɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܛܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܛܪܬܐ)

1. watch(ing), guard(ing), vigil
2. post, station, camp
3. (military) garrison, troops

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܛܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܛܪܐ		1st person	ܡܛܪܬܝ		ܡܛܪܬܢ
	construct	ܡܛܪܬ		2nd person	ܡܛܪܬܟ	ܡܛܪܬܟܝ	ܡܛܪܬܟܘܢ	ܡܛܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܛܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܛܪܬܗ	ܡܛܪܬܗ	ܡܛܪܬܗܘܢ	ܡܛܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܛܪܢ		1st person	ܡܛܪܬܢ		ܡܛܪܬܢ
	construct	ܡܛܪܬ		2nd person	ܡܛܪܬܟ	ܡܛܪܬܟܝ	ܡܛܪܬܟܘܢ	ܡܛܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܛܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܛܪܬܗ	ܡܛܪܬܗ	ܡܛܪܬܗܘܢ	ܡܛܪܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)tˤɑrtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [m(ə)tˤɑre], [m(ə)tˤɑrɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܛܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܛܪܬܐ or ܡܛܪܐ)

1. sandal, shoe

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܛܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܛܪܐ		1st person	ܡܛܪܬܝ		ܡܛܪܬܢ
	construct	ܡܛܪܬ		2nd person	ܡܛܪܬܟ	ܡܛܪܬܟܝ	ܡܛܪܬܟܘܢ	ܡܛܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܛܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܛܪܬܗ	ܡܛܪܬܗ	ܡܛܪܬܗܘܢ	ܡܛܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܛܪܢ ,ܡܛܪܝܢ		1st person	ܡܛܪܬܝ ,ܡܛܪܝ		ܡܛܪܬܢ ,ܡܛܪܝܢ
	construct	ܡܛܪܬ ,ܡܛܪܝ		2nd person	ܡܛܪܬܟ ,ܡܛܪܝܟ	ܡܛܪܬܟܝ ,ܡܛܪܝܟܝ	ܡܛܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܛܪܝܟܘܢ	ܡܛܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܛܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܛܪܬܐ ,ܡܛܪܐ		3rd person	ܡܛܪܬܗ ,ܡܛܪܘܗܝ	ܡܛܪܬܗ ,ܡܛܪܝܗ	ܡܛܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܛܪܝܗܘܢ	ܡܛܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܡܛܪܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܣܐܘܢܐ
• ܡܣܐܢܐ
• ܛܪܡܝܣܝܬܐ
• ܨܘܠܬܐ

References

• “mṭrh”, 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 203a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 268b
• 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, →ISBN, page 750a