ܡܟܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܪ ܐ (k r ˀ)
4 terms

Causative of ܟܵܪܹܐ (kārē, “to be short”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mak.reː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [mat͡ʃ.reː]

Verb

ܡܲܟܪܹܐ • (makrē)

1. (transitive) to shorten

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܲܟܪܹܐ

present participle	ܡܲܟܪܘܿܝܹܐ (makrōyē)
verbal noun	-
		singular				plural
past participle	m	ܡܘܼܟܪܝܵܐ (mukryā)				ܡܘܼܟܪܝܹ̈ܐ (mukryē)
	f	ܡܘܼܟܪܲܝܬܵܐ (mukraytā)
agent noun	m	ܡܲܟܪܝܵܢܵܐ (makryānā)				ܡܲܟܪܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (makryānē)
	f	ܡܲܟܪܝܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (makryānīṯā)				ܡܲܟܪܝܵܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (makryānyāṯā)
instance noun		ܡܲܟܪܲܝܬܵܐ (makraytā)				ܡܲܟ̈ܪܲܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (makrayyāṯā)
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܘܼܟܪܹܐ ܠܝܼ (mukrē lī)	ܡܘܼܟܪܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mukrē lūḵ)	ܡܘܼܟܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ (mukrē lēh)	ܡܘܼܟܪܹܐ ܠܲܢ (mukrē lan)	ܡܘܼܟܪܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mukrē lāwḵōn)	ܡܘܼܟܪܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mukrē lhōn)
	f		ܡܘܼܟܪܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mukrē lāḵ)	ܡܘܼܟܪܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (mukrē lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܲܟܪܹܝܢ (makrēn)	ܡܲܟܪܹܝܬ (makrēt)	ܡܲܟܪܹܐ (makrē)	ܡܲܟܪܹܝܚ (makrēḥ)	ܡܲܟܪܹܝܬܘܿܢ (makrētōn)	ܡܲܟܪܝܼ (makrī)
	f	ܡܲܟܪܝܵܢ (makryān)	ܡܲܟܪܝܵܬܝ (makryāt)	ܡܲܟܪܝܵܐ (makryā)
imperative	m		ܐܲܟܪܝܼ (akrī)			ܐܲܟܪܲܘ (akraw)
	f		ܐܲܟܪܲܝ (akray)
passive past	m	ܡܘܼܟܪܹܝܢ (mukrēn)	ܡܘܼܟܪܹܝܬ (mukrēt)	ܡܘܼܟܪܹܐ (mukrē)	ܡܘܼܟܪܹܝܚ (mukrēḥ)	ܡܘܼܟܪܹܝܬܘܿܢ (mukrētōn)	ܡܘܼܟܪܲܝ (mukray)
	f	ܡܘܼܟܪܝܲܢ (mukryan)	ܡܘܼܟܪܝܲܬܝ (mukryat)	ܡܘܼܟܪܝܵܐ (mukryā)

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic مَكْر (makr, “red”, noun), Akkadian 𒈠𒀝𒊒𒌑 (ma-ak-ru-u₂ /⁠makrû⁠/, “red”).

Alternative forms

• ܡܪܓܐ (margā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)xɑrɑ], [maxrɑ], [makkɑrɑ]

Noun

ܡܟܪܐ • (mḵārā, maḵrā, maḵrā) m(uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) minium, red lead
2. red pigment

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܟܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܟܪ		1st person	ܡܟܪܝ		ܡܟܪܢ
	construct	ܡܟܪ		2nd person	ܡܟܪܟ	ܡܟܪܟܝ	ܡܟܪܟܘܢ	ܡܟܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܟܪܐ		3rd person	ܡܟܪܗ	ܡܟܪܗ	ܡܟܪܗܘܢ	ܡܟܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)xɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [m(ə)xɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܡܟܪܐ • (mḵārā) m (plural ܡܟܪܐ (mḵārē))

1. (agriculture) irrigated land

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܟܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܟܪ		1st person	ܡܟܪܝ		ܡܟܪܢ
	construct	ܡܟܪ		2nd person	ܡܟܪܟ	ܡܟܪܟܝ	ܡܟܪܟܘܢ	ܡܟܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܟܪܐ		3rd person	ܡܟܪܗ	ܡܟܪܗ	ܡܟܪܗܘܢ	ܡܟܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܟܪܝܢ		1st person	ܡܟܪܝ		ܡܟܪܝܢ
	construct	ܡܟܪܝ		2nd person	ܡܟܪܝܟ	ܡܟܪܝܟܝ	ܡܟܪܝܟܘܢ	ܡܟܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܟܪܐ		3rd person	ܡܟܪܘܗܝ	ܡܟܪܝܗ	ܡܟܪܝܗܘܢ	ܡܟܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܟ-ܪ-ܐ (k-r-ʾ) related to being short.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maxrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [maxre] (plural)

Noun

ܡܟܪܐ • (maḵrā) m (plural ܡܟܪܐ (maḵrē))

1. (dialectal) small-mouthed pitcher or flagon

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܟܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܟܪ		1st person	ܡܟܪܝ		ܡܟܪܢ
	construct	ܡܟܪ		2nd person	ܡܟܪܟ	ܡܟܪܟܝ	ܡܟܪܟܘܢ	ܡܟܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܟܪܐ		3rd person	ܡܟܪܗ	ܡܟܪܗ	ܡܟܪܗܘܢ	ܡܟܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܟܪܝܢ		1st person	ܡܟܪܝ		ܡܟܪܝܢ
	construct	ܡܟܪܝ		2nd person	ܡܟܪܝܟ	ܡܟܪܝܟܝ	ܡܟܪܝܟܘܢ	ܡܟܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܟܪܐ		3rd person	ܡܟܪܘܗܝ	ܡܟܪܝܗ	ܡܟܪܝܗܘܢ	ܡܟܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From the root ܡ-ܟ-ܪ (m-k-r) related to betrothing. Compare Hebrew מוֹכֵר (mōḵḗr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑxrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mɑxre] (plural)

Noun

ܡܟܪܐ • (māḵrā) m (plural ܡܟܪܐ (māḵrē))

1. betrothed, fiancé; husband

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܟܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܟܪ		1st person	ܡܟܪܝ		ܡܟܪܢ
	construct	ܡܟܪ		2nd person	ܡܟܪܟ	ܡܟܪܟܝ	ܡܟܪܟܘܢ	ܡܟܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܟܪܐ		3rd person	ܡܟܪܗ	ܡܟܪܗ	ܡܟܪܗܘܢ	ܡܟܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܟܪܝܢ		1st person	ܡܟܪܝ		ܡܟܪܝܢ
	construct	ܡܟܪܝ		2nd person	ܡܟܪܝܟ	ܡܟܪܝܟܝ	ܡܟܪܝܟܘܢ	ܡܟܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܟܪܐ		3rd person	ܡܟܪܘܗܝ	ܡܟܪܝܗ	ܡܟܪܝܗܘܢ	ܡܟܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mkr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “mkr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “mkr³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “mkr⁴”, 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 183a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 272b
• 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 761a-b