ܡܥܡܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܡ ܪ (ˁ m r)
8 terms

Noun of place derived from the verb ܥܵܡܹܪ (ˁāmēr, “to inhabit, live, reside”); compare Arabic مَعْمَر (maʕmar).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [maʕ.mərɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܥܡܪܵܐ • (maˁmrā) m sg (plural ܡܲܥܡܪܹ̈ܐ (maˁmrē))

1. abode, dwelling
2. sojourning
3. (biology) habitat

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܥܡܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			ܡܲܥܡܪܲܢ (maˁmran)
	construct	ܡܲܥܡܲܪ (maˁmar)		2nd person	ܡܲܥܡܪܘܼܟ݂ (maˁmrūḵ)	ܡܲܥܡܪܵܟ݂ܝ (maˁmrāḵ)	ܡܲܥܡܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maˁmrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܥܡܪܵܐ (maˁmrā)		3rd person	ܡܲܥܡܪܹܗ (maˁmrēh)	ܡܲܥܡܪܘܿܗ̇ (maˁmrōh)	ܡܲܥܡܪܗܘܿܢ (maˁmrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܥܡܪ̈ܝܼ (maˁmrī)		ܡܲܥܡܪ̈ܲܢ (maˁmran)
	construct	ܡܲܥܡܪ̈ܲܝ (maˁmray)		2nd person	ܡܲܥܡܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (maˁmrūḵ)	ܡܲܥܡܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (maˁmrāḵ)	ܡܲܥܡܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maˁmrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܥܡܪܹ̈ܐ (maˁmrē)		3rd person	ܡܲܥܡܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (maˁmrūh)	ܡܲܥܡܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (maˁmrōh)	ܡܲܥܡܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (maˁmrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܡܲܥܡܪܵܐ (bēṯ maˁmrā, “living space”)
• ܫܲܘܝܘܼܬ݂ ܡܲܥܡܪܵܐ (šawyūṯ maˁmrā, “co-habitation”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܥ-ܡ-ܪ related to inhabiting. Compare Arabic مَعْمَر (maʕmar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maʕm(ə)rɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [maʕm(ə)re(ʔ)], [maʕm(ə)rɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܥܡܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܥܡܪܬܐ or ܡܥܡܪܐ)

1. abode, dwelling
2. sojourning

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܥܡܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܥܡܪ		1st person	ܡܥܡܪܝ		ܡܥܡܪܢ
	construct	ܡܥܡܪ		2nd person	ܡܥܡܪܟ	ܡܥܡܪܟܝ	ܡܥܡܪܟܘܢ	ܡܥܡܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܥܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܡܥܡܪܗ	ܡܥܡܪܗ	ܡܥܡܪܗܘܢ	ܡܥܡܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܥܡܪܢ ,ܡܥܡܪܝܢ		1st person	ܡܥܡܪܬܝ ,ܡܥܡܪܝ		ܡܥܡܪܬܢ ,ܡܥܡܪܝܢ
	construct	ܡܥܡܪܬ ,ܡܥܡܪܝ		2nd person	ܡܥܡܪܬܟ ,ܡܥܡܪܝܟ	ܡܥܡܪܬܟܝ ,ܡܥܡܪܝܟܝ	ܡܥܡܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܥܡܪܝܟܘܢ	ܡܥܡܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܥܡܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܥܡܪܬܐ ,ܡܥܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܡܥܡܪܬܗ ,ܡܥܡܪܘܗܝ	ܡܥܡܪܬܗ ,ܡܥܡܪܝܗ	ܡܥܡܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܥܡܪܝܗܘܢ	ܡܥܡܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܡܥܡܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mˁmr”, 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, p. 257a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 289b
• 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, p. 802b