ܡܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܡ ܪ ܐ (m r ˀ)
2 terms

Etymology

Originally a variant based on the short absolute state of ܡܵܪܝܵܐ (māryā) which is used only for the Lord God (ie. the Tetragrammaton); compare Hebrew מַר (mar), and also borrowed into Arabic مَار (mār), Old Armenian մար (mar), and Malayalam മാർ (māṟ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܡܵܪܵܐ • (mārā) m sg (plural ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ (mārāwātē) or ܡܵܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mārwāṯā), feminine ܡܵܪܬܵܐ (mārtā))

1. lord, master, ruler
2. patrician, noble
3. owner
4. (in the plural) relatives

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܵܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܵܪܝܼ (mārī)		ܡܵܪܲܢ (māran)
	construct	ܡܵܪ (mār)		2nd person	ܡܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (mārūḵ)	ܡܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (mārāḵ)	ܡܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܵܪܵܐ (mārā)		3rd person	ܡܵܪܹܗ (mārēh)	ܡܵܪܵܗ̇ (mārāh)	ܡܵܪܗܘܿܢ (mārhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܝܼ (mārāwātī)		ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܲܢ (mārāwātan)
	construct	ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ (mārāwāt)		2nd person	ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (mārāwātūḵ)	ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (mārāwātāḵ)	ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mārāwātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ (mārāwātē)		3rd person	ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܗܝ (mārāwātūh)	ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (mārāwātōh)	ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܗܘܿܢ (mārāwāthōn)

Derived terms

• ܝܵܐ ܡܵܪܝܼ! (yā mārī!, “Oh lord!”)
• ܡܵܪ (mār)
• ܡܵܪܝ (mār)
• ܡܵܪܲܢ (māran)
• ܡܵܪܵܐ ܕܒܲܝܬܵܐ (mārā dbaytā, “landlord”)
• ܡܵܪܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (mārānūtā, “domination”)
• ܡܵܪܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (mārānāˀīṯ, “properly”)
• ܡܵܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (mārānāyā, “of a master, primary”)

Related terms

• ܡܵܪܝܵܐ (māryā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Aramaic מרא (mārā); compare Hebrew מַר (mar).

Alternative forms

• ܡܪܝܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑrɑ]

Noun

ܡܪܐ • (mārā) m (plural ܡܪܘܬܐ or ܡܪܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܪܬܐ)

1. lord, master, ruler
2. prince, satrap
3. patrician, noble
4. owner
5. employer
6. rewarder
7. author
8. (in the plural) neighbors/neighbours

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܪܐ		1st person	ܡܪܝ		ܡܪܢ
	construct	ܡܪܐ		2nd person	ܡܪܟ	ܡܪܟܝ	ܡܪܟܘܢ	ܡܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܪܝܐ, ܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܡܪܗ	ܡܪܗ	ܡܪܗܘܢ	ܡܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܪܘܢ ,ܡܪܝܢ		1st person	ܡܪܘܬܝ ,ܡܪܝ		ܡܪܘܬܢ ,ܡܪܝܢ
	construct	ܡܪܘܬ ,ܡܪܝ		2nd person	ܡܪܘܬܗ ,ܡܪܝܟ	ܡܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܡܪܝܟܝ	ܡܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܪܝܟܘܢ	ܡܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܪܘܬܐ ,ܡܪܝܐ		3rd person	ܡܪܘܬܗ ,ܡܪܘܗܝ	ܡܪܘܬܗ ,ܡܪܝܗ	ܡܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܪܝܗܘܢ	ܡܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܡܪܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Old Armenian: մար (mar)
• → Arabic: مار (mār)
• → Malayalam: മാർ (māṟ)

See also

• ܡܪܝܐ

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒄑𒈥 (marru [^GEŠMAR]). Compare Arabic مَرّ (marr) and Ancient Greek μάρρον (márrhon).

Alternative forms

• ܡܐܪܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [marrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [marre] (plural)

Noun

ܡܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܪܐ)

1. shovel, spade, hoe, mattock
2. mallet

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܪ		1st person	ܡܪܝ		ܡܪܢ
	construct	ܡܪ		2nd person	ܡܪܟ	ܡܪܟܝ	ܡܪܟܘܢ	ܡܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܡܪܗ	ܡܪܗ	ܡܪܗܘܢ	ܡܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܪܝܢ		1st person	ܡܪܝ		ܡܪܝܢ
	construct	ܡܪܝ		2nd person	ܡܪܝܟ	ܡܪܝܟܝ	ܡܪܝܟܘܢ	ܡܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܡܪܘܗܝ	ܡܪܝܗ	ܡܪܝܗܘܢ	ܡܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܡ ܪ ܪ related to bitterness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [marrɑ]

Noun

ܡܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. bitterness

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܪ		1st person	ܡܪܝ		ܡܪܢ
	construct	ܡܪ		2nd person	ܡܪܟ	ܡܪܟܝ	ܡܪܟܘܢ	ܡܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܡܪܗ	ܡܪܗ	ܡܪܗܘܢ	ܡܪܗܝܢ

References

• “mr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “mry”, 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, pages 190b–191a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 247b, 298a
• 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, pages 823b–824b