ܡܪܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?] (“border, frontier; marquisate, march”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭥𐭦 (mʿz /⁠marz⁠/); compare Persian مرز (marz, “boundary, border, frontier”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [marzɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܪܙܵܐ • (marzā) m (plural ܡܲܪ̈ܙܹܐ (marzē) or ܡܲܪ̈ܙܵܢܹܐ (marzānē))

1. (geography) waterside
   1. shore, coast, seacoast, beach, strand
   2. riverbank

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܪܙܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܪܙܝܼ (marzī)		ܡܲܪܙܲܢ (marzan)
	construct	ܡܪܲܙ (mraz)		2nd person	ܡܲܪܙܘܼܟ݂ (marzūḵ)	ܡܲܪܙܵܟ݂ܝ (marzāḵ)	ܡܲܪܙܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (marzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܪܙܵܐ (marzā)		3rd person	ܡܲܪܙܹܗ (marzēh)	ܡܲܪܙܘܿܗ̇ (marzōh)	ܡܲܪܙܗܘܿܢ (marzhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܪ̈ܙܝܼ (marzī)		ܡܲܪ̈ܙܲܢ (marzan)
	construct	ܡܲܪ̈ܙܲܝ (marzay)		2nd person	ܡܲܪ̈ܙܘܼܟ݂ (marzūḵ)	ܡܲܪ̈ܙܵܟ݂ܝ (marzāḵ)	ܡܲܪ̈ܙܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (marzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܪ̈ܙܹܐ (marzē)		3rd person	ܡܲܪ̈ܙܘܼܗܝ (marzūh)	ܡܲܪ̈ܙܘܿܗ̇ (marzōh)	ܡܲܪ̈ܙܗܘܿܢ (marzhōn)

Synonyms

• ܣܦܵܪܵܐ (spārā)
• ܬܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (tīrē)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܪܙܵܝܵܐ (marzāyā)
• ܡܪܲܙ ܝܵܡܵܐ (mraz yāmā)
• ܡܪܲܙ ܢܲܗܪܵܐ (mraz nahrā)
• ܡܲܪܙܵܐ ܕܓܪܲܡܦܝܼܠܵܐ (marzā d-grimpīlā)
• ܡܲܪܙܵܐ ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (marzā maˁrḇāyā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭬𐭥𐭦 (mʿz /⁠marz⁠/). Compare Persian مرز (marz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [marzɑ(ʔ)], [mɑrzɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [marze(ʔ)], [mɑrze(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܪܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܪܙܐ)

1. border, frontier, limit
2. marquisate, march

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܪܙܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܪܙ		1st person	ܡܪܙܝ		ܡܪܙܢ
	construct	ܡܪܙ		2nd person	ܡܪܙܟ	ܡܪܙܟܝ	ܡܪܙܟܘܢ	ܡܪܙܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܪܙܐ		3rd person	ܡܪܙܗ	ܡܪܙܗ	ܡܪܙܗܘܢ	ܡܪܙܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܪܙܝܢ		1st person	ܡܪܙܝ		ܡܪܙܝܢ
	construct	ܡܪܙܝ		2nd person	ܡܪܙܝܟ	ܡܪܙܝܟܝ	ܡܪܙܝܟܘܢ	ܡܪܙܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܪܙܐ		3rd person	ܡܪܙܘܗܝ	ܡܪܙܝܗ	ܡܪܙܝܗܘܢ	ܡܪܙܝܗܝܢ

Related terms

• ܡܪܙܒܢܐ

References

• “mrz”, 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. 192a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 300b
• 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. 830b

Anagrams

• ܙܡܪܐ