ܡܪܝܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܪ ܥ (m r ˁ)
2 terms

Passive participle of the verb ܡܵܪܹܥ (mārēˁ, “to be/become ill”); cognate to Arabic مَرِيض (marīḍ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mriːʕɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [mriʔɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [mɪrjɑː]

Adjective

ܡܪܝܼܥܵܐ • (mrīˁā) (feminine ܡܪܝܼܥܬܵܐ (mrīˁtā), plural ܡܪ̈ܝܼܥܹܐ (mrīˁē))

1. ill, sick (in poor health)

Noun

ܡܪܝܼܥܵܐ • (mrīˁā) m sg (plural ܡܪ̈ܝܼܥܹܐ (mrīˁē), feminine ܡܪܝܼܥܬܵܐ (mrīˁtā))

1. ill person, sick person

   ܚܘܼܠܡܵܢܵܐ ܬܵܓ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܪܹ̈ܝܫܹܐ ܕܫܠܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ݂ ܡܪ̈ܝܼܥܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܝܼ ܚܵܙܝܼ.

   ḥulmānā tāḡā ìlēh ˁal rēšē d-šlīmē d-balḥōḏ mrīˁē kē māṣī ḥāzī.

   Health is a crown on the heads of the healthy, that only the ill can see.

See also

• ܟܪܝܼܗܵܐ (krīhā)