ܢܡܪܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *namir-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɛmr(ə)θɑ], [n(ə)martɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nɛmrɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܢܡܪܬܐ • (nemrəṯā) f (plural ܢܡܪܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܢܡܪܐ)

1. leopardess

Inflection

    declension of ܢܡܪܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܡܪܐ	ܢܡܪܢ
construct	ܢܡܪܬ	ܢܡܪܬ
emphatic	ܢܡܪܬܐ	ܢܡܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܡܪܬܝ	ܢܡܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܡܪܬܟ	ܢܡܪܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܡܪܬܟܝ	ܢܡܪܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܡܪܬܗ	ܢܡܪܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܡܪܬܗ	ܢܡܪܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܡܪܬܢ	ܢܡܪܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܡܪܬܟܘܢ	ܢܡܪܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܡܪܬܟܝܢ	ܢܡܪܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܡܪܬܗܘܢ	ܢܡܪܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܡܪܬܗܝܢ	ܢܡܪܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Possibly from Akkadian 𒈾𒁇𒌈 (/⁠nabārtu⁠/, “fishing spot; cage, trap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɑmar(ə)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nɑmrɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܢܡܪܬܐ • (nāmarṯā) f (plural ܢܡܪܬܐ)

1. cage, enclosure
2. snare, trap
3. pit

Inflection

    declension of ܢܡܪܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܡܪܐ	ܢܡܪܢ
construct	ܢܡܪܬ	ܢܡܪܬ
emphatic	ܢܡܪܬܐ	ܢܡܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܡܪܬܝ	ܢܡܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܡܪܬܟ	ܢܡܪܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܡܪܬܟܝ	ܢܡܪܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܡܪܬܗ	ܢܡܪܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܡܪܬܗ	ܢܡܪܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܡܪܬܢ	ܢܡܪܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܡܪܬܟܘܢ	ܢܡܪܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܡܪܬܟܝܢ	ܢܡܪܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܡܪܬܗܘܢ	ܢܡܪܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܡܪܬܗܝܢ	ܢܡܪܬܗܝܢ

References

• “nmrh”, 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 205b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 341a
• 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 922b-923a