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

Inflection of ܢܡܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܡܪܐ		1st person	ܢܡܪܬܝ		ܢܡܪܬܢ
	construct	ܢܡܪܬ		2nd person	ܢܡܪܬܟ	ܢܡܪܬܟܝ	ܢܡܪܬܟܘܢ	ܢܡܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܡܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܢܡܪܬܗ	ܢܡܪܬܗ	ܢܡܪܬܗܘܢ	ܢܡܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܡܪܢ		1st person	ܢܡܪܬܢ		ܢܡܪܬܢ
	construct	ܢܡܪܬ		2nd person	ܢܡܪܬܟ	ܢܡܪܬܟܝ	ܢܡܪܬܟܘܢ	ܢܡܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܡܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܢܡܪܬܗ	ܢܡܪܬܗ	ܢܡܪܬܗܘܢ	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

Inflection of ܢܡܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܡܪܐ		1st person	ܢܡܪܬܝ		ܢܡܪܬܢ
	construct	ܢܡܪܬ		2nd person	ܢܡܪܬܟ	ܢܡܪܬܟܝ	ܢܡܪܬܟܘܢ	ܢܡܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܡܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܢܡܪܬܗ	ܢܡܪܬܗ	ܢܡܪܬܗܘܢ	ܢܡܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܡܪܢ		1st person	ܢܡܪܬܢ		ܢܡܪܬܢ
	construct	ܢܡܪܬ		2nd person	ܢܡܪܬܟ	ܢܡܪܬܟܝ	ܢܡܪܬܟܘܢ	ܢܡܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܡܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܢܡܪܬܗ	ܢܡܪܬܗ	ܢܡܪܬܗܘܢ	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