ܥܘܡܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܡ ܪ (ˁ m r)
8 terms

From the verb ܥܵܡܹܪ (ˁāmēr, “to dwell, inhabit”) of the noun pattern 1u23ā; with the first definition a semantic loan from Arabic عُمْر (ʕumr) its cognate.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕu.mrɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔu.mrɑː]

Noun

ܥܘܼܡܪܵܐ • (ˁumrā) m (plural ܥܘܼܡܪܹ̈ܐ (ˁumrē))

1. life as a period of time, length of life, lifespan, lifetime; age

   Synonyms: ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥayūṯā), ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ (šinnē)

2. (Christianity) church, house of worship

   Synonym: ܥܹܕܬܵܐ (ˁēdtā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܘܼܡܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܘܼܡܪܝܼ (ˁumrī)		ܥܘܼܡܪܲܢ (ˁumran)
	construct	ܥܡܘܿܪ (ˁmōr)		2nd person	ܥܘܼܡܪܘܼܟ݂ (ˁumrūḵ)	ܥܘܼܡܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁumrāḵ)	ܥܘܼܡܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁumrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܘܼܡܪܵܐ (ˁumrā)		3rd person	ܥܘܼܡܪܹܗ (ˁumrēh)	ܥܘܼܡܪܘܿܗ̇ (ˁumrōh)	ܥܘܼܡܪܗܘܿܢ (ˁumrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܘܼܡܪ̈ܝܼ (ˁumrī)		ܥܘܼܡܪ̈ܲܢ (ˁumran)
	construct	ܥܘܼܡܪ̈ܲܝ (ˁumray)		2nd person	ܥܘܼܡܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ˁumrūḵ)	ܥܘܼܡܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁumrāḵ)	ܥܘܼܡܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁumrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܘܼܡܪܹ̈ܐ (ˁumrē)		3rd person	ܥܘܼܡܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ˁumrūh)	ܥܘܼܡܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁumrōh)	ܥܘܼܡܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ˁumrhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܥ-ܡ-ܪ (ʿ-m-r) related to inhabiting.

Compare Arabic عمرة (“'umra”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕumrɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕumre(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܥܘܡܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܘܡܪܐ)

1. life, living, way of life
2. habitation, dwelling place, house
3. family
4. congregation, people
5. monastic communion
6. monastery
7. cell, room

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܘܡܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܡܘܪ		1st person	ܥܘܡܪܝ		ܥܘܡܪܢ
	construct	ܥܡܘܪ		2nd person	ܥܘܡܪܟ	ܥܘܡܪܟܝ	ܥܘܡܪܟܘܢ	ܥܘܡܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܘܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܥܘܡܪܗ	ܥܘܡܪܗ	ܥܘܡܪܗܘܢ	ܥܘܡܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܘܡܪܝܢ		1st person	ܥܘܡܪܝ		ܥܘܡܪܝܢ
	construct	ܥܘܡܪܝ		2nd person	ܥܘܡܪܝܟ	ܥܘܡܪܝܟܝ	ܥܘܡܪܝܟܘܢ	ܥܘܡܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܘܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܥܘܡܪܘܗܝ	ܥܘܡܪܝܗ	ܥܘܡܪܝܗܘܢ	ܥܘܡܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܥ-ܡ-ܪ (ʿ-m-r) related to inhabiting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕummɑrɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕummɑre(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܥܘܡܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܘܡܪܐ)

1. world

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܘܡܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܘܡܪ		1st person	ܥܘܡܪܝ		ܥܘܡܪܢ
	construct	ܥܘܡܪ		2nd person	ܥܘܡܪܟ	ܥܘܡܪܟܝ	ܥܘܡܪܟܘܢ	ܥܘܡܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܘܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܥܘܡܪܗ	ܥܘܡܪܗ	ܥܘܡܪܗܘܢ	ܥܘܡܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܘܡܪܝܢ		1st person	ܥܘܡܪܝ		ܥܘܡܪܝܢ
	construct	ܥܘܡܪܝ		2nd person	ܥܘܡܪܝܟ	ܥܘܡܪܝܟܝ	ܥܘܡܪܝܟܘܢ	ܥܘܡܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܘܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܥܘܡܪܘܗܝ	ܥܘܡܪܝܗ	ܥܘܡܪܝܗܘܢ	ܥܘܡܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˁwmr”, 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. 256b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 405b
• 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. 1081b