ܥܡܘܪܐ

See also: ܥܡܘܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܥ ܡ ܪ (ˁ m r)
8 terms

Etymology 1

From the verb ܥܵܡܹܪ (ˁāmēr, “to inhabit, live”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕɑːmoːrɑː]

Noun

ܥܵܡܘܿܪܵܐ • (ˁāmōrā) m sg (plural ܥܵܡܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ (ˁāmōrē), feminine ܥܵܡܘܿܪܬܵܐ (ˁāmōrtā))

1. resident, inhabitant, dweller

   Synonyms: ܚܲܝܵܢܵܐ (ḥayyānā), ܫܲܟܝܼܢܵܐ (šakīnā)

2. (by extension, in the plural) population (people of an area)
3. (obsolete) immigrant, settler, sojourner

   Synonyms: ܬܵܘܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ (tāwtāḇā), ܡܲܫܵܚܲܛܵܐ (maššāḥaṭṭā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܵܡܘܿܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܵܡܘܿܪܝܼ (ˁāmōrī)		ܥܵܡܘܿܪܲܢ (ˁāmōran)
	construct	ܥܵܡܘܿܪ (ˁāmōr)		2nd person	ܥܵܡܘܿܪܘܼܟ݂ (ˁāmōrūḵ)	ܥܵܡܘܿܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁāmōrāḵ)	ܥܵܡܘܿܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁāmōrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܵܡܘܿܪܵܐ (ˁāmōrā)		3rd person	ܥܵܡܘܿܪܹܗ (ˁāmōrēh)	ܥܵܡܘܿܪܵܗ̇ (ˁāmōrāh)	ܥܵܡܘܿܪܗܘܿܢ (ˁāmōrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܵܡܘܿܪ̈ܝܼ (ˁāmōrī)		ܥܵܡܘܿܪ̈ܲܢ (ˁāmōran)
	construct	ܥܵܡܘܿܪ̈ܲܝ (ˁāmōray)		2nd person	ܥܵܡܘܿܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ˁāmōrūḵ)	ܥܵܡܘܿܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁāmōrāḵ)	ܥܵܡܘܿܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁāmōrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܵܡܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ (ˁāmōrē)		3rd person	ܥܵܡܘܿܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ˁāmōrūh)	ܥܵܡܘܿܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁāmōrōh)	ܥܵܡܘܿܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ˁāmōrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܥܵܡܘܿܪܘܼܬܵܐ (ˁāmōrūtā)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew עֲמוֹרָה (ʿĂmôrâ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕɑːmoːrɑː]

Proper noun

ܥܵܡܘܿܪܵܐ • (ˁāmōrā) f

1. (biblical) Gomorrah

See also

• ܣܕܘܿܡ (sdōm)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕɑmorɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕɑmore(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܡܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܡܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܥܡܘܪܬܐ)

1. inhabitant, dweller
2. immigrant, settler, sojourner
3. household member
4. neighbor/neighbour

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܡܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܡܘܪ		1st person	ܥܡܘܪܝ		ܥܡܘܪܢ
	construct	ܥܡܘܪ		2nd person	ܥܡܘܪܟ	ܥܡܘܪܟܝ	ܥܡܘܪܟܘܢ	ܥܡܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܡܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܥܡܘܪܗ	ܥܡܘܪܗ	ܥܡܘܪܗܘܢ	ܥܡܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܡܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܥܡܘܪܝ		ܥܡܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܥܡܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܥܡܘܪܝܟ	ܥܡܘܪܝܟܝ	ܥܡܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܥܡܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܡܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܥܡܘܪܘܗܝ	ܥܡܘܪܝܗ	ܥܡܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܥܡܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܥܡܘܪܘܬܐ

Etymology 2

From Hebrew עֲמוֹרָה (ʿĂmôrâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕɑmorɑ(ʔ)], [ʕammorɑ(ʔ)]

Proper noun

ܥܡܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) f

1. (biblical) Gomorrah

See also

• ܣܕܘܡ

References

• “ˁmwr”, 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, pp. 256b, 415b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 417a
• 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. 1109b