ܬܡܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܬܡܪ̈ܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic תַּמְרָא (tamrā, “date; date palm”), from Proto-Semitic; compare Classical Syriac ܬܡܪܬܐ (tmarṯā), Hebrew תָּמָר (tamár), Arabic ثَمَر (ṯamar, “fruits”) and تَمْر (tamr, “date”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tam.rɑː]

Noun

ܬܲܡܪܵܐ • (tamrā) m (plural ܬܲܡܪܹ̈ܐ (tamrē))

1. date (sweet, dark brown oval fruit containing a hard stone)

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܡܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܲܡܪܝܼ (tamrī)		ܬܲܡܪܲܢ (tamran)
	construct	ܬܡܲܪ (tmar)		2nd person	ܬܲܡܪܘܼܟ݂ (tamrūḵ)	ܬܲܡܪܵܟ݂ܝ (tamrāḵ)	ܬܲܡܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tamrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܡܪܵܐ (tamrā)		3rd person	ܬܲܡܪܹܗ (tamrēh)	ܬܲܡܪܵܗ̇ (tamrāh)	ܬܲܡܪܗܘܿܢ (tamrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܲܡܪܝܼ̈ (tamrī)		ܬܲܡܪܲܢ̈ (tamran)
	construct	ܬܲܡܪܲܝ̈ (tamray)		2nd person	ܬܲܡܪܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tamrūḵ)	ܬܲܡܪܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tamrāḵ)	ܬܲܡܪܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tamrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܡܪܹ̈ܐ (tamrē)		3rd person	ܬܲܡܪܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tamrūh)	ܬܲܡܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tamrōh)	ܬܲܡܪܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tamrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܲܡܪܵܐ ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܵܐ (tamrā hindūwāyā, “tamarind”)

See also

• ܕܸܩܠܵܐ (diqlā)
• ܩܲܫܒܵܐ (qašbā)
• ܚܘܼܪܡܵܐ (ḥurmā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

See תּֽמְרָא (timrā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɛmrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tɛmre] (plural)

Noun

ܬܡܪܐ • (temrā) m (plural ܬܡܪܐ (temrē))

1. eyelid; eyelash

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܡܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܡܪ		1st person	ܬܡܪܝ		ܬܡܪܢ
	construct	ܬܡܪ		2nd person	ܬܡܪܟ	ܬܡܪܟܝ	ܬܡܪܟܘܢ	ܬܡܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܬܡܪܗ	ܬܡܪܗ	ܬܡܪܗܘܢ	ܬܡܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܡܪܝܢ		1st person	ܬܡܪܝ		ܬܡܪܝܢ
	construct	ܬܡܪܝ		2nd person	ܬܡܪܝܟ	ܬܡܪܝܟܝ	ܬܡܪܝܟܘܢ	ܬܡܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܬܡܪܘܗܝ	ܬܡܪܝܗ	ܬܡܪܝܗܘܢ	ܬܡܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Noun

ܬܡܪܐ • (tamrē)

1. emphatic plural of ܬܡܪܬܐ (təmarṯā)

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): [tamre]

Noun

ܬܡܪܐ • (tamrā)

1. absolute singular of ܬܡܪܬܐ (təmarṯā)

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): [tamrɑ]

References

• “tmr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “tmr²”, 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 394a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 615b
• 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, page 1653b