ܡܐܡܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܡ ܪ (ˀ m r)
9 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܡܐܡܪܐ; compare Hebrew מַאֲמָר (ma'amár).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [meʔmrɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [miːmrɑː]

Noun

ܡܹܐܡܪܵܐ • (mēmrām (plural ܡܹܐܡܪܹ̈ܐ (mēmrē))

  1. (grammar) sentence, predicate

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܹܐܡܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܡܹܐܡܲܪ (mēmar) 1st person ܡܹܐܡܪܝܼ (mēmrī) ܡܹܐܡܪܲܢ (mēmran)
construct ܡܹܐܡܲܪ (mēmar) 2nd person ܡܹܐܡܪܘܼܟ݂ (mēmrōḵ) ܡܹܐܡܪܵܟ݂ܝ (mēmrāḵ) ܡܹܐܡܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mēmrawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܹܐܡܪܵܐ (mēmrā) 3rd person ܡܹܐܡܪܹܗ (mēmrēh) ܡܹܐܡܪܵܗ̇ (mēmrāh) ܡܹܐܡܪܗܘܿܢ (mēmrhōn)
plural absolute ܡܹܐܡܪ̈ܝܼܢ (mēmrīn) 1st person ܡܹܐܡܪ̈ܝܼ (mēmrī) ܡܹܐܡܪ̈ܲܢ (mēmran)
construct ܡܹܐܡܪ̈ܲܝ (mēmray) 2nd person ܡܹܐܡܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (mēmrōḵ) ܡܹܐܡܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (mēmrāḵ) ܡܹܐܡܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mēmrawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܹܐܡܪܹ̈ܐ (mēmrē) 3rd person ܡܹܐܡܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (mēmrūh) ܡܹܐܡܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (mēmrōh) ܡܹܐܡܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (mēmrayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܡܹܐܡܪܵܐ ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܝܵܐ (mēmrā šūˀālāyā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܐ ܡ ܪ related to saying. Compare Hebrew מַאֲמָר (maʾămār).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [me(ʔ)mrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [me(ʔ)mre] (plural)

Noun

ܡܐܡܪܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܐܡܪܐ)

  1. speech, oration, diction
  2. discourse, tractate, treatise, chapter
  3. homily, sermon
  4. proposition
  5. (grammar) sentence, predicate, verb
  6. remark

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܐܡܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܡܐܡܪ 1st person ܡܐܡܪܝ ܡܐܡܪܢ
construct ܡܐܡܪ 2nd person ܡܐܡܪܟ ܡܐܡܪܟܝ ܡܐܡܪܟܘܢ ܡܐܡܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܐܡܪܐ 3rd person ܡܐܡܪܗ ܡܐܡܪܗ ܡܐܡܪܗܘܢ ܡܐܡܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܡܐܡܪܝܢ 1st person ܡܐܡܪܝ ܡܐܡܪܝܢ
construct ܡܐܡܪܝ 2nd person ܡܐܡܪܝܟ ܡܐܡܪܝܟܝ ܡܐܡܪܝܟܘܢ ܡܐܡܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܐܡܪܐ 3rd person ܡܐܡܪܘܗܝ ܡܐܡܪܝܗ ܡܐܡܪܝܗܘܢ ܡܐܡܪܝܗܝܢ

References

  • mˀmr”, 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 12a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 247a
  • 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, →ISBN, pages 701b–702a