ܡܘܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Ultimately from a Semitic source, possibly via Ancient Greek μύῤῥα (mýrrhā). Compare Arabic مُرّ (murr) and Hebrew מֹר (mōr).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [mu(r)rɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܡܘܪܐ m (uncountable)

1. myrrh

Inflection

    declension of ܡܘܪܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܡܘܪ
construct	ܡܘܪ
emphatic	ܡܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܘܪܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܘܪܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܘܪܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܘܪܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܘܪܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܘܪܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܘܪܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܘܪܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܘܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek μόρον (móron).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [morɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA: [more(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܘܪܐ f (emphatic plural ܡܘܪܐ)

1. morus, mulberry tree

Inflection

    declension of ܡܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܘܪ	ܡܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܡܘܪ	ܡܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܡܘܪܐ	ܡܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܘܪܝ	ܡܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܘܪܟ	ܡܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܘܪܟܝ	ܡܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܘܪܗ	ܡܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܘܪܗ	ܡܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܘܪܢ	ܡܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܘܪܟܘܢ	ܡܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܘܪܟܝܢ	ܡܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܘܪܗܘܢ	ܡܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܘܪܗܝܢ	ܡܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek μοῖρα (moîra).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [murɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܡܘܪܐ f (emphatic plural ܡܪܣ ,ܡܝܪܣ ,ܡܘܪܐܣ ,ܡܘܪܣ)

1. step, stage, level
2. (geometry, geography, astronomy) degree (of a circle, of longitude/latitude, of a star, etc.)
3. share, portion

Etymology 4

From Ancient Greek Μοῖρα (Moîra).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [murɑ(ʔ)]

Proper noun

ܡܘܪܐ f

1. (Greek mythology) Moera, Fate

References

• "mwr" in the Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon.
• Louis Costaz, Syriac-English Dictionary, 1963, p. 190b
• Jessie Payne Smith, A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of Robert Payne Smith, 1902, p. 259a
• Michael Sokoloff, A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, 2009, p. 729a