ܡܚܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܡ ܚ ܪ (m ḥ r)
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [max.xɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܚܵܪܵܐ • (maḥḥārā) m (plural ܡܲܚܵܪܹ̈ܐ (maḥḥārē), feminine ܡܲܚܵܪܬܵܐ (maḥḥārtā))

1. engineer (person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or structures)
2. geometrician, geometer
3. surveyor, measurer

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܚܵܪܵܐ (maḥḥārā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܚܵܪܝܼ (maḥḥārī)		ܡܲܚܵܪܲܢ (maḥḥāran)
	construct	ܡܲܚܵܪ (maḥḥār)	2nd person	ܡܲܚܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (maḥḥārūḵ)	ܡܲܚܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (maḥḥārāḵ)	ܡܲܚܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḥḥārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܚܵܪܵܐ (maḥḥārā)	3rd person	ܡܲܚܵܪܹܗ (maḥḥārēh)	ܡܲܚܵܪܵܗ̇ (maḥḥārāh)	ܡܲܚܵܪܗܘܿܢ (maḥḥārhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܝܼ (maḥḥārī)		ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܲܢ (maḥḥāran)
	construct	ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܲܝ (maḥḥāray)	2nd person	ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (maḥḥārūḵ)	ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (maḥḥārāḵ)	ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḥḥārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܚܵܪܹ̈ܐ (maḥḥārē)	3rd person	ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (maḥḥārūh)	ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (maḥḥārōh)	ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (maḥḥārhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܚܸܪ (maḥḥir, “to measure”)
• ܡܲܚܵܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (maḥḥārūṯā, “engineering”)
• ܡܲܚܵܪܵܝܵܐ (maḥḥārāyā, “geometric, mechanical, related to engineering”)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maħħɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [maħħɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܚܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܚܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܚܪܬܐ)

1. geometrician, geometer
2. surveyor, measurer
3. architect

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܚܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܚܪ	ܡܚܪܝܢ
construct	ܡܚܪ	ܡܚܪܝ
emphatic	ܡܚܪܐ	ܡܚܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܚܪܝ	ܡܚܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܚܪܟ	ܡܚܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܚܪܟܝ	ܡܚܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܚܪܗ	ܡܚܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܚܪܗ	ܡܚܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܚܪܢ	ܡܚܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܚܪܟܘܢ	ܡܚܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܚܪܟܝܢ	ܡܚܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܚܪܗܘܢ	ܡܚܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܚܪܗܝܢ	ܡܚܪܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܡܚܪ
• ܡܚܪܘܬܐ

References

• “mḥr”, 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. 180b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 265b
• 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. 742b