ܡܛܪܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܢ-ܛ-ܪ (n-ṭ-r) related to guarding. Compare Arabic مَنْطَرَة (manṭara) and Hebrew מַטָּרָה (maṭṭārâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [matˤtˤar(ə)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [matˤ(tˤə)rɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܛܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܛܪܬܐ)

1. watch(ing), guard(ing), vigil
2. post, station, camp
3. (military) garrison, troops

Inflection

    declension of ܡܛܪܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܛܪܐ	ܡܛܪܢ
construct	ܡܛܪܬ	ܡܛܪܬ
emphatic	ܡܛܪܬܐ	ܡܛܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܛܪܬܝ	ܡܛܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܛܪܬܟ	ܡܛܪܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܛܪܬܟܝ	ܡܛܪܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܛܪܬܗ	ܡܛܪܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܛܪܬܗ	ܡܛܪܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܛܪܬܢ	ܡܛܪܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܛܪܬܟܘܢ	ܡܛܪܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܛܪܬܟܝܢ	ܡܛܪܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܛܪܬܗܘܢ	ܡܛܪܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܛܪܬܗܝܢ	ܡܛܪܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)tˤɑrtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [m(ə)tˤɑre], [m(ə)tˤɑrɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܛܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܛܪܬܐ or ܡܛܪܐ)

1. sandal, shoe

Inflection

    declension of ܡܛܪܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܛܪܐ	ܡܛܪܢ ,ܡܛܪܝܢ
construct	ܡܛܪܬ	ܡܛܪܬ ,ܡܛܪܝ
emphatic	ܡܛܪܬܐ	ܡܛܪܬܐ ,ܡܛܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܛܪܬܝ	ܡܛܪܬܝ ,ܡܛܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܛܪܬܟ	ܡܛܪܬܟ ,ܡܛܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܛܪܬܟܝ	ܡܛܪܬܟܝ ,ܡܛܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܛܪܬܗ	ܡܛܪܬܗ ,ܡܛܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܛܪܬܗ	ܡܛܪܬܗ ,ܡܛܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܛܪܬܢ	ܡܛܪܬܢ ,ܡܛܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܛܪܬܟܘܢ	ܡܛܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܛܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܛܪܬܟܝܢ	ܡܛܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܛܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܛܪܬܗܘܢ	ܡܛܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܛܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܛܪܬܗܝܢ	ܡܛܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܡܛܪܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܣܐܘܢܐ
• ܡܣܐܢܐ
• ܛܪܡܝܣܝܬܐ
• ܨܘܠܬܐ

References

• “mṭrh”, 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. 203a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 268b
• 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. 750a