ܡܟܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܪ ܐ (k r ˀ)
3 terms

Causative of ܟܵܪܹܐ (kārē, “to be short”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mak.reː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [mat͡ʃ.reː]

Verb

ܡܲܟܪܹܐ • (makrē) (present participle ܡܲܟܪܘܼܝܹܐ (makrūyē), past participle ܡܘܼܟܪܝܼܵܐ (mukrīyā))

1. (transitive) to shorten

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic مَكْر (makr, “red”, noun), Akkadian 𒈠𒀝𒊒𒌑 (ma-ak-ru-u₂ /⁠makrû⁠/, “red”).

Alternative forms

• ܡܪܓܐ (margā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)xɑrɑ], [maxrɑ], [makkɑrɑ]

Noun

ܡܟܪܐ • (mḵārā, maḵrā, maḵrā) m (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) minium, red lead
2. red pigment

Inflection

    declension of ܡܟܪܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܡܟܪ
construct	ܡܟܪ
emphatic	ܡܟܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܟܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܟܪܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܟܪܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܟܪܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܟܪܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܟܪܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܟܪܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܟܪܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܟܪܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܟܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)xɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [m(ə)xɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܡܟܪܐ • (mḵārā) m (plural ܡܟܪܐ (mḵārē))

1. (agriculture) irrigated land

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܟܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܟܪ	ܡܟܪܝܢ
construct	ܡܟܪ	ܡܟܪܝ
emphatic	ܡܟܪܐ	ܡܟܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܟܪܝ	ܡܟܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܟܪܟ	ܡܟܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܟܪܟܝ	ܡܟܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܟܪܗ	ܡܟܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܟܪܗ	ܡܟܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܟܪܢ	ܡܟܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܟܪܟܘܢ	ܡܟܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܟܪܟܝܢ	ܡܟܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܟܪܗܘܢ	ܡܟܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܟܪܗܝܢ	ܡܟܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܟ-ܪ-ܐ (k-r-ʾ) related to being short.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maxrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [maxre] (plural)

Noun

ܡܟܪܐ • (maḵrā) m (plural ܡܟܪܐ (maḵrē))

1. (dialectal) small-mouthed pitcher or flagon

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܟܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܟܪ	ܡܟܪܝܢ
construct	ܡܟܪ	ܡܟܪܝ
emphatic	ܡܟܪܐ	ܡܟܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܟܪܝ	ܡܟܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܟܪܟ	ܡܟܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܟܪܟܝ	ܡܟܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܟܪܗ	ܡܟܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܟܪܗ	ܡܟܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܟܪܢ	ܡܟܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܟܪܟܘܢ	ܡܟܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܟܪܟܝܢ	ܡܟܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܟܪܗܘܢ	ܡܟܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܟܪܗܝܢ	ܡܟܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From the root ܡ-ܟ-ܪ (m-k-r) related to betrothing. Compare Hebrew מוֹכֵר (mōḵḗr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑxrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mɑxre] (plural)

Noun

ܡܟܪܐ • (māḵrā) m (plural ܡܟܪܐ (māḵrē))

1. betrothed, fiancé; husband

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܟܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܟܪ	ܡܟܪܝܢ
construct	ܡܟܪ	ܡܟܪܝ
emphatic	ܡܟܪܐ	ܡܟܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܟܪܝ	ܡܟܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܟܪܟ	ܡܟܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܟܪܟܝ	ܡܟܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܟܪܗ	ܡܟܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܟܪܗ	ܡܟܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܟܪܢ	ܡܟܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܟܪܟܘܢ	ܡܟܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܟܪܟܝܢ	ܡܟܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܟܪܗܘܢ	ܡܟܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܟܪܗܝܢ	ܡܟܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mkr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “mkr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “mkr³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “mkr⁴”, 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 183a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 272b
• 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 761a-b