ܐܡܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒇻 (UDU /⁠immeru⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪm.mrɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔamrˤɑː]

Noun

ܐܸܡܪܵܐ • (imrā) m (plural ܐܸܡܪܹ̈ܐ (imrē), feminine ܐܸܡܪܬ݂ܵܐ (imrṯā))

1. lamb

Proper noun

ܐܸܡܪܵܐ • (imrā) m

1. Aries (constellation and zodiac sign)

See also

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā)	ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā)	ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē)	ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)	ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)	ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā)
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā)	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā)	ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā)	ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒇻 (UDU /⁠immeru⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛmmərɑ], [ʔɛmrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛmməre], [ʔɛmrɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܐܡܪܐ • (ʾemmərā, ʾemrā) m (plural ܐܡܪܐ (ʾemmərē, ʾemrē), singular feminine counterpart ܐܡܪܬܐ (ʾemmartā, ʾemrəṯā))

1. lamb

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܡܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܡܪ	ܐܡܪܝܢ
construct	ܐܡܪ	ܐܡܪܝ
emphatic	ܐܡܪܐ	ܐܡܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܡܪܝ	ܐܡܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܡܪܟ	ܐܡܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܡܪܟܝ	ܐܡܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܡܪܗ	ܐܡܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܡܪܗ	ܐܡܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܡܪܢ	ܐܡܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܡܪܟܘܢ	ܐܡܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܡܪܟܝܢ	ܐܡܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܡܪܗܘܢ	ܐܡܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܡܪܗܝܢ	ܐܡܪܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܡܪܘܣܬܐ
• ܐܡܪܝܐ
• ܐܡܪܢܝܘܬܐ

Proper noun

ܐܡܪܐ • (ʾemmərā, ʾemrā) m

1. Aries (constellation and zodiac sign)

Etymology 2

From Arabic أَمْر (ʔamr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛmrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛmrɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܐܡܪܐ • (ʾemrā) m (plural ܐܡܪܐ (ʾemrē))

1. order, command

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܡܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܡܪ	ܐܡܪܝܢ
construct	ܐܡܪ	ܐܡܪܝ
emphatic	ܐܡܪܐ	ܐܡܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܡܪܝ	ܐܡܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܡܪܟ	ܐܡܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܡܪܟܝ	ܐܡܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܡܪܗ	ܐܡܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܡܪܗ	ܐܡܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܡܪܢ	ܐܡܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܡܪܟܘܢ	ܐܡܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܡܪܟܝܢ	ܐܡܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܡܪܗܘܢ	ܐܡܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܡܪܗܝܢ	ܐܡܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀmr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ˀmr²”, 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, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 20b
• Brockelmann, Carl (1895) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), Berlin, Edinburgh: Reuther & Reichard, T. & T. Clark, page 57b
• Nöldeke, Theodor (1896) “Chabot, J.B.: Chronique de Denys de Tell Maḥré. Quatrième partie. Publiée et traduite par ―. Texte syriaque. Paris 1895 (XX und 247 S. in 8. Auch mit syrischem Titel.) ― Traduction française ib. eod. (XLII und 206 S. in 8. A. u. d. T.: Bibiliothèce d l’École des Hautes Études. Cent-douzième fascicule.)”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes‎^[1] (in German), volume 10, page 165