ܐܡܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Akkadian 𒇻 (UDU /⁠immeru⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪm.rɑː]

Noun

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

1. (formal, literary) lamb

   Synonym: ܦܲܐܪܵܐ (paˀrā)

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)	ܬܲܘܪܵܐ (tawrā)	ܬܐܵܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀāmē)	ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)	ܡܲܣ̈ܐܵܬ݂ܵܐ (masˀāṯā)	ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁāqirḇā)
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā)	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā)	ܕܲܘܠܵܐ (dawlā)	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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܡܪ		1st person	ܐܡܪܝ		ܐܡܪܢ
	construct	ܐܡܪ		2nd person	ܐܡܪܟ	ܐܡܪܟܝ	ܐܡܪܟܘܢ	ܐܡܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܡܪܗ	ܐܡܪܗ	ܐܡܪܗܘܢ	ܐܡܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܡܪܝܢ		1st person	ܐܡܪܝ		ܐܡܪܝܢ
	construct	ܐܡܪܝ		2nd person	ܐܡܪܝܟ	ܐܡܪܝܟܝ	ܐܡܪܝܟܘܢ	ܐܡܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܡܪܘܗܝ	ܐܡܪܝܗ	ܐܡܪܝܗܘܢ	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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܡܪ		1st person	ܐܡܪܝ		ܐܡܪܢ
	construct	ܐܡܪ		2nd person	ܐܡܪܟ	ܐܡܪܟܝ	ܐܡܪܟܘܢ	ܐܡܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܡܪܗ	ܐܡܪܗ	ܐܡܪܗܘܢ	ܐܡܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܡܪܝܢ		1st person	ܐܡܪܝ		ܐܡܪܝܢ
	construct	ܐܡܪܝ		2nd person	ܐܡܪܝܟ	ܐܡܪܝܟܝ	ܐܡܪܝܟܘܢ	ܐܡܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܡܪܘܗܝ	ܐܡܪܝܗ	ܐܡܪܝܗܘܢ	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