ܚܡܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

ܚܡܪܐ (ܚܝܘܬܐ)

Inherited from Aramaic חֲמָרָא (ḥămārā), from Proto-Semitic *ḥimār- (“donkey”); compare Arabic حِمَار (ḥimār), Hebrew חֲמוֹר (khamór). The latter noun is an occupational noun derived from the former.

Noun

ܚܡܵܪܵܐ • (ḥmārā) m (plural ܚܡܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥmārē) or ܚܡܵܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (ḥmārānē), feminine ܚܡܵܪܬܵܐ (ḥmārtā))

1. donkey, ass, jack
2. (offensive) stupid man, idiot, dumbass

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈxmɑːrɑː]

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܡܵܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܡܵܪ (ḥmār)		1st person	ܚܡܵܪܝܼ (ḥmārī)		ܚܡܵܪܲܢ (ḥmāran)
	construct	ܚܡܵܪ (ḥmār)		2nd person	ܚܡܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (ḥmārōḵ)	ܚܡܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥmārāḵ)	ܚܡܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥmārawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܡܵܪܵܐ (ḥmārā)		3rd person	ܚܡܵܪܹܗ (ḥmārēh)	ܚܡܵܪܵܗ̇ (ḥmārāh)	ܚܡܵܪܗܘܿܢ (ḥmārhōn)
plural	absolute	ܚܡܵܪ̈ܝܼܢ (ḥmārīn)		1st person	ܚܡܵܪ̈ܝܼ (ḥmārī)		ܚܡܵܪ̈ܲܢ (ḥmāran)
	construct	ܚܡܵܪ̈ܲܝ (ḥmāray)		2nd person	ܚܡܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥmārōḵ)	ܚܡܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥmārāḵ)	ܚܡܵܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥmārawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܡܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥmārē)		3rd person	ܚܡܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ḥmārūh)	ܚܡܵܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (ḥmārōh)	ܚܡܵܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (ḥmārayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܚܡܵܪ ܝܵܡܵܐ (ḥmār yāmā, “narwhal”, literally “donkey of the sea”)
• ܚܡܵܪ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ (ḥmār mayyā, “pelican”, literally “donkey of water”)
• ܚܡܵܪ ܩܲܝܣܵܐ (ḥmār qaysā, “trestle”, literally “donkey of wood”)
• ܚܡܵܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥmārūṯā)
• ܚܡܵܪܵܐ ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܵܐ (ḥmārā hindwāyā, “rhinoceros”, literally “Indian donkey”)
• ܚܡܵܪܵܝܵܐ (ḥmārāyā)
• ܚܡܵܪܵܢܵܐ (ḥmārānā)

Noun

ܚܲܡܵܪܵܐ • (ḥammārā) m (plural ܚܲܡܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥammārē), feminine ܚܲܡܵܪܬܵܐ (ḥammārtā))

1. donkey driver

   Synonym: (dialectal) ܐܹܫܲܟܟ̰ܝܼ (ēšakčī)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈxammɑːrɑː]

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܲܡܵܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܲܡܵܪ (ḥammār)		1st person	ܚܲܡܵܪܝܼ (ḥammārī)		ܚܲܡܵܪܲܢ (ḥammāran)
	construct	ܚܲܡܵܪ (ḥammār)		2nd person	ܚܲܡܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (ḥammārōḵ)	ܚܲܡܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥammārāḵ)	ܚܲܡܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥammārawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܲܡܵܪܵܐ (ḥammārā)		3rd person	ܚܲܡܵܪܹܗ (ḥammārēh)	ܚܲܡܵܪܵܗ̇ (ḥammārāh)	ܚܲܡܵܪܗܘܿܢ (ḥammārhōn)
plural	absolute	ܚܲܡܵܪ̈ܝܼܢ (ḥammārīn)		1st person	ܚܲܡܵܪ̈ܝܼ (ḥammārī)		ܚܲܡܵܪ̈ܲܢ (ḥammāran)
	construct	ܚܲܡܵܪ̈ܲܝ (ḥammāray)		2nd person	ܚܲܡܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥammārōḵ)	ܚܲܡܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥammārāḵ)	ܚܲܡܵܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥammārawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܲܡܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥammārē)		3rd person	ܚܲܡܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ḥammārūh)	ܚܲܡܵܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (ḥammārōh)	ܚܲܡܵܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (ḥammārayhōn)

Etymology 2

Root
ܚ ܡ ܪ (ḥ m r)
2 terms

ܚܡܪܐ ܣܡܘܩܐ

Inherited from Aramaic חַמְרָא (ḥamrā); compare Arabic خَمْر (ḵamr) and Hebrew חֶמֶר (chémer). The latter noun is an occupational noun derived from the former.

Noun

ܚܲܡܪܵܐ • (ḥamrā) m (plural ܚܲܡܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥamrē) or ܚܲܡܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (ḥamrānē))

1. wine (an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈxam.rɑː]

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܲܡܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܡܲܪ (ḥmar)		1st person	ܚܲܡܪܝܼ (ḥamrī)		ܚܲܡܪܲܢ (ḥamran)
	construct	ܚܡܲܪ (ḥmar)		2nd person	ܚܲܡܪܘܼܟ݂ (ḥamrōḵ)	ܚܲܡܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥamrāḵ)	ܚܲܡܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥamrawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܲܡܪܵܐ (ḥamrā)		3rd person	ܚܲܡܪܹܗ (ḥamrēh)	ܚܲܡܪܵܗ̇ (ḥamrāh)	ܚܲܡܪܗܘܿܢ (ḥamrhōn)
plural	absolute	ܚܲܡܪ̈ܝܼܢ (ḥamrīn)		1st person	ܚܲܡܪ̈ܝܼ (ḥamrī)		ܚܲܡܪ̈ܲܢ (ḥamran)
	construct	ܚܲܡܪ̈ܲܝ (ḥamray)		2nd person	ܚܲܡܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥamrōḵ)	ܚܲܡܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥamrāḵ)	ܚܲܡܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥamrawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܲܡܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥamrē)		3rd person	ܚܲܡܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ḥamrūh)	ܚܲܡܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (ḥamrōh)	ܚܲܡܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (ḥamrayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܚܲܡܪܵܐ (bēṯ ḥamrā, “bar, pub, tavern”)
• ܚܲܡܪܵܐ ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥamrā ḥwārā, “white wine”)
• ܚܲܡܪܵܐ ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (ḥamrā smōqā, “red wine”)
• ܚܲܡܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ḥamrānāyā, “vinous”)

Noun

ܚܲܡܵܪܵܐ • (ḥammārā) m (plural ܚܲܡܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥammārē), feminine ܚܲܡܵܪܬܵܐ (ḥammārtā))

1. vinter

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈxammɑːrɑː]

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܲܡܵܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܲܡܵܪ (ḥammār)		1st person	ܚܲܡܵܪܝܼ (ḥammārī)		ܚܲܡܵܪܲܢ (ḥammāran)
	construct	ܚܲܡܵܪ (ḥammār)		2nd person	ܚܲܡܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (ḥammārōḵ)	ܚܲܡܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥammārāḵ)	ܚܲܡܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥammārawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܲܡܵܪܵܐ (ḥammārā)		3rd person	ܚܲܡܵܪܹܗ (ḥammārēh)	ܚܲܡܵܪܵܗ̇ (ḥammārāh)	ܚܲܡܵܪܗܘܿܢ (ḥammārhōn)
plural	absolute	ܚܲܡܵܪ̈ܝܼܢ (ḥammārīn)		1st person	ܚܲܡܵܪ̈ܝܼ (ḥammārī)		ܚܲܡܵܪ̈ܲܢ (ḥammāran)
	construct	ܚܲܡܵܪ̈ܲܝ (ḥammāray)		2nd person	ܚܲܡܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥammārōḵ)	ܚܲܡܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥammārāḵ)	ܚܲܡܵܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥammārawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܲܡܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥammārē)		3rd person	ܚܲܡܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ḥammārūh)	ܚܲܡܵܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (ḥammārōh)	ܚܲܡܵܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (ḥammārayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

ܚܡܪܐ

From Proto-Semitic *ḥimār- (“donkey”); compare Arabic حِمَار (ḥimār), Hebrew חֲמוֹר (ḥămôr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə.)ˈmɑ.rɑ], [ˈħɛm.rɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə.)ˈmɑ.re], [ˈħɛm.re] (plural)

Noun

ܚܡܪܐ • (ḥəmārā) c (plural ܚܡܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܡܪܬܐ, ܐܬܢܐ)

1. donkey, ass, jack
2. earthworm
3. (figuratively, music) bridge (of a stringed instrument)

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܡܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܡܪ		1st person	ܚܡܪܝ		ܚܡܪܢ
	construct	ܚܡܪ		2nd person	ܚܡܪܟ	ܚܡܪܟܝ	ܚܡܪܟܘܢ	ܚܡܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܚܡܪܗ	ܚܡܪܗ	ܚܡܪܗܘܢ	ܚܡܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܡܪܝܢ		1st person	ܚܡܪܝ		ܚܡܪܝܢ
	construct	ܚܡܪܝ		2nd person	ܚܡܪܝܟ	ܚܡܪܝܟܝ	ܚܡܪܝܟܘܢ	ܚܡܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܚܡܪܘܗܝ	ܚܡܪܝܗ	ܚܡܪܝܗܘܢ	ܚܡܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

ܚܡܪܐ.

Modified from above; compare Arabic حَمَّار (ḥammār), Hebrew חַמָּר (ḥammār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħamˈmɑ.rɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħamˈmɑ.re] (plural)

Noun

ܚܡܪܐ • (ḥammārā) m (plural ܚܡܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܡܪܬܐ)

1. donkey driver

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܡܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܡܪ		1st person	ܚܡܪܝ		ܚܡܪܢ
	construct	ܚܡܪ		2nd person	ܚܡܪܟ	ܚܡܪܟܝ	ܚܡܪܟܘܢ	ܚܡܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܚܡܪܗ	ܚܡܪܗ	ܚܡܪܗܘܢ	ܚܡܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܡܪܝܢ		1st person	ܚܡܪܝ		ܚܡܪܝܢ
	construct	ܚܡܪܝ		2nd person	ܚܡܪܝܟ	ܚܡܪܝܟܝ	ܚܡܪܝܟܘܢ	ܚܡܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܚܡܪܘܗܝ	ܚܡܪܝܗ	ܚܡܪܝܗܘܢ	ܚܡܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܚ ܡ ܪ.

ܚܡܪܐ ܚܘܪܐ

Alternative forms

• ܚܘܡܪܐ (ḥūmrā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈħam.rɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ˈħam.re], [ħamˈrɑ.ne] (plural)

Noun

ܚܡܪܐ • (ḥamrā) m (plural ܚܡܪܢܐ or ܚܡܪܐ)

1. wine

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܡܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܡܪ		1st person	ܚܡܪܝ		ܚܡܪܢ
	construct	ܚܡܪ		2nd person	ܚܡܪܟ	ܚܡܪܟܝ	ܚܡܪܟܘܢ	ܚܡܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܚܡܪܗ	ܚܡܪܗ	ܚܡܪܗܘܢ	ܚܡܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܡܪܢܝܢ ,ܚܡܪܝܢ		1st person	ܚܡܪܢܝ ,ܚܡܪܝ		ܚܡܪܢܝܢ ,ܚܡܪܝܢ
	construct	ܚܡܪܢܝ ,ܚܡܪܝ		2nd person	ܚܡܪܢܝܟ ,ܚܡܪܝܟ	ܚܡܪܢܝܟܝ ,ܚܡܪܝܟܝ	ܚܡܪܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܚܡܪܝܟܘܢ	ܚܡܪܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܚܡܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܡܪܢܐ ,ܚܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܚܡܪܢܘܗܝ ,ܚܡܪܘܗܝ	ܚܡܪܢܝܗ ,ܚܡܪܝܗ	ܚܡܪܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܚܡܪܝܗܘܢ	ܚܡܪܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܚܡܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

ܚܡܪܐ

Modified from above; compare Arabic خَمَّار (ḵammār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħamˈmɑ.rɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħamˈmɑ.re] (plural)

Noun

ܚܡܪܐ • (ḥammārā) m (plural ܚܡܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܡܪܬܐ)

1. vintner

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܡܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܡܪ		1st person	ܚܡܪܝ		ܚܡܪܢ
	construct	ܚܡܪ		2nd person	ܚܡܪܟ	ܚܡܪܟܝ	ܚܡܪܟܘܢ	ܚܡܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܚܡܪܗ	ܚܡܪܗ	ܚܡܪܗܘܢ	ܚܡܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܡܪܝܢ		1st person	ܚܡܪܝ		ܚܡܪܝܢ
	construct	ܚܡܪܝ		2nd person	ܚܡܪܝܟ	ܚܡܪܝܟܝ	ܚܡܪܝܟܘܢ	ܚܡܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܚܡܪܘܗܝ	ܚܡܪܝܗ	ܚܡܪܝܗܘܢ	ܚܡܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥmr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ḥmr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 25 November 2011
• Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 108b–109a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 147b
• 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, →ISBN, pages 467b–468a

Turoyo

Etymology 1

ܚܡܪܐ

From Aramaic חֲמָרָא (ḥămārā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħmoro/

Noun

ܚܡܳܪܳܐ • (ḥmoro) m (plural ܚܡܳܪܶܐ (ḥmore))

1. donkey

Etymology 2

ܚܡܪܐ ܚܘܪܐ ܘ ܣܘܡܩܐ

from Aramaic חַמְרָא (ḥamrā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħamro/

Noun

ܚܰܡܪܳܐ • (ḥamro) m (plural ܚܰܡܪܶܐ (ḥamre))

1. Wine

Western Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic חֲמָרָא (ḥămārā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħmōra/

Noun

ܚܡܳܪܰܐ (ḥmora) m

1. donkey