ܡܟܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܟ ܪ (m k r)
2 terms

Compare Hebrew מָכַר (makhár, “to sell”) and Akkadian 𒈠𒆍𒀸 (makārum, “to do business”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mɑːxeːr]

Verb

ܡܵܟ݂ܹܪ • (māḵēr) (present participle ܡܟ݂ܵܪܵܐ (mḵārā), past participle ܡܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (mḵīrā))

1. to propose, betroth, get engaged

   ܒܪܵܬܝܼ ܡܟ݂ܝܼܪܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܐܸܠܹܗ. ― brātī mḵīrtā ìlāh illēh. ― My daughter is engaged to him.

   • Matthew 1:18:

     ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ: ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܡܲܪܝܲܡ ܝܸܡܹܗ ܡܟ݂ܝܼܪܬܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܝܵܘܣܸܦ، ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܫܲܪܲܟܬܵܝܗܝ ܦܝܼܫ ܠܵܗ̇ ܚܙܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܛܝܼܢܬ݂ܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܕ݂ܫܵܐ.

     māwlāḏā d-īšōˁ mšīḥā hādḵā wē lēh: īman d-maryam yimmēh mḵīrtā ìwā l-yāwsip, min qam šarraktāyh pīš lāh ḥzīṯā bṭīnṯā min rūḥā dquḏšā.

     Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.

2. to purchase, buy, acquire

   Synonyms: ܙܵܒ݂ܹܢ (zāḇēn), ܩܵܢܹܐ (qānē)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܵܟ݂ܹܪ (māḵēr)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܟ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܝܼ (mḵīr lī)	ܡܟ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mḵīr lūḵ)	ܡܟ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ (mḵīr lēh)	ܡܟ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܲܢ (mḵīr lan)	ܡܟ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mḵīr lāwḵōn)	ܡܟ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mḵīr lhōn)
	f		ܡܟ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mḵīr lāḵ)	ܡܟ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܵܗ̇ (mḵīr lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܵܟ݂ܪܹܢ (māḵrēn)	ܡܵܟ݂ܪܹܬ (māḵrēt)	ܡܵܟ݂ܹܪ (māḵēr)	ܡܵܟ݂ܪܲܚ (māḵraḥ)	ܡܵܟ݂ܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ (māḵrītōn)	ܡܵܟ݂ܪܝܼ (māḵrī)
	f	ܡܵܟ݂ܪܵܢ (māḵrān)	ܡܵܟ݂ܪܵܬܝ (māḵrāt)	ܡܵܟ݂ܪܵܐ (māḵrā)
imperative	m		ܡܟ݂ܘܿܪ (mḵōr)			ܡܟ݂ܘܿܪܘܼܢ (mḵōrūn)
	f		ܡܟ݂ܘܿܪܝ (mḵōr)