ܡܥܡܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܡ ܪ (ˁ m r)
7 terms

Noun of place derived from the verb ܥܵܡܹܪ (ˁāmēr, “to inhabit, live, reside”); compare Arabic مَعْمَر (maʕmar).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [maʕ.mərɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܥܡܪܵܐ • (maˁmrā) m sg (plural ܡܲܥܡܪܹ̈ܐ (maˁmrē))

1. abode, dwelling
2. sojourning
3. (biology) habitat

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܥܡܪܵܐ (maˁmrā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܥܡܪܝܼ (maˁmrī)		ܡܲܥܡܪܲܢ (maˁmran)
	construct	ܡܲܥܡܲܪ (maˁmar)	2nd person	ܡܲܥܡܪܘܼܟ݂ (maˁmrūḵ)	ܡܲܥܡܪܵܟ݂ܝ (maˁmrāḵ)	ܡܲܥܡܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maˁmrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܥܡܪܵܐ (maˁmrā)	3rd person	ܡܲܥܡܪܹܗ (maˁmrēh)	ܡܲܥܡܪܘܿܗ̇ (maˁmrōh)	ܡܲܥܡܪܗܘܿܢ (maˁmrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܥܡܪ̈ܝܼ (maˁmrī)		ܡܲܥܡܪ̈ܲܢ (maˁmran)
	construct	ܡܲܥܡܪ̈ܲܝ (maˁmray)	2nd person	ܡܲܥܡܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (maˁmrūḵ)	ܡܲܥܡܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (maˁmrāḵ)	ܡܲܥܡܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maˁmrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܥܡܪܹ̈ܐ (maˁmrē)	3rd person	ܡܲܥܡܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (maˁmrūh)	ܡܲܥܡܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (maˁmrōh)	ܡܲܥܡܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (maˁmrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܡܲܥܡܪܵܐ (bēṯ maˁmrā, “living space”)
• ܫܲܘܝܘܼܬ݂ ܡܲܥܡܪܵܐ (šawyūṯ maˁmrā, “co-habitation”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܥ-ܡ-ܪ (ʿ-m-r) related to inhabiting. Compare Arabic مَعْمَر (maʕmar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maʕm(ə)rɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [maʕm(ə)re(ʔ)], [maʕm(ə)rɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܥܡܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܥܡܪܬܐ or ܡܥܡܪܐ)

1. abode, dwelling
2. sojourning

Inflection

    declension of ܡܥܡܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܥܡܪ	ܡܥܡܪܢ ,ܡܥܡܪܝܢ
construct	ܡܥܡܪ	ܡܥܡܪܬ ,ܡܥܡܪܝ
emphatic	ܡܥܡܪܐ	ܡܥܡܪܬܐ ,ܡܥܡܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܥܡܪܝ	ܡܥܡܪܬܝ ,ܡܥܡܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܥܡܪܟ	ܡܥܡܪܬܟ ,ܡܥܡܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܥܡܪܟܝ	ܡܥܡܪܬܟܝ ,ܡܥܡܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܥܡܪܗ	ܡܥܡܪܬܗ ,ܡܥܡܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܥܡܪܗ	ܡܥܡܪܬܗ ,ܡܥܡܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܥܡܪܢ	ܡܥܡܪܬܢ ,ܡܥܡܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܥܡܪܟܘܢ	ܡܥܡܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܥܡܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܥܡܪܟܝܢ	ܡܥܡܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܥܡܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܥܡܪܗܘܢ	ܡܥܡܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܥܡܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܥܡܪܗܝܢ	ܡܥܡܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܡܥܡܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mˁmr”, 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, p. 257a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 289b
• 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, p. 802b