ܡܪܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Feminine form of ܡܪܐ (mārā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɑr.tɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mɑˈrɑ.θɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܪܬܐ • (mārtā) f (plural ܡܪܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܡܪܐ)

1. lady, mistress, ruler
2. princess, governess, abbess
3. patrician, noble
4. owner
5. employer
6. rewarder
7. author
8. (in the plural) neighbors/neighbours
9. best

Inflection

    declension of ܡܪܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܪܐ	ܡܪܢ
construct	ܡܪܬ	ܡܪܬ
emphatic	ܡܪܬܐ	ܡܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܪܬܝ	ܡܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܪܬܟ	ܡܪܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܪܬܟܝ	ܡܪܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܪܬܗ	ܡܪܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܪܬܗ	ܡܪܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܪܬܢ	ܡܪܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܪܬܟܘܢ	ܡܪܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܪܬܟܝܢ	ܡܪܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܪܬܗܘܢ	ܡܪܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܪܬܗܝܢ	ܡܪܬܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܡܪܬܐ • (Mārtā) f

1. Martha (Biblical figure)
2. a female given name

Etymology 2

From the root ܡ-ܪ-ܪ (m-r-r) related to bitterness; compare Arabic مِرَّة (mirra), Hebrew מָרָה (mārâ).

Alternative forms

• ܡܐܪܬܐ (mêrrəṯā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛr.(rə.)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mɛrˈrɑ.θɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܪܬܐ • (merrəṯā) f (plural ܡܪܬܐ)

1. bitterness
2. (biochemistry) gall, bile, humor/humour
3. poison, venom

Inflection

    declension of ܡܪܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܪܐ	ܡܪܢ
construct	ܡܪܬ	ܡܪܬ
emphatic	ܡܪܬܐ	ܡܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܪܬܝ	ܡܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܪܬܟ	ܡܪܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܪܬܟܝ	ܡܪܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܪܬܗ	ܡܪܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܪܬܗ	ܡܪܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܪܬܢ	ܡܪܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܪܬܟܘܢ	ܡܪܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܪܬܟܝܢ	ܡܪܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܪܬܗܘܢ	ܡܪܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܪܬܗܝܢ	ܡܪܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܡܪܬܐ ܐܘܟܡܬܐ (merrəṯā ʾūkkāmtā)
• ܡܪܬܐ ܚܪܘܥܬܐ (merrəṯā ḥewwārtā)
• ܡܪܬܐ ܣܘܡܩܬܐ (merrəṯā sūmmāqtā)
• ܡܪܬܐ ܝܨܘܦܬܐ (merrəṯā yāṣōp̄tā)

References

• “mrh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-16
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 190b, 191a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 303b-304a
• 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, pp. 839b-840a