ܡܪܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Feminine form of ܡܪܐ (mārā).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܡܪܬܐ • (mārtā) f (plural ܡܪܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܡܪܐ)
- lady, mistress, ruler
- princess, governess, abbess
- patrician, noble
- owner
- employer
- rewarder
- author
- (in the plural) neighbors/neighbours
- 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
- Martha (Biblical figure)
- 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
Noun
ܡܪܬܐ • (merrəṯā) f (plural ܡܪܬܐ)
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
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