Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܡ ܪ ܐ (m r ˀ)
2 terms

Etymology

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Originally a variant based on the short absolute state of ܡܵܪܝܵܐ (māryā) which is used only for the Lord God (ie. the Tetragrammaton); compare Hebrew מַר (mar), and also borrowed into Arabic مَار (mār), Old Armenian մար (mar), and Malayalam മാർ (māṟ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mɑːrɑː]

Noun

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ܡܵܪܵܐ (mārām sg (plural ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ (mārāwātē) or ܡܵܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mārwāṯā), feminine ܡܵܪܬܵܐ (mārtā))

  1. lord, master, ruler
  2. patrician, noble
  3. owner
  4. (in the plural) relatives

Inflection

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Inflection of ܡܵܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܡܵܪܝܼ (mārī) ܡܵܪܲܢ (māran)
construct ܡܵܪ (mār) 2nd person ܡܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (mārūḵ) ܡܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (mārāḵ) ܡܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mārāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܵܪܵܐ (mārā) 3rd person ܡܵܪܹܗ (mārēh) ܡܵܪܵܗ̇ (mārāh) ܡܵܪܗܘܿܢ (mārhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܝܼ (mārāwātī) ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܲܢ (mārāwātan)
construct ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ (mārāwāt) 2nd person ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (mārāwātūḵ) ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (mārāwātāḵ) ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mārāwātāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ (mārāwātē) 3rd person ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܗܝ (mārāwātūh) ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (mārāwātōh) ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܗܘܿܢ (mārāwāthōn)

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From Aramaic מרא (mārā); compare Hebrew מַר (mar).

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Noun

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ܡܪܐ (mārām (plural ܡܪܘܬܐ or ܡܪܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܪܬܐ)

  1. lord, master, ruler
  2. prince, satrap
  3. patrician, noble
  4. owner
  5. employer
  6. rewarder
  7. author
  8. (in the plural) neighbors/neighbours
Inflection
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Inflection of ܡܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܡܪܐ 1st person ܡܪܝ ܡܪܢ
construct ܡܪܐ 2nd person ܡܪܟ ܡܪܟܝ ܡܪܟܘܢ ܡܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܪܝܐ, ܡܪܐ 3rd person ܡܪܗ ܡܪܗ ܡܪܗܘܢ ܡܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܡܪܘܢ ,ܡܪܝܢ 1st person ܡܪܘܬܝ ,ܡܪܝ ܡܪܘܬܢ ,ܡܪܝܢ
construct ܡܪܘܬ ,ܡܪܝ 2nd person ܡܪܘܬܗ ,ܡܪܝܟ ܡܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܡܪܝܟܝ ܡܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܪܝܟܘܢ ܡܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܪܘܬܐ ,ܡܪܝܐ 3rd person ܡܪܘܬܗ ,ܡܪܘܗܝ ܡܪܘܬܗ ,ܡܪܝܗ ܡܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܪܝܗܘܢ ܡܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܡܪܝܗܝܢ
Descendants
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  • Old Armenian: մար (mar)
  • Arabic: مار (mār)
  • Malayalam: മാർ (māṟ)
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Etymology 2

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From Akkadian 𒄑𒈥 (marru [GEŠMAR]). Compare Arabic مَرّ (marr) and Ancient Greek μάρρον (márrhon).

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Noun

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ܡܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܪܐ)

  1. shovel, spade, hoe, mattock
  2. mallet
Inflection
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Inflection of ܡܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܡܪ 1st person ܡܪܝ ܡܪܢ
construct ܡܪ 2nd person ܡܪܟ ܡܪܟܝ ܡܪܟܘܢ ܡܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܪܐ 3rd person ܡܪܗ ܡܪܗ ܡܪܗܘܢ ܡܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܡܪܝܢ 1st person ܡܪܝ ܡܪܝܢ
construct ܡܪܝ 2nd person ܡܪܝܟ ܡܪܝܟܝ ܡܪܝܟܘܢ ܡܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܪܐ 3rd person ܡܪܘܗܝ ܡܪܝܗ ܡܪܝܗܘܢ ܡܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

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From the root ܡ ܪ ܪ related to bitterness.

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Noun

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ܡܪܐ (transliteration neededm(uncountable)

  1. bitterness
Inflection
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Inflection of ܡܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܡܪ 1st person ܡܪܝ ܡܪܢ
construct ܡܪ 2nd person ܡܪܟ ܡܪܟܝ ܡܪܟܘܢ ܡܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܪܐ 3rd person ܡܪܗ ܡܪܗ ܡܪܗܘܢ ܡܪܗܝܢ

References

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  • mr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • mry”, 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, pages 190b–191a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 247b, 298a
  • 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 823b–824b