ܐܡܪ

ܐܡܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܐ ܡ ܪ‎ (ʾ m r)
1 term

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɑːmər.]

Verb

ܐܵܡܹܪ • (āmēr) (present participle ܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ‎ (mārā), past participle ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܵܐ‎ (mīrā))

1. to say
2. to tell
3. (colloquial) to think, to believe

   ‏ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܡܪܹܢ ܝܼܠܹܗ ܡܕܲܓܘܿܠܹܐ܁‎‎

   ānā kē āmrēn īlēh mdagolēʾ܁

   I think he’s lying

   (literally, “I say he is lying.”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܐܵܡܹܪ (āmēr)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܐܡܝܼܪܝܼ‎ (mīrī)	ܐܡܝܼܪܘܼܟ݂‎ (mīruḵ)	ܐܡܝܼܪܹܗ‎ (mīrēh)	ܐܡܝܼܪܲܢ‎ (mīran)	ܐܡܝܼܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (mīrāwḵon)	ܐܡܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ‎ (mīrhon)
	f		ܐܡܝܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (mīrāḵ)	ܐܡܝܼܪܵܗ̇‎ (mīrāh)
non-past	m	ܐܵܡܪܹܢ‎ (āmrēn)	ܐܵܡܪܹܬ‎ (āmrēt)	ܐܵܡܹܪ (āmēr)	ܐܵܡܪܲܚ‎ (āmraḥ)	ܐܵܡܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ‎ (āmrīton)	ܐܵܡܪܝܼ‎ (āmrī)
	f	ܐܵܡܪܵܢ‎ (āmrān)	ܐܵܡܪܵܬ‎ (āmrāt)	ܐܵܡܪܵܐ‎ (āmrā)
imperative	m		ܐܡܘܿܪ‎ (mor)			ܐܡܘܿܪܘܼܢ‎ (morun)
	f		ܐܡܘܿܪܝ‎ (mor)

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Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛ̆mar]

Etymology 1

From the root ܐ-ܡ-ܪ‎ (ʾ-m-r) related to saying. Compare Arabic أَمَرَ‎ (ʾamara) and Hebrew אָמַר‎ (ʾāmar).

Verb

ܐܡܪ • (ʾemar)

1. to say
2. to tell

Noun

ܐܡܪ • (ʾemar)

1. absolute singular of ܐܡܪܐ‎
2. construct state singular of ܐܡܪܐ‎