ܡܚܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܡ ܚ ܪ (m ḥ r) |
| 1 term |
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [max.xɑːrɑː]
Noun
ܡܲܚܵܪܵܐ • (maḥḥārā) m (plural ܡܲܚܵܪܹ̈ܐ (maḥḥārē), feminine ܡܲܚܵܪܬܵܐ (maḥḥārtā))
- engineer (person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or structures)
- geometrician, geometer
Inflection
Inflection of ܡܲܚܵܪܵܐ (maḥḥārā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܡܲܚܵܪܝܼ (maḥḥārī) | ܡܲܚܵܪܲܢ (maḥḥāran) | ||
| construct | ܡܲܚܵܪ (maḥḥār) | 2nd person | ܡܲܚܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (maḥḥāruḵ) | ܡܲܚܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (maḥḥārāḵ) | ܡܲܚܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḥḥārāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܡܲܚܵܪܵܐ (maḥḥārā) | 3rd person | ܡܲܚܵܪܹܗ (maḥḥārēh) | ܡܲܚܵܪܘܿܗ̇ (maḥḥāroh) | ܡܲܚܵܪܗܘܿܢ (maḥḥārhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܝܼ (maḥḥārī) | ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܲܢ (maḥḥāran) | ||
| construct | ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܲܝ (maḥḥāray) | 2nd person | ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (maḥḥāruḵ) | ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (maḥḥārāḵ) | ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḥḥārāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܡܲܚܵܪܹ̈ܐ (maḥḥārē) | 3rd person | ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܘܗܝ (maḥḥārwh) | ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (maḥḥāroh) | ܡܲܚܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (maḥḥārhon) | ||
Derived terms
- ܡܲܚܸܪ (maḥḥir, “to measure”)
- ܡܲܚܵܪܘܼܬܵܐ (engineering)
Classical Syriac
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [maħħɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [maħħɑre(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܡܚܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܚܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܚܪܬܐ)
- geometrician, geometer
- surveyor, measurer
- architect
Inflection
inflection of ܡܚܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܚܪ | ܡܚܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܚܪ | ܡܚܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܚܪܐ | ܡܚܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܚܪܝ | ܡܚܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܚܪܟ | ܡܚܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܚܪܟܝ | ܡܚܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܚܪܗ | ܡܚܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܚܪܗ | ܡܚܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܚܪܢ | ܡܚܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܚܪܟܘܢ | ܡܚܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܚܪܟܝܢ | ܡܚܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܚܪܗܘܢ | ܡܚܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܚܪܗܝܢ | ܡܚܪܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܡܚܪ
- ܡܚܪܘܬܐ
References
- “mḥr”, 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. 180b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 265b
- 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. 742b