ܡܝܩܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From ܡܝܲܩܸܪ (myaqir, “to honor”), from the root ܘ-ܩ-ܪ related to heaviness; compare Arabic وَقَار (waqār) and Hebrew יָקָר (yakár).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [mja.qrɑː]
Adjective
ܡܝܲܩܪܵܐ • (myaqrā) m sg (feminine ܡܝܲܩܲܪܬܵܐ (myaqartā), plural ܡܝܲܩܪܹ̈ܐ (myaqrē))
- honorable, noble, respected
- ܗ̇ܘ ܝܠܹܗ ܦܲܪܨܘܼܦܵܐ ܡܝܲܩܪܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܡܵܬܲܢ.
- awā ìlēh parṣopā myaqrā gāw mātan.
- He is a respected person in our village
Noun
ܡܝܲܩܪܵܐ • (myaqrā) m sg (feminine ܡܝܲܩܲܪܬܵܐ (myaqartā), plural ܡܝܲܩܪܹ̈ܐ (myaqrē))
- Sir, Mister (a title of respect for a man, preceding his surname)
- ܗ̇ܘ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܝܲܩܪܵܐ ܥܲܒ݂ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ، ܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܹܚ ܓܵܘ ܡܲܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ.
- awā ìlēh myaqrā ʿawdīšoʿ, kē pālēḵ gāw maktāwā.
- This is Mister Odisho, he works in the office.
Inflection
Inflection of ܡܝܲܩܪܵܐ (myaqrā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܡܝܲܩܪ̈ܝܼ (myaqrī) | ܡܝܲܩܪܲܢ (myaqran) | ||
| construct | ܡܝܲܩܪ (myaqr) | 2nd person | ܡܝܲܩܪܘܼܟ݂ (myaqruḵ) | ܡܝܲܩܪܵܟ݂ܝ (myaqrāḵ) | ܡܝܲܩܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (myaqrāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܡܝܲܩܪܵܐ (myaqrā) | 3rd person | ܡܝܲܩܪܹܗ (myaqrēh) | ܡܝܲܩܪܘܿܗ̇ (myaqroh) | ܡܝܲܩܪܗܘܿܢ (myaqrhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܡܝܲܩܪ̈ܝܼ (myaqrī) | ܡܝܲܩܪ̈ܲܢ (myaqran) | ||
| construct | ܡܝܲܩܪ̈ܲܝ (myaqray) | 2nd person | ܡܝܲܩܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (myaqruḵ) | ܡܝܲܩܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (myaqrāḵ) | ܡܝܲܩܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (myaqrāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܡܝܲܩܪܹ̈ܐ (myaqrē) | 3rd person | ܡܝܲܩܪ̈ܘܗܝ (myaqrwh) | ܡܝܲܩܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (myaqroh) | ܡܝܲܩܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (myaqrhon) | ||