ܡܟܪܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Compare Arabic مَكْر (makr, “red”, noun), Akkadian 𒈠𒀝𒊒𒌑 (ma-ak-ru-u2 /makrû/, “red”).
Alternative forms
- ܡܪܓܐ (margā)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [m(ə)xɑrɑ], [maxrɑ], [makkɑrɑ]
Noun
ܡܟܪܐ • (mḵārā, maḵrā, maḵrā) m (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) minium, red lead
- red pigment
Inflection
declension of ܡܟܪܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܟܪ |
| construct | ܡܟܪ |
| emphatic | ܡܟܪܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܟܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܟܪܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܟܪܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܟܪܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܟܪܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܟܪܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܟܪܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܟܪܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܟܪܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܟܪܗܝܢ |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [m(ə)xɑrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [m(ə)xɑre] (plural)
Noun
ܡܟܪܐ • (mḵārā) m (plural ܡܟܪܐ (mḵārē))
- (agriculture) irrigated land
Inflection
inflection of ܡܟܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܟܪ | ܡܟܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܟܪ | ܡܟܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܟܪܐ | ܡܟܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܟܪܝ | ܡܟܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܟܪܟ | ܡܟܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܟܪܟܝ | ܡܟܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܟܪܗ | ܡܟܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܟܪܗ | ܡܟܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܟܪܢ | ܡܟܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܟܪܟܘܢ | ܡܟܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܟܪܟܝܢ | ܡܟܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܟܪܗܘܢ | ܡܟܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܟܪܗܝܢ | ܡܟܪܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3
From the root ܟ-ܪ-ܐ (k-r-ʾ) related to being short.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [maxrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [maxre] (plural)
Noun
ܡܟܪܐ • (maḵrā) m (plural ܡܟܪܐ (maḵrē))
- (dialectal) small-mouthed pitcher or flagon
Inflection
inflection of ܡܟܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܟܪ | ܡܟܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܟܪ | ܡܟܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܟܪܐ | ܡܟܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܟܪܝ | ܡܟܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܟܪܟ | ܡܟܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܟܪܟܝ | ܡܟܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܟܪܗ | ܡܟܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܟܪܗ | ܡܟܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܟܪܢ | ܡܟܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܟܪܟܘܢ | ܡܟܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܟܪܟܝܢ | ܡܟܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܟܪܗܘܢ | ܡܟܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܟܪܗܝܢ | ܡܟܪܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 4
From the root ܡ-ܟ-ܪ (m-k-r) related to betrothing. Compare Hebrew מוֹכֵר (mōḵḗr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɑxrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [mɑxre] (plural)
Noun
ܡܟܪܐ • (māḵrā) m (plural ܡܟܪܐ (māḵrē))
- betrothed, fiancé; husband
Inflection
inflection of ܡܟܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܟܪ | ܡܟܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܟܪ | ܡܟܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܟܪܐ | ܡܟܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܟܪܝ | ܡܟܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܟܪܟ | ܡܟܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܟܪܟܝ | ܡܟܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܟܪܗ | ܡܟܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܟܪܗ | ܡܟܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܟܪܢ | ܡܟܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܟܪܟܘܢ | ܡܟܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܟܪܟܝܢ | ܡܟܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܟܪܗܘܢ | ܡܟܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܟܪܗܝܢ | ܡܟܪܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “mkr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “mkr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “mkr3”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “mkr4”, 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, page 183a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 272b
- 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, page 761a-b