ܡܪܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Aramaic מרא (mārā); compare Hebrew מַר (mar).
Alternative forms
- ܡܪܝܐ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɑrɑ]
Noun
ܡܪܐ • (mārā) m (plural ܡܪܘܬܐ or ܡܪܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܪܬܐ)
- lord, master, ruler
- prince, satrap
- patrician, noble
- owner
- employer
- rewarder
- author
- (in the plural) neighbors/neighbours
Inflection
declension of ܡܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܪܐ | ܡܪܘܢ ,ܡܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܪܐ | ܡܪܘܬ ,ܡܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܪܝܐ, ܡܪܐ | ܡܪܘܬܐ ,ܡܪܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܪܝ | ܡܪܘܬܝ ,ܡܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܪܟ | ܡܪܘܬܗ ,ܡܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܪܟܝ | ܡܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܡܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܪܗ | ܡܪܘܬܗ ,ܡܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܪܗ | ܡܪܘܬܗ ,ܡܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܪܢ | ܡܪܘܬܢ ,ܡܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܪܟܘܢ | ܡܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܪܟܝܢ | ܡܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܪܗܘܢ | ܡܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܪܗܝܢ | ܡܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܡܪܝܗܝܢ |
Descendants
- → Old Armenian: մար (mar)
- → Arabic: مار (mār)
- → Malayalam: മാർ (māṟ)
See also
- ܡܪܝܐ
Etymology 2
From Akkadian 𒄑𒈥 (marru [GEŠMAR]). Compare Arabic مَرّ (marr) and Ancient Greek μάρρον (márrhon).
Alternative forms
- ܡܐܪܐ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [marrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [marre] (plural)
Noun
ܡܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܪܐ)
- shovel, spade, hoe, mattock
- mallet
Inflection
inflection of ܡܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܪ | ܡܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܪ | ܡܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܪܐ | ܡܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܪܝ | ܡܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܪܟ | ܡܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܪܟܝ | ܡܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܪܗ | ܡܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܪܗ | ܡܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܪܢ | ܡܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܪܟܘܢ | ܡܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܪܟܝܢ | ܡܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܪܗܘܢ | ܡܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܪܗܝܢ | ܡܪܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3
From the root ܡ-ܪ-ܪ (m-r-r) related to bitterness.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [marrɑ]
Noun
ܡܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)
- bitterness
Inflection
declension of ܡܪܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܪ |
| construct | ܡܪ |
| emphatic | ܡܪܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܪܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܪܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܪܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܪܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܪܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܪܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܪܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܪܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܪܗܝܢ |
References
- “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, page 190b-191a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, page 823b-824b