ܡܪܝܥܐ

ܡܪܝܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܡ ܪ ܥ‎ (m r ʿ)
2 terms

Etymology

Related to Arabic مَرِيض‎ (marīḍ).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mriːʕɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [mriʔɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [mɪrjɑː]

Adjective

ܡܪܝܼܥܵܐ • (mrīʿā) (feminine ܡܪܝܼܥܬܵܐ‎ (mriʿtā), plural ܡܪ̈ܝܼܥܹܐ (mrīʿē))

1. ill, sick (in poor health)

Noun

ܡܪܝܼܥܵܐ • (mrīʿā) m sg (plural ܡܪ̈ܝܼܥܹܐ (mrīʿē), feminine ܡܪܝܼܥܬܵܐ‎ (mriʿtā))

1. ill person, sick person

   ‏ܚܘܼܠܡܵܢܵܐ ܬܵܓ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܹܐ ܕܫܠܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܚܟ̰ܝܼ ܡܪ̈ܝܼܥܹܐ ܡܵܨܝܼ ܚܵܙܝܼ.‎‎

   ḥulmānā tāḡā ìlēh ʿal rēšānē d-šlīmē d-ʾaḥčī mrīʿē māṣī ḥāzī.

   Health is a crown on the heads of the healthy, that only the ill can see.

Verb

ܡܪܝܼܥܵܐ • (mrīʿā) (feminine ܡܪܝܼܥܬܵܐ‎ (mriʿtā), plural ܡܪ̈ܝܼܥܹܐ (mrīʿē))

1. past participle of ܡܵܪܹܥ‎ (mārēʿ, “to be ill”)

See also

• ܟܪܝܼܗܵܐ‎ (krīhā)