ܐܡܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܐ ܡ ܪ (ˀ m r)
7 terms

Borrowed from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔamiːrɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܡܝܼܪܵܐ • (amīrām (plural ܐܲܡܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (amīrē) or ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (amīrānē), feminine ܐܲܡܝܼܪܬܵܐ (amīrtā))

  1. emir
  2. prince
    Synonyms: ܒܲܪ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (bar malkā), ܫܵܗܙܵܕ݂ܵܐ (šāhzāḏā)
  3. (military) commander
    Synonyms: ܪܲܒ݂ ܚܲܝܠܵܐ (raḇ ḥaylā), ܦܵܩܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ (pāqōḏā), ܐܲܚܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (aḥīḏā)
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܲܡܝܼܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
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singular absolute ܐܲܡܝܼܪ (amīr) 1st person ܐܲܡܝܼܪܝܼ (amīrī) ܐܲܡܝܼܪܲܢ (amīran)
construct ܐܲܡܝܼܪ (amīr) 2nd person ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (amīrōḵ) ܐܲܡܝܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (amīrāḵ) ܐܲܡܝܼܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (amīrawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܡܝܼܪܵܐ (amīrā) 3rd person ܐܲܡܝܼܪܹܗ (amīrēh) ܐܲܡܝܼܪܵܗ̇ (amīrāh) ܐܲܡܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ (amīrhōn)
plural absolute ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܝܼܢ (amīrīn) 1st person ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܝܼ (amīrī) ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܲܢ (amīran)
construct ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܲܝ (amīray) 2nd person ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (amīrōḵ) ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (amīrāḵ) ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (amīrawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܡܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (amīrē) 3rd person ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (amīrūh) ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (amīrōh) ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (amīrayhōn)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [miːrɑː]

Verb

ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܵܐ • (mīrā) (feminine ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܬܵܐ (mīrtā), plural ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (mīrē))

  1. past participle of ܐܵܡܹܪ (āmēr, to say)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr). The plural form ܐܡܝܪܐܢ (ʾămīrān) is influenced by Persian امیران (amirân), plural form of امیر (amir).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔămirɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔămire], [ʔămirɑ(ʔ)n], [ʔămirɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܐܡܝܪܐ • (ʾămīrām (plural ܐܡܝܪܢܐ or ܐܡܝܪܐܢ or ܐܡܝܪܐ)

  1. emir, prince, prefect, commander

Derived terms

  • ܐܡܝܪܘܬܐ (ʾămīrūṯā)
  • ܐܡܝܪܐ ܕܡܗܝܡܢܐ (ʾămīrāʾ ḏa-məhaymənā)

Descendants

  • Old Armenian: ամիրայ (amiray)

References

  • ˀmyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 21 June 2011
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 11b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 19b
  • 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, →ISBN, pages 55a–b