ܙܡܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܙ ܡ ܪ (z m r)
6 terms

From Aramaic זְמַר (zəmar), from Proto-Semitic *zamar-; compare Hebrew זִמֵּר (zimér), Akkadian 𒍝𒈠𒊒𒌝 (zamārum) and Arabic زَمَرَ (zamara).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [zɑːmerː]

Verb

ܙܵܡܹܪ • (zāmēr)

  1. (intransitive) to sing (to produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice)
    ܓܵܘ ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ، ܙܡܝܼܪ ܠܲܢ ܒܩܵܠܵܐ ܪܵܓ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ ܟܲܕ݂ ܛܲܒ݂ܠܵܐ ܒܸܡܚܵܝܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ.
    gāw mištūṯā, zmīr lan b-qālā rāḡōḏā kaḏ ṭaḇlā bimḥāyā ìwā.
    At the party we sang tremulously as the drum was playing.
  2. (transitive) to sing (to express audibly by means of a harmonious vocalization)
    ܩܸܡ ܙܵܡܸܪ ܠܵܗ̇ ܗ̇ܝ ܙܸܡܘܿܪܬܵܐ ܫܲܦܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂.
    qim zāmir lāh aya zimōrtā šapīrāˀīṯ.
    He sang that song well.
  3. to play an instrument, make music

Usage notes

This verb is never used for singing hymns. Instead, the verb ܡܙܲܡܸܪ (mzammir) is used.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܙܵܡܹܪ
gerund ܒܸܙܡܵܪܵܐ (bizmārā)
verbal noun ܙܡܵܪܵܐ (zmārā)
singular plural
passive participle m ܙܡܝܼܪܵܐ (zmīrā) ܙܡܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (zmīrē)
f ܙܡܝܼܪܬܵܐ (zmīrtā)
agent noun m ܙܵܡܘܿܪܵܐ (zāmōrā) ܙܵܡܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ (zāmōrē)
f ܙܵܡܘܿܪܬܵܐ (zāmōrtā) ܙܵܡܘܿܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (zāmōryāṯā)
instance noun ܙܡܵܪܬܵܐ (zmārtā) ܙܡܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (zmāryāṯā)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܙܡܝܼܪ ܠܝܼ (zmīr lī) ܙܡܝܼܪ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (zmīr lōḵ) ܙܡܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ (zmīr lēh) ܙܡܝܼܪ ܠܲܢ (zmīr lan) ܙܡܝܼܪ ܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zmīr lawḵōn) ܙܡܝܼܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ (zmīr lhōn)
f ܙܡܝܼܪ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (zmīr lāḵ) ܙܡܝܼܪ ܠܵܗ̇ (zmīr lāh)
active non-past m ܙܵܡܪܹܢ (zāmrēn) ܙܵܡܪܹܬ (zāmrēt) ܙܵܡܹܪ (zāmēr) ܙܵܡܪܲܚ (zāmraḥ) ܙܵܡܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ (zāmrītōn) ܙܵܡܪܝܼ (zāmrī)
f ܙܵܡܪܵܢ (zāmrān) ܙܵܡܪܵܬܝ (zāmrāt) ܙܵܡܪܵܐ (zāmrā)
passive past m ܙܡܝܼܪܸܢ (zmīrin) ܙܡܝܼܪܸܬ (zmīrit) ܙܡܝܼܪ (zmīr) ܙܡܝܼܪܸܚ (zmīriḥ) ܙܡܝܼܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ (zmīrītōn) ܙܡܝܼܪܝܼ (zmīrī)
f ܙܡܝܼܪܲܢ (zmīran) ܙܡܝܼܪܲܬܝ (zmīrat) ܙܡܝܼܪܵܐ (zmīrā)
imperative m ܙܡܘܿܪ (zmōr) ܙܡܘܿܪܘܼܢ (zmōrūn)
f ܙܡܘܿܪܝ (zmōr)

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܙ ܡ ܪ
7 terms

Compare Arabic زَمَرَ (zamara) and Hebrew זִמֵּר (zimmēr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [z(ə)mar]

Verb

ܙܡܪ • (zəmar)

  1. to sing

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [z(ə)mɑr]

Noun

ܙܡܪ • (transliteration needed)

  1. absolute singular of ܙܡܪܐ
  2. construct state singular of ܙܡܪܐ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zammɑr]

Noun

ܙܡܪ • (transliteration needed)

  1. absolute singular of ܙܡܪܐ
  2. construct state singular of ܙܡܪܐ