ܙܡܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܙ ܡ ܪ (z m r)
6 terms

Verbal noun of ܙܵܡܹܪ (zāmēr, to sing).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [zəmɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܙܡܵܪܵܐ • (zmārām sg (uncountable)

  1. singing
Inflection
Inflection of ܙܡܵܪܵܐ
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܙܡܵܪ (zmār) 1st person ܙܡܵܪܝܼ (zmārī) ܙܡܵܪܲܢ (zmāran)
construct ܙܡܵܪ (zmār) 2nd person ܙܡܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (zmārōḵ) ܙܡܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (zmārāḵ) ܙܡܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zmārawḵōn)
emphatic ܙܡܵܪܵܐ (zmārā) 3rd person ܙܡܵܪܹܗ (zmārēh) ܙܡܵܪܵܗ̇ (zmārāh) ܙܡܵܪܗܘܿܢ (zmārhōn)

Etymology 2

Root
ܙ ܡ ܪ (z m r)
6 terms

Of the noun pattern 1i23ā; compare Arabic زَمْر (zamr) and Hebrew זֶמֶר (zémer).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [zɪm.rɑː]

Noun

ܙܸܡܪܵܐ • (zimrām

  1. music (especially folk music)
    Synonym: ܡܘܼܣܝܼܩܹܐ (mūsīqē)
Inflection
Inflection of ܙܸܡܪܵܐ
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܙܡܲܪ (zmar) 1st person ܙܸܡܪܝܼ (zimrī) ܙܸܡܪܲܢ (zimran)
construct ܙܡܲܪ (zmar) 2nd person ܙܸܡܪܘܼܟ݂ (zimrōḵ) ܙܸܡܪܵܟ݂ܝ (zimrāḵ) ܙܸܡܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zimrawḵōn)
emphatic ܙܸܡܪܵܐ (zimrā) 3rd person ܙܸܡܪܹܗ (zimrēh) ܙܸܡܪܵܗ̇ (zimrāh) ܙܸܡܪܗܘܿܢ (zimrhōn)
Derived terms
  • ܙܸܡܪܵܝܵܐ (zimrāyā)

Etymology 3

Root
ܙ ܡ ܪ (z m r)
6 terms

Occupational noun derived from the above; compare Arabic زَمَّار (zammār) and Hebrew זַמָּר (zammár).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [zammɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܙܲܡܵܪܵܐ • (zammārām (plural ܙܲܡܵܪܹ̈ܐ (zammārē), feminine ܙܲܡܵܪܬܵܐ (zammārtā))

  1. singer
Inflection
Inflection of ܙܲܡܵܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܙܲܡܵܪ (zammār) 1st person ܙܲܡܵܪܝܼ (zammārī) ܙܲܡܵܪܲܢ (zammāran)
construct ܙܲܡܵܪ (zammār) 2nd person ܙܲܡܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (zammārōḵ) ܙܲܡܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (zammārāḵ) ܙܲܡܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zammārawḵōn)
emphatic ܙܲܡܵܪܵܐ (zammārā) 3rd person ܙܲܡܵܪܹܗ (zammārēh) ܙܲܡܵܪܵܗ̇ (zammārāh) ܙܲܡܵܪܗܘܿܢ (zammārhōn)
plural absolute ܙܲܡܵܪ̈ܝܼܢ (zammārīn) 1st person ܙܲܡܵܪ̈ܝܼ (zammārī) ܙܲܡܵܪ̈ܲܢ (zammāran)
construct ܙܲܡܵܪ̈ܲܝ (zammāray) 2nd person ܙܲܡܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (zammārōḵ) ܙܲܡܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (zammārāḵ) ܙܲܡܵܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zammārawḵōn)
emphatic ܙܲܡܵܪܹ̈ܐ (zammārē) 3rd person ܙܲܡܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (zammārūh) ܙܲܡܵܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (zammārōh) ܙܲܡܵܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (zammārayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܙ ܡ ܪ related to singing. Compare Arabic زَمْر (zamr) and Hebrew זֶמֶר (zémer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [z(ə)mɑrɑ]

Noun

ܙܡܪܐ • (transliteration neededm(uncountable)

  1. song, singing
  2. music
  3. revelling, carousing
  4. feast
Inflection
Inflection of ܙܡܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܙܡܪ 1st person ܙܡܪܝ ܙܡܪܢ
construct ܙܡܪ 2nd person ܙܡܪܟ ܙܡܪܟܝ ܙܡܪܟܘܢ ܙܡܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܡܪܐ 3rd person ܙܡܪܗ ܙܡܪܗ ܙܡܪܗܘܢ ܙܡܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܙ ܡ ܪ related to singing. Compare Arabic زَمَّار (zammār) and Hebrew זַמָּר (zammār).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zammɑrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [zammɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܙܡܪܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܙܡܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܙܡܪܬܐ)

  1. singer, musician
  2. psalmist
Inflection
Inflection of ܙܡܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܙܡܪ 1st person ܙܡܪܝ ܙܡܪܢ
construct ܙܡܪ 2nd person ܙܡܪܟ ܙܡܪܟܝ ܙܡܪܟܘܢ ܙܡܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܡܪܐ 3rd person ܙܡܪܗ ܙܡܪܗ ܙܡܪܗܘܢ ܙܡܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܙܡܪܝܢ 1st person ܙܡܪܝ ܙܡܪܝܢ
construct ܙܡܪܝ 2nd person ܙܡܪܝܟ ܙܡܪܝܟܝ ܙܡܪܝܟܘܢ ܙܡܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܡܪܐ 3rd person ܙܡܪܘܗܝ ܙܡܪܝܗ ܙܡܪܝܗܘܢ ܙܡܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Adjective

ܙܡܪܐ • (transliteration needed? (plural {{{2}}})

  1. steel grey[1]

References

  1. ^ Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 118a
  • zmr”, 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 89b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 118a
  • 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, page 387a

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