ܚܡܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic חמָרָא (ḥmārā), from Proto-Semitic *ḥimār- (donkey); compare Arabic حِمَار (ḥimār), Hebrew חֲמוֹר (khamór).

Pronunciation 1

Noun

ܚܡܵܪܵܐ • (ḥmārām (plural ܚܡܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥmārē) or ܚܡܵܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (ḥmārānē), feminine ܚܡܵܪܬܵܐ (ḥmārtā))

  1. donkey, ass, jack
  2. (offensive) stupid man, idiot, dumbass
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܡܵܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܚܡܵܪ (ḥmār) 1st person ܚܡܵܪܝܼ (ḥmārī) ܚܡܵܪܲܢ (ḥmāran)
construct ܚܡܵܪ (ḥmār) 2nd person ܚܡܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (ḥmārōḵ) ܚܡܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥmārāḵ) ܚܡܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥmārawḵōn)
emphatic ܚܡܵܪܵܐ (ḥmārā) 3rd person ܚܡܵܪܹܗ (ḥmārēh) ܚܡܵܪܵܗ̇ (ḥmārāh) ܚܡܵܪܗܘܿܢ (ḥmārhōn)
plural absolute ܚܡܵܪܝܼ̈ܢ (ḥmārīn) 1st person ܚܡܵܪܝܼ̈ (ḥmārī) ܚܡܵܪܲܢ̈ (ḥmāran)
construct ܚܡܵܪܲܝ̈ (ḥmāray) 2nd person ܚܡܵܪܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥmārōḵ) ܚܡܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥmārāḵ) ܚܡܵܪܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥmārawḵōn)
emphatic ܚܡܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥmārē) 3rd person ܚܡܵܪܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥmārūh) ܚܡܵܪܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ḥmārōh) ܚܡܵܪܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ḥmārayhōn)

Pronunciation 2

Noun

ܚܲܡܵܪܵܐ • (ḥammārām (plural ܚܲܡܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥammārē), feminine ܚܲܡܵܪܬܵܐ (ḥammārtā))

  1. donkey driver
    Synonym: ܐܹܫܲܟ݁ܟ̰ܝܼ (ēšakčī)
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܲܡܵܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܚܲܡܵܪ (ḥammār) 1st person ܚܲܡܵܪܝܼ (ḥammārī) ܚܲܡܵܪܲܢ (ḥammāran)
construct ܚܲܡܵܪ (ḥammār) 2nd person ܚܲܡܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (ḥammārōḵ) ܚܲܡܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥammārāḵ) ܚܲܡܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥammārawḵōn)
emphatic ܚܲܡܵܪܵܐ (ḥammārā) 3rd person ܚܲܡܵܪܹܗ (ḥammārēh) ܚܲܡܵܪܵܗ̇ (ḥammārāh) ܚܲܡܵܪܗܘܿܢ (ḥammārhōn)
plural absolute ܚܲܡܵܪܝܼ̈ܢ (ḥammārīn) 1st person ܚܲܡܵܪܝܼ̈ (ḥammārī) ܚܲܡܵܪܲܢ̈ (ḥammāran)
construct ܚܲܡܵܪܲܝ̈ (ḥammāray) 2nd person ܚܲܡܵܪܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥammārōḵ) ܚܲܡܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥammārāḵ) ܚܲܡܵܪܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥammārawḵōn)
emphatic ܚܲܡܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥammārē) 3rd person ܚܲܡܵܪܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥammārūh) ܚܲܡܵܪܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ḥammārōh) ܚܲܡܵܪܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ḥammārayhōn)

Etymology 2

Root
ܚ ܡ ܪ (ḥ m r)
2 terms

Compare Arabic خَمْر (ḵamr, wine) and Hebrew חֶמֶר (chémer, wine).

Pronunciation 1

Noun

ܚܲܡܪܵܐ • (ḥamrām (plural ܚܲܡܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (ḥamrānē))

  1. wine
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܲܡܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute {{{sg.abs.}}} 1st person ܚܲܡܪܝܼ (ḥamrī) ܚܲܡܪܲܢ (ḥamran)
construct {{{sg.cstr.}}} 2nd person ܚܲܡܪܘܼܟ݂ (ḥamrōḵ) ܚܲܡܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥamrāḵ) ܚܲܡܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥamrāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܲܡܪܵܐ (ḥamrā) 3rd person ܚܲܡܪܹܗ (ḥamrēh) ܚܲܡܪܘܿܗ̇ (ḥamrōh) ܚܲܡܪܗܘܿܢ (ḥamrhōn)
plural absolute {{{pl.abs.}}} 1st person ܚܲܡܪ̈ܵܢܝܼ (ḥamrānī) ܚܲܡܪ̈ܵܢܲܢ (ḥamrānan)
construct {{{pl.cstr.}}} 2nd person ܚܲܡܪ̈ܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (ḥamrānōḵ) ܚܲܡܪ̈ܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥamrānāḵ) ܚܲܡܪ̈ܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥamrānāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܲܡܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (ḥamrānē) 3rd person ܚܲܡܪ̈ܵܢܹܗ (ḥamrānēh) ܚܲܡܪ̈ܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (ḥamrānōh) ܚܲܡܪ̈ܵܢܗܘܿܢ (ḥamrānhōn)

Pronunciation 2

Noun

ܚܲܡܵܪܵܐ • (ḥammārām (plural ܚܲܡܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥammārē), feminine ܚܲܡܵܪܬܵܐ (ḥammārtā))

  1. vinter
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܲܡܵܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܚܲܡܵܪ (ḥammār) 1st person ܚܲܡܵܪܝܼ (ḥammārī) ܚܲܡܵܪܲܢ (ḥammāran)
construct ܚܲܡܵܪ (ḥammār) 2nd person ܚܲܡܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (ḥammārōḵ) ܚܲܡܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥammārāḵ) ܚܲܡܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥammārawḵōn)
emphatic ܚܲܡܵܪܵܐ (ḥammārā) 3rd person ܚܲܡܵܪܹܗ (ḥammārēh) ܚܲܡܵܪܵܗ̇ (ḥammārāh) ܚܲܡܵܪܗܘܿܢ (ḥammārhōn)
plural absolute ܚܲܡܵܪܝܼ̈ܢ (ḥammārīn) 1st person ܚܲܡܵܪܝܼ̈ (ḥammārī) ܚܲܡܵܪܲܢ̈ (ḥammāran)
construct ܚܲܡܵܪܲܝ̈ (ḥammāray) 2nd person ܚܲܡܵܪܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥammārōḵ) ܚܲܡܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥammārāḵ) ܚܲܡܵܪܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥammārawḵōn)
emphatic ܚܲܡܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥammārē) 3rd person ܚܲܡܵܪܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥammārūh) ܚܲܡܵܪܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ḥammārōh) ܚܲܡܵܪܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ḥammārayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ḥimār- (donkey); compare Arabic حِمَار (ḥimār), Hebrew חֲמוֹר (ḥămôr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə.)ˈmɑ.rɑ], [ˈħɛm.rɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə.)ˈmɑ.re], [ˈħɛm.re] (plural)

Noun

ܚܡܪܐ • (ḥəmārāc (plural ܚܡܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܡܪܬܐ)

  1. donkey, ass, jack
  2. earthworm
  3. (figuratively, music) bridge (of a stringed instrument)
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܡܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܡܪ 1st person ܚܡܪܝ ܚܡܪܢ
construct ܚܡܪ 2nd person ܚܡܪܟ ܚܡܪܟܝ ܚܡܪܟܘܢ ܚܡܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܡܪܐ 3rd person ܚܡܪܗ ܚܡܪܗ ܚܡܪܗܘܢ ܚܡܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܚܡܪܝܢ 1st person ܚܡܪܝ ܚܡܪܝܢ
construct ܚܡܪܝ 2nd person ܚܡܪܝܟ ܚܡܪܝܟܝ ܚܡܪܝܟܘܢ ܚܡܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܡܪܐ 3rd person ܚܡܪܘܗܝ ܚܡܪܝܗ ܚܡܪܝܗܘܢ ܚܡܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above; compare Arabic حَمَّار (ḥammār), Hebrew חַמָּר (ḥammār).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħamˈmɑ.rɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħamˈmɑ.re] (plural)

Noun

ܚܡܪܐ • (ḥammārām (plural ܚܡܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܡܪܬܐ)

  1. donkey driver
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܡܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܡܪ 1st person ܚܡܪܝ ܚܡܪܢ
construct ܚܡܪ 2nd person ܚܡܪܟ ܚܡܪܟܝ ܚܡܪܟܘܢ ܚܡܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܡܪܐ 3rd person ܚܡܪܗ ܚܡܪܗ ܚܡܪܗܘܢ ܚܡܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܚܡܪܝܢ 1st person ܚܡܪܝ ܚܡܪܝܢ
construct ܚܡܪܝ 2nd person ܚܡܪܝܟ ܚܡܪܝܟܝ ܚܡܪܝܟܘܢ ܚܡܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܡܪܐ 3rd person ܚܡܪܘܗܝ ܚܡܪܝܗ ܚܡܪܝܗܘܢ ܚܡܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܚ ܡ ܪ.

Alternative forms

  • ܚܘܡܪܐ (ḥūmrā)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈħam.rɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ˈħam.re], [ħamˈrɑ.ne] (plural)

Noun

ܚܡܪܐ • (ḥamrām (plural ܚܡܪܢܐ or ܚܡܪܐ)

  1. wine
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܡܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܡܪ 1st person ܚܡܪܝ ܚܡܪܢ
construct ܚܡܪ 2nd person ܚܡܪܟ ܚܡܪܟܝ ܚܡܪܟܘܢ ܚܡܪܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܚܡܪܗ ܚܡܪܗ ܚܡܪܗܘܢ ܚܡܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܚܡܪܢܝܢ ,ܚܡܪܝܢ 1st person ܚܡܪܢܝ ,ܚܡܪܝ ܚܡܪܢܝܢ ,ܚܡܪܝܢ
construct ܚܡܪܢܝ ,ܚܡܪܝ 2nd person ܚܡܪܢܝܟ ,ܚܡܪܝܟ ܚܡܪܢܝܟܝ ,ܚܡܪܝܟܝ ܚܡܪܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܚܡܪܝܟܘܢ ܚܡܪܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܚܡܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܡܪܢܐ , 3rd person ܚܡܪܢܘܗܝ ,ܚܡܪܘܗܝ ܚܡܪܢܝܗ ,ܚܡܪܝܗ ܚܡܪܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܚܡܪܝܗܘܢ ܚܡܪܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܚܡܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Modified from above; compare Arabic خَمَّار (ḵammār).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħamˈmɑ.rɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħamˈmɑ.re] (plural)

Noun

ܚܡܪܐ • (ḥammārām (plural ܚܡܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܡܪܬܐ)

  1. vintner
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܡܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܡܪ 1st person ܚܡܪܝ ܚܡܪܢ
construct ܚܡܪ 2nd person ܚܡܪܟ ܚܡܪܟܝ ܚܡܪܟܘܢ ܚܡܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܡܪܐ 3rd person ܚܡܪܗ ܚܡܪܗ ܚܡܪܗܘܢ ܚܡܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܚܡܪܝܢ 1st person ܚܡܪܝ ܚܡܪܝܢ
construct ܚܡܪܝ 2nd person ܚܡܪܝܟ ܚܡܪܝܟܝ ܚܡܪܝܟܘܢ ܚܡܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܡܪܐ 3rd person ܚܡܪܘܗܝ ܚܡܪܝܗ ܚܡܪܝܗܘܢ ܚܡܪܝܗܝܢ

References

  • ḥmr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • ḥmr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 25 November 2011
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 108b–109a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 147b
  • 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 467b–468a

Turoyo

Etymology 1

From Aramaic חֲמָרָא (ḥămārā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħmoro/

Noun

ܚܡܳܪܳܐ • (ḥmorom (plural ܚܡܳܪܶܐ (ḥmore))

  1. donkey

Etymology 2

from Aramaic חַמְרָא (ḥamrā)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħamro/

Noun

ܚܰܡܪܳܐ • (ḥamrom (plural ܚܰܡܪܶܐ (ḥamre))

  1. Wine

Western Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic חֲמָרָא (ḥămārā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħmōra/

Noun

ܚܡܳܪܰܐ (ḥmoram

  1. donkey