ܡܪܝܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܪ ܥ (m r ˁ)
2 terms

Passive participle of the verb ܡܵܪܹܥ (mārēˁ, to be/become ill); cognate to Arabic مَرِيض (marīḍ).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ܡܪܝܼܥܵܐ • (mrīˁā) (feminine ܡܪܝܼܥܬܵܐ (mrīˁtā), plural ܡܪ̈ܝܼܥܹܐ (mrīˁē))

  1. ill, sick (in poor health)

Noun

ܡܪܝܼܥܵܐ • (mrīˁām sg (plural ܡܪ̈ܝܼܥܹܐ (mrīˁē), feminine ܡܪܝܼܥܬܵܐ (mrīˁtā))

  1. ill person, sick person
    ܚܘܼܠܡܵܢܵܐ ܬܵܓ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܪܹ̈ܝܫܹܐ ܕܫܠܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ݂ ܡܪ̈ܝܼܥܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܝܼ ܚܵܙܝܼ.
    ḥulmānā tāḡā ìlēh ˁal rēšē d-šlīmē d-balḥōḏ mrīˁē kē māṣī ḥāzī.
    Health is a crown on the heads of the healthy, that only the ill can see.

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