ܚܡܪܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ḥ-m-r. Compare Hebrew חֲמוֹרָה (ḥămôrâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)mɑrtɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)mɑrɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܚܡܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܡܪܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܚܡܪܐ)

1. donkey, she-ass, jenny

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܡܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܡܪܐ		1st person	ܚܡܪܬܝ		ܚܡܪܬܢ
	construct	ܚܡܪܬ		2nd person	ܚܡܪܬܟ	ܚܡܪܬܟܝ	ܚܡܪܬܟܘܢ	ܚܡܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܡܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܡܪܬܗ	ܚܡܪܬܗ	ܚܡܪܬܗܘܢ	ܚܡܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܡܪܢ		1st person	ܚܡܪܬܢ		ܚܡܪܬܢ
	construct	ܚܡܪܬ		2nd person	ܚܡܪܬܟ	ܚܡܪܬܟܝ	ܚܡܪܬܟܘܢ	ܚܡܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܡܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܡܪܬܗ	ܚܡܪܬܗ	ܚܡܪܬܗܘܢ	ܚܡܪܬܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܐܬܢܐ

Etymology 2

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħammɑrtɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħammɑrɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܚܡܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܡܪܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܚܡܪܐ)

1. donkey driver

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܡܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܡܪܐ		1st person	ܚܡܪܬܝ		ܚܡܪܬܢ
	construct	ܚܡܪܬ		2nd person	ܚܡܪܬܟ	ܚܡܪܬܟܝ	ܚܡܪܬܟܘܢ	ܚܡܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܡܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܡܪܬܗ	ܚܡܪܬܗ	ܚܡܪܬܗܘܢ	ܚܡܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܡܪܢ		1st person	ܚܡܪܬܢ		ܚܡܪܬܢ
	construct	ܚܡܪܬ		2nd person	ܚܡܪܬܟ	ܚܡܪܬܟܝ	ܚܡܪܬܟܘܢ	ܚܡܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܡܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܡܪܬܗ	ܚܡܪܬܗ	ܚܡܪܬܗܘܢ	ܚܡܪܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Modified from ܚܡܪܐ (ḥamrā(ʾ), “wine”), from Proto-Semitic *ḫ-m-r.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħammɑrtɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħammɑrɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܚܡܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܡܪܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܚܡܪܐ)

1. vintner

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܡܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܡܪܐ		1st person	ܚܡܪܬܝ		ܚܡܪܬܢ
	construct	ܚܡܪܬ		2nd person	ܚܡܪܬܟ	ܚܡܪܬܟܝ	ܚܡܪܬܟܘܢ	ܚܡܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܡܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܡܪܬܗ	ܚܡܪܬܗ	ܚܡܪܬܗܘܢ	ܚܡܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܡܪܢ		1st person	ܚܡܪܬܢ		ܚܡܪܬܢ
	construct	ܚܡܪܬ		2nd person	ܚܡܪܬܟ	ܚܡܪܬܟܝ	ܚܡܪܬܟܘܢ	ܚܡܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܡܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܡܪܬܗ	ܚܡܪܬܗ	ܚܡܪܬܗܘܢ	ܚܡܪܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥmrh”, 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, pp. 108b-109a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 468a