Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Root
ܙ ܡ ܪ (z m r)
4 terms

Etymology 1 edit

Feminine active noun of the verb ܙܵܡܸܪ (zāmir, to sing).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [zammɑrtɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [zamartɑː]

Noun edit

ܙܲܡܵܪܬܵܐ (zammārtāf (plural ܙܲܡܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (zammārāṯā), masculine ܙܲܡܵܪܵܐ (zammārā))

  1. singer, musician

Etymology 2 edit

Instance noun of the verb ܙܵܡܸܪ (zāmir, to sing).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [zmaːrtaː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [zmarta]

Noun edit

ܙܡܵܪܬܵܐ (zmārtāf (plural ܙܡܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (zmārāṯā) or ܙܡܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (zmāryāṯā))

  1. instance of singing
  2. manner of singing
  3. song
    Synonyms: ܙܸܡܘܿܪܬܵܐ (zimōrtā), ܙܡܝܼܪܬܵܐ (zmīrtā)

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From the root ܙ-ܡ-ܪ (z-m-r) related to singing. Compare Arabic زَمَّارَة (zammāra) and Hebrew זַמֶּרֶת (zamméreṯ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [zammɑrtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [zammɑrɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܙܡܪܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܙܡܪܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܙܡܪܐ)

  1. singer, musician
  2. psalmist

Inflection edit

References edit

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