ܬܡܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܬܡܪ̈ܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic תַּמְרָא (tamrā, “date; date palm”), from Proto-Semitic; compare Classical Syriac ܬܡܪܬܐ (tmarṯā), Hebrew תָּמָר (tamár), Arabic ثَمَر (ṯamar, “fruits”) and تَمْر (tamr, “date”)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tam.rɑː]

Noun

ܬܲܡܪܵܐ • (tamrā) m (plural ܬܲܡܪܹ̈ܐ (tamrē))

1. date (sweet, dark brown oval fruit containing a hard stone)

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܡܪܵܐ (tamrā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܲܡܪܝܼ (tamrī)		ܬܲܡܪܲܢ (tamran)
	construct	ܬܡܲܪ (tmar)	2nd person	ܬܲܡܪܘܼܟ݂ (tamrūḵ)	ܬܲܡܪܵܟ݂ܝ (tamrāḵ)	ܬܲܡܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tamrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܡܪܵܐ (tamrā)	3rd person	ܬܲܡܪܹܗ (tamrēh)	ܬܲܡܪܵܗ̇ (tamrāh)	ܬܲܡܪܗܘܿܢ (tamrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܲܡܪܝܼ̈ (tamrī)		ܬܲܡܪܲܢ̈ (tamran)
	construct	ܬܲܡܪܲܝ̈ (tamray)	2nd person	ܬܲܡܪܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tamrūḵ)	ܬܲܡܪܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tamrāḵ)	ܬܲܡܪܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tamrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܡܪܹ̈ܐ (tamrē)	3rd person	ܬܲܡܪܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tamrūh)	ܬܲܡܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tamrōh)	ܬܲܡܪܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tamrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܲܡܪܵܐ ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܵܐ (tamrā hindūwāyā, “tamarind”)

See also

• ܕܸܩܠܵܐ (diqlā)
• ܩܲܫܒܵܐ (qašbā)
• ܚܘܼܪܡܵܐ (ḥurmā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

See תּֽמְרָא (timrā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɛmrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tɛmre] (plural)

Noun

ܬܡܪܐ • (temrā) m (plural ܬܡܪܐ (temrē))

1. eyelid; eyelash

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܡܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܡܪ	ܬܡܪܝܢ
construct	ܬܡܪ	ܬܡܪܝ
emphatic	ܬܡܪܐ	ܬܡܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܡܪܝ	ܬܡܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܡܪܟ	ܬܡܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܡܪܟܝ	ܬܡܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܡܪܗ	ܬܡܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܡܪܗ	ܬܡܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܡܪܢ	ܬܡܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܡܪܟܘܢ	ܬܡܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܡܪܟܝܢ	ܬܡܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܡܪܗܘܢ	ܬܡܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܡܪܗܝܢ	ܬܡܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Noun

ܬܡܪܐ • (tamrē)

1. emphatic plural of ܬܡܪܬܐ (təmarṯā)

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): [tamre]

Noun

ܬܡܪܐ • (tamrā)

1. absolute singular of ܬܡܪܬܐ (təmarṯā)

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): [tamrɑ]

References

• “tmr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “tmr²”, 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 394a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 615b
• 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, page 1653b