ܐܡܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܡ ܪ (ˀ m r)
4 terms

From Aramaic אֲמַר (ʾămar); cognate to Arabic أَمَرَ (ʔamara) and Hebrew אָמַר (ʾāmar).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːmerː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːmɪrː]

Verb

ܐܵܡܹܪ • (āmēr) (present participle ܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ (mārā), past participle ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܵܐ (mīrā))

1. to say

   ܡܵܐ ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܘܼܟ݂؟ ― What did you say?

2. to tell

   Synonym: ܡܬܲܢܹܐ (mtannē)

3. to call (use a name for)

   Synonym: ܩܵܪܹܐ (qārē)

4. to think, believe (as an opinion or hypothesis)

   ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܡܪܹܢ ܝܼܠܹܗ ܡܕܲܓܘܿܠܹܐ. ― ānā kē āmrēn īlēh mdagōlē. ― I say he’s lying

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܐܵܡܹܪ (āmēr)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܝܼ (mīr lī)	ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mīr lūḵ)	ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ (mīr lēh)	ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܲܢ (mīr lan)	ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mīr lāwḵōn)	ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mīr lhōn)
	f		ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mīr lāḵ)	ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܵܗ̇ (mīr lāh)
non-past	m	ܐܵܡܪܹܢ (āmrēn)	ܐܵܡܪܹܬ (āmrēt)	ܐܵܡܹܪ (āmēr)	ܐܵܡܪܲܚ (āmraḥ)	ܐܵܡܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ (āmrītōn)	ܐܵܡܪܝܼ (āmrī)
	f	ܐܵܡܪܵܢ (āmrān)	ܐܵܡܪܵܬܝ (āmrāt)	ܐܵܡܪܵܐ (āmrā)
imperative	m		ܐ݇ܡܘܿܪ (mōr)			ܐ݇ܡܘܿܪܘܼܢ (mōrūn)
	f		ܐ݇ܡܘܿܪܝ (mōr)

Derived terms

• ܡܐܲܡܸܪ (mˀammir)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛ̆mar]

Etymology 1

From the root ܐ-ܡ-ܪ (ʾ-m-r) related to saying. Compare Arabic أَمَرَ (ʔamara) and Hebrew אָמַר (ʾāmar).

Verb

ܐܡܪ • (ʾemar)

1. to say
2. to tell

   Synonym: ܬܢܝ (tannī)

Etymology 2

Noun

ܐܡܪ • (ʾemar)

1. absolute singular of ܐܡܪܐ
2. construct state singular of ܐܡܪܐ