ܗܡܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek ὅμηρος (hómēros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [həmaj.rɑː]

Noun

ܗܡܲܝܪܵܐ • (hmayrā) m sg (plural ܗܡܲܝܪܹ̈ܐ (hmayrē), feminine ܗܡܲܝܪܬܵܐ (hmayrtā))

1. hostage

   Synonym: ܒܲܪ ܥܘܼܪܒܵܢܵܐ (bar ˁurbānā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܗܡܲܝܪܵܐ (hmayrā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܗܡܲܝܪܝܼ (hmayrī)		ܗܡܲܝܪܲܢ (hmayran)
	construct	ܗܡܲܝܪ (hmayr)	2nd person	ܗܡܲܝܪܘܼܟ݂ (hmayrūḵ)	ܗܡܲܝܪܵܟ݂ܝ (hmayrāḵ)	ܗܡܲܝܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hmayrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܗܡܲܝܪܵܐ (hmayrā)	3rd person	ܗܡܲܝܪܹܗ (hmayrēh)	ܗܡܲܝܪܵܗ̇ (hmayrāh)	ܗܡܲܝܪܗܘܿܢ (hmayrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܗܡܲܝܪ̈ܝܼ (hmayrī)		ܗܡܲܝܪ̈ܲܢ (hmayran)
	construct	ܗܡܲܝܪ̈ܲܝ (hmayray)	2nd person	ܗܡܲܝܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (hmayrūḵ)	ܗܡܲܝܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (hmayrāḵ)	ܗܡܲܝܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hmayrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܗܡܲܝܪܹ̈ܐ (hmayrē)	3rd person	ܗܡܲܝܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (hmayrūh)	ܗܡܲܝܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (hmayrōh)	ܗܡܲܝܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (hmayrhōn)