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

    declension of ܚܡܪܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܡܪܐ	ܚܡܪܢ
construct	ܚܡܪܬ	ܚܡܪܬ
emphatic	ܚܡܪܬܐ	ܚܡܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܡܪܬܝ	ܚܡܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܡܪܬܟ	ܚܡܪܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܡܪܬܟܝ	ܚܡܪܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܡܪܬܗ	ܚܡܪܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܡܪܬܗ	ܚܡܪܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܡܪܬܢ	ܚܡܪܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܡܪܬܟܘܢ	ܚܡܪܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܡܪܬܟܝܢ	ܚܡܪܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܡܪܬܗܘܢ	ܚܡܪܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܡܪܬܗܝܢ	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

    declension of ܚܡܪܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܡܪܐ	ܚܡܪܢ
construct	ܚܡܪܬ	ܚܡܪܬ
emphatic	ܚܡܪܬܐ	ܚܡܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܡܪܬܝ	ܚܡܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܡܪܬܟ	ܚܡܪܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܡܪܬܟܝ	ܚܡܪܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܡܪܬܗ	ܚܡܪܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܡܪܬܗ	ܚܡܪܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܡܪܬܢ	ܚܡܪܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܡܪܬܟܘܢ	ܚܡܪܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܡܪܬܟܝܢ	ܚܡܪܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܡܪܬܗܘܢ	ܚܡܪܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܡܪܬܗܝܢ	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

    declension of ܚܡܪܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܡܪܐ	ܚܡܪܢ
construct	ܚܡܪܬ	ܚܡܪܬ
emphatic	ܚܡܪܬܐ	ܚܡܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܡܪܬܝ	ܚܡܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܡܪܬܟ	ܚܡܪܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܡܪܬܟܝ	ܚܡܪܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܡܪܬܗ	ܚܡܪܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܡܪܬܗ	ܚܡܪܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܡܪܬܢ	ܚܡܪܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܡܪܬܟܘܢ	ܚܡܪܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܡܪܬܟܝܢ	ܚܡܪܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܡܪܬܗܘܢ	ܚܡܪܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܡܪܬܗܝܢ	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