ܟܘܡܬܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟܘܡܬܪܐ

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒄑𒈢𒆳𒊏 (/⁠kamiššaru, kamaššaru, kameššaru⁠/, “pear-tree”); compare Arabic كُمَّثْرَى (kummaṯrā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kum.maθ.rɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [tʃɑːmʊːtrɑː]

Noun

ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ • (kūmaṯrā) m (plural ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (kūmaṯrē))

1. pear: An edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but typically elongated towards the stem.
2. pear tree

Declension

Inflection of ܟܘܼܡܵܬܪܵܐ (kūmātrā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	{{{sg.abs.}}} ()	1st person	ܟܘܼܡܵܬܪܝܼ (kūmātrī)		ܟܘܼܡܵܬܪܲܢ (kūmātran)
	construct	{{{sg.cstr.}}} ()	2nd person	ܟܘܼܡܵܬܪܘܼܟ݂ (kūmātrūḵ)	ܟܘܼܡܵܬܪܵܟ݂ܝ (kūmātrāḵ)	ܟܘܼܡܵܬܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūmātrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܡܵܬܪܵܐ (kūmātrā)	3rd person	ܟܘܼܡܵܬܪܹܗ (kūmātrēh)	ܟܘܼܡܵܬܪܘܿܗ̇ (kūmātrōh)	ܟܘܼܡܵܬܪܗܘܿܢ (kūmātrhōn)
plural	absolute	{{{pl.abs.}}} ()	1st person	ܟܘܼܡܵܬܖ̈ܝܼ ()		ܟܘܼܡܵܬܖ̈ܲܢ ()
	construct	{{{pl.cstr.}}} ()	2nd person	ܟܘܼܡܵܬܖ̈ܘܼܟ݂ ()	ܟܘܼܡܵܬܖ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ ()	ܟܘܼܡܵܬܖ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ()
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܡܵܬܖܹ̈ܐ ()	3rd person	ܟܘܼܡܵܬܖܹ̈ܗ ()	ܟܘܼܡܵܬܖ̈ܘܿܗ̇ ()	ܟܘܼܡܵܬܖ̈ܗܘܿܢ ()

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܟܡܬܪܐ (kummaṯrā)

Etymology

Ultimately from Akkadian 𒄑𒈢𒆳𒊏 (/⁠kamiššaru, kamaššaru, kameššaru⁠/, “pear-tree”), a word borrowed from an unknown foreign source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kummaθrɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [kummaθre] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܘܡܬܪܐ • (kummaṯrā) m (plural ܟܘܡܬܪܐ (kummaṯrē))

1. pear (fruit and tree)

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܘܡܬܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܘܡܬܪ	ܟܘܡܬܪܝܢ
construct	ܟܘܡܬܪ	ܟܘܡܬܪܝ
emphatic	ܟܘܡܬܪܐ	ܟܘܡܬܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܘܡܬܪܝ	ܟܘܡܬܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܘܡܬܪܟ	ܟܘܡܬܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܘܡܬܪܟܝ	ܟܘܡܬܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܘܡܬܪܗ	ܟܘܡܬܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܘܡܬܪܗ	ܟܘܡܬܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܘܡܬܪܢ	ܟܘܡܬܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܘܡܬܪܟܘܢ	ܟܘܡܬܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܘܡܬܪܟܝܢ	ܟܘܡܬܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܘܡܬܪܗܘܢ	ܟܘܡܬܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܘܡܬܪܗܝܢ	ܟܘܡܬܪܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: كُمَّثْرَى (kummaṯrā)

References

• “kwmtr”, 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 153a
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[1] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 235–240
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 209a, 217b
• 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 608b