ܡܟܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܟ ܪ ܐ (k r ˀ)
3 terms

Causative of ܟܵܪܹܐ (kārē, “to be short”).

Pronunciation edit

(standard) IPA^(key): [mak.reː]
(Urmian) IPA^(key): [mat͡ʃ.reː]

Verb edit

ܡܲܟܪܹܐ • (makrē) (present participle ܡܲܟܪܘܼܝܹܐ (makrūyē), past participle ܡܘܼܟܪܝܼܵܐ (mukrīyā))

(transitive) to shorten

Conjugation edit

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Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

Compare Arabic مَكْر (makr, “red”, noun), Akkadian 𒈠𒀝𒊒𒌑 (ma-ak-ru-u₂ /⁠makrû⁠/, “red”).

Alternative forms edit

ܡܪܓܐ (margā)

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [m(ə)xɑrɑ], [maxrɑ], [makkɑrɑ]

Noun edit

ܡܟܪܐ • (mḵārā, maḵrā, maḵrā) m (uncountable)

(mineralogy) minium, red lead
red pigment

Inflection edit

declension of ܡܟܪܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܡܟܪ
construct	ܡܟܪ
emphatic	ܡܟܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܟܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܟܪܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܟܪܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܟܪܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܟܪܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܟܪܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܟܪܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܟܪܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܟܪܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܟܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [m(ə)xɑrɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [m(ə)xɑre] (plural)

Noun edit

ܡܟܪܐ • (mḵārā) m (plural ܡܟܪܐ (mḵārē))

(agriculture) irrigated land

Inflection edit

inflection of ܡܟܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܟܪ	ܡܟܪܝܢ
construct	ܡܟܪ	ܡܟܪܝ
emphatic	ܡܟܪܐ	ܡܟܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܟܪܝ	ܡܟܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܟܪܟ	ܡܟܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܟܪܟܝ	ܡܟܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܟܪܗ	ܡܟܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܟܪܗ	ܡܟܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܟܪܢ	ܡܟܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܟܪܟܘܢ	ܡܟܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܟܪܟܝܢ	ܡܟܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܟܪܗܘܢ	ܡܟܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܟܪܗܝܢ	ܡܟܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3 edit

From the root ܟ-ܪ-ܐ (k-r-ʾ) related to being short.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [maxrɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [maxre] (plural)

Noun edit

ܡܟܪܐ • (maḵrā) m (plural ܡܟܪܐ (maḵrē))

(dialectal) small-mouthed pitcher or flagon

Inflection edit

inflection of ܡܟܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܟܪ	ܡܟܪܝܢ
construct	ܡܟܪ	ܡܟܪܝ
emphatic	ܡܟܪܐ	ܡܟܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܟܪܝ	ܡܟܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܟܪܟ	ܡܟܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܟܪܟܝ	ܡܟܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܟܪܗ	ܡܟܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܟܪܗ	ܡܟܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܟܪܢ	ܡܟܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܟܪܟܘܢ	ܡܟܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܟܪܟܝܢ	ܡܟܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܟܪܗܘܢ	ܡܟܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܟܪܗܝܢ	ܡܟܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4 edit

From the root ܡ-ܟ-ܪ (m-k-r) related to betrothing. Compare Hebrew מוֹכֵר (mōḵḗr).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [mɑxrɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [mɑxre] (plural)

Noun edit

ܡܟܪܐ • (māḵrā) m (plural ܡܟܪܐ (māḵrē))

betrothed, fiancé; husband

Inflection edit

inflection of ܡܟܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܟܪ	ܡܟܪܝܢ
construct	ܡܟܪ	ܡܟܪܝ
emphatic	ܡܟܪܐ	ܡܟܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܟܪܝ	ܡܟܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܟܪܟ	ܡܟܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܟܪܟܝ	ܡܟܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܟܪܗ	ܡܟܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܟܪܗ	ܡܟܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܟܪܢ	ܡܟܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܟܪܟܘܢ	ܡܟܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܟܪܟܝܢ	ܡܟܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܟܪܗܘܢ	ܡܟܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܟܪܗܝܢ	ܡܟܪܝܗܝܢ

References edit

“mkr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
“mkr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
“mkr³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
“mkr⁴”, 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 183a
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 272b
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 761a-b