ܡܪܝܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Classical Syriac ܡܲܪܝܲܡ, see there for more.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈmar.jam]

Proper noun

ܡܲܪܝܲܡ • (maryam) f

1. (biblical) Miriam
2. (biblical) Mary
3. a female given name

Derived terms

• ܢܲܢܹܐ (nannē) (diminutive, nickname)
• ܡܲܝܘܿ (mayō) (diminutive, nickname)
• ܡܸܠܹܐ (millē) (diminutive, nickname)

Etymology 2

Root
ܪ ܘ ܡ (r w m)
7 terms

Causative of ܪܵܐܹܡ (rāˀēm, “to be high, ascend”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mar.jɪm.]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [maːrˤɪm]

Verb

ܡܲܪܝܸܡ • (maryim) (present participle ܡܲܪܝܘܿܡܹܐ (maryōmē), past participle ܡܘܼܪܝܡܵܐ (mūrimā))

1. (transitive) to raise, elevate, exalt

   Synonym: ܡܲܥܠܹܐ (maˁlē)

   Antonym: ܡܲܟܸܦ (makkip)

   ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܛܵܘܦܵܢܵܐ، ܡܘܼܪܝܸܡ ܠܲܢ ܓܸܫܪܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܢܲܗܪܵܐ.

   bār ṭāwpānā, muryim lan gišrā ˁal nahrā.

   After the flood, we raised the bridge over the river.

   • Isaiah 25:1:

     ܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܝܼ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܝܼܘܸܬ. ܒܸܬ ܡܲܪܝܡܸܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂، ܒܸܬ ܡܵܘܕܹܝܢ ܠܫܸܡܘܼܟ݂، ܡܛܸܠ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܕܘܼܡܵܪܵܐ ܘܬܲܪܥܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܗܲܝܡܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ. ܡ̣ܢ ܪܸܚܩܵܐ ܐܵܡܹܝܢ.

     māryā allāhī at īwet. bit marimin lūḵ, bit māwdēn l-šimūḵ, mṭil ˁḇīḏ lūḵ dummārā w-tarˁīṯā mhaymanīṯā. min riḥqā āmēn.

     O Lord, You are my God. I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, For You have done wonderful things; Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.

2. (transitive) to turn up (increase the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as thge volume, heat, or light)

   ܐܲܪܝܸܡ ܠܹܗ ܩܵܠܵܐ ܕܦܪܵܣܩܵܠܵܐ ܡܸܛܠ ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܸܫܡܵܥܵܐ ܗܸܟ̃ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ.

   aryim lēh qālā d-prāsqālā miṭṭul lā ìwen bišmāˁā hič mindī.

   Turn up the volume of the radio because I cannot hear anything.

3. (transitive) to pick up (an item)

   ܡܘܼܪܝܸܡ ܠܹܗ ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܥܲܠ ܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ. ― muryim lēh kṯāḇē d-īwā ˁal pāṯōrā. ― He picked up the books that were on the table.

   Antonyms: ܡܲܬܸܒ݂ (mattiḇ), ܣܵܐܹܡ (sāˀēm)

4. (transitive) to remove, negate

   Synonyms: ܡܒܲܛܸܠ (mbaṭṭil), ܡܲܫܠܹܐ (mašlē)

   Antonym: ܡܲܣܸܡ (massim)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܲܪܝܸܡ (maryim)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܘܼܪܝܸܡ ܠܝܼ (muryim lī)	ܡܘܼܪܝܸܡ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (muryim lūḵ)	ܡܘܼܪܝܸܡ ܠܹܗ (muryim lēh)	ܡܘܼܪܝܸܡ ܠܲܢ (muryim lan)	ܡܘܼܪܝܸܡ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (muryim lāwḵōn)	ܡܘܼܪܝܸܡ ܠܗܘܿܢ (muryim lhōn)
	f		ܡܘܼܪܝܸܡ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (muryim lāḵ)	ܡܘܼܪܝܸܡ ܠܵܗ̇ (muryim lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܲܪܝܡܸܢ (marimin)	ܡܲܪܝܡܸܬ (marimit)	ܡܲܪܝܸܡ (maryim)	ܡܲܪܝܡܲܚ (marimaḥ)	ܡܲܪܝܡܝܼܬܘܿܢ (marimītōn)	ܡܲܪܝܡܝܼ (marimī)
	f	ܡܲܪܝܡܲܢ (mariman)	ܡܲܪܝܡܵܬܝ (marimāt)	ܡܲܪܝܡܵܐ (marimā)
imperative	m		ܐܲܪܝܸܡ (aryim)			ܐܲܪܝܡܘܼܢ (arimūn)
	f		ܐܲܪܝܸܡܝ (aryim)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryām), possibly from Aramaic מַרְיָם (maryām), of uncertain origin but possibly related to a root related to bitterness; compare Classical Syriac ܡܪܝܪܐ (marrīrā, “bitter”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈmar.jam]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈmar.jam]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [mɑrˈjɑm]

Proper noun

ܡܪܝܡ • (maryam)

1. (biblical) Miriam
   • Peshitta, Numbers 12:1:

     ܘܡܠܠܬ ܡܪܝܡ ܘܐܗܪܘܢ ܒܡܘܫܐ: ܥܠ ܨܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܟܘܫܝܬܐ ܕܢܣܒ: ܡܛܠ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܟܘܫܝܬܐ ܢܣܒ.

     wə-malləleṯ maryam wə-ʾahrōn bə-mūšē, ʿal ṣəḇūṯā ḏə-ʾa[n]təṯā ḵūšāytā ḏa-nəsaḇ, meṭṭol də-ʾa[n]təṯā ḵūšāytā nəsaḇ.

     And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

2. (biblical) Mary
   • Peshitta, Matthew 1:16:

     ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܝܘܣܦ ܓܒܪܗ̇ ܕܡܪܝܡ: ܕܡܢܗ̇ ܐܬܝܠܕ ܝܫܘܥ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܡܫܝܚܐ.

     yaʿqōḇ ʾawleḏ lə-yawsep̄ gaḇrāh ḏə-maryam, də-mennāh ʾeṯīleḏ ʾīšōʿ də-meṯqərē məšīḥā.

     And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

3. a female given name

References

• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 412b