ܡܪܝܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܡ ܪ ܥ (m r ˁ)
2 terms

Etymology

Related to Arabic مَرِيض (marīḍ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mriːʕɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [mriʔɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [mɪrjɑː]

Adjective

ܡܪܝܼܥܵܐ • (mrīˁā) (feminine ܡܪܝܼܥܬܵܐ (mrīˁtā), plural ܡܪ̈ܝܼܥܹܐ (mrīˁē))

1. ill, sick (in poor health)

Noun

ܡܪܝܼܥܵܐ • (mrīˁā) m sg (plural ܡܪ̈ܝܼܥܹܐ (mrīˁē), feminine ܡܪܝܼܥܬܵܐ (mrīˁtā))

1. ill person, sick person

   ܚܘܼܠܡܵܢܵܐ ܬܵܓ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܹܐ ܕܫܠܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܚܟ̰ܝܼ ܡܪ̈ܝܼܥܹܐ ܡܵܨܝܼ ܚܵܙܝܼ.

   ḥulmānā tāḡā ìlēh ˁal rēšānē d-šlīmē d-aḥčī mrīˁē māṣī ḥāzī.

   Health is a crown on the heads of the healthy, that only the ill can see.

Verb

ܡܪܝܼܥܵܐ • (mrīˁā) (feminine ܡܪܝܼܥܬܵܐ (mrīˁtā), plural ܡܪ̈ܝܼܥܹܐ (mrīˁē))

1. past participle of ܡܵܪܹܥ (mārēˁ, “to be ill”)

See also

• ܟܪܝܼܗܵܐ (krīhā)