Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Semitic *namir-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nɛmr(ə)θɑ], [n(ə)martɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [nɛmrɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

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ܢܡܪܬܐ (nemrəṯāf (plural ܢܡܪܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܢܡܪܐ)

  1. leopardess
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Etymology 2

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Possibly from Akkadian 𒈾𒁇𒌈 (/⁠nabārtu⁠/, fishing spot; cage, trap).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nɑmar(ə)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [nɑmrɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

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ܢܡܪܬܐ (nāmarṯāf (plural ܢܡܪܬܐ)

  1. cage, enclosure
  2. snare, trap
  3. pit
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References

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  • nmrh”, 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 205b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 341a
  • 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, pages 922b-923a