Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From the root ܥ-ܡ-ܪ (ʿ-m-r) related to inhabiting.

Compare Arabic عمرة ('umra).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܥܘܡܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܘܡܪܐ)

  1. life, living, way of life
  2. habitation, dwelling place, house
  3. family
  4. congregation, people
  5. monastic communion
  6. monastery
  7. cell, room
Inflection
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Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.

Etymology 2

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From the root ܥ-ܡ-ܪ (ʿ-m-r) related to inhabiting.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܥܘܡܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܘܡܪܐ)

  1. world
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References

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  • ˁwmr”, 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, p. 256b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 405b
  • 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, p. 1081b