ܐܡܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology
Root
ܐ ܡ ܪ (ˀ m r)
4 terms

From Aramaic אֲמַר (ʾămar); cognate to Arabic أَمَرَ (ʔamara) and Hebrew אָמַר (ʾāmar).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔɑːmerː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔɑːmɪrː]

Verb

ܐܵܡܹܪ • (āmēr) (present participle ܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ (mārā), past participle ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܵܐ (mīrā))

  1. to say
    ܡܵܐ ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܘܼܟ݂؟ ― What did you say?
  2. to tell
    Synonym: ܡܬܲܢܹܐ (mtannē)
  3. to call (use a name for)
    Synonym: ܩܵܪܹܐ (qārē)
  4. to think, believe (as an opinion or hypothesis)
    ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܡܪܹܢ ܝܼܠܹܗ ܡܕܲܓܘܿܠܹܐ. ― ānā kē āmrēn īlēh mdagōlē. ― I say he’s lying

Conjugation
Conjugation of ܐܵܡܹܪ (āmēr)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܝܼ
(mīr lī)		 ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܘܼܟ݂
(mīr lūḵ)		 ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ
(mīr lēh)		 ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܲܢ
(mīr lan)		 ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(mīr lāwḵōn)		 ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ
(mīr lhōn)
f ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ
(mīr lāḵ)		 ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܵܗ̇
(mīr lāh)
non-past m ܐܵܡܪܹܢ
(āmrēn)		 ܐܵܡܪܹܬ
(āmrēt)		 ܐܵܡܹܪ
(āmēr)		 ܐܵܡܪܲܚ
(āmraḥ)		 ܐܵܡܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ
(āmrītōn)		 ܐܵܡܪܝܼ
(āmrī)
f ܐܵܡܪܵܢ
(āmrān)		 ܐܵܡܪܵܬܝ
(āmrāt)		 ܐܵܡܪܵܐ
(āmrā)
imperative m ܐ݇ܡܘܿܪ
(mōr)		 ܐ݇ܡܘܿܪܘܼܢ
(mōrūn)
f ܐ݇ܡܘܿܪܝ
(mōr)

Derived terms
  • ܡܐܲܡܸܪ (mˀammir)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʔɛ̆mar]

Etymology 1

From the root ܐ-ܡ-ܪ (ʾ-m-r) related to saying. Compare Arabic أَمَرَ (ʔamara) and Hebrew אָמַר (ʾāmar).

Verb

ܐܡܪ • (ʾemar)

  1. to say
  2. to tell
    Synonym: ܬܢܝ (tannī)

Noun

ܐܡܪ • (ʾemar)

  1. absolute singular of ܐܡܪܐ
  2. construct state singular of ܐܡܪܐ
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