ܚܡܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

ܚܡܪܐ

From Aramaic חמָרָא (ḥmārā), from Proto-Semitic *ḥimār- (donkey); compare Arabic حِمَار (ḥimār), Hebrew חֲמוֹר (khamór).

Pronunciation 1

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈxmɑːrɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ˈxmɑːrɑː]
Noun

ܚܡܵܪܵܐ • (ḥmārā) m (plural ܚܡܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥmārē) or ܚܡܵܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (ḥmārānē), feminine ܚܡܵܪܬܵܐ (ḥmārtā))

  1. donkey, ass, jack
  2. (offensive) stupid man, idiot, dumbass
Inflection

Pronunciation 2

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈxam.mɑːrɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ˈxam.mɑːrɑː]
Noun

ܚܲܡܵܪܵܐ • (ḥammārā) m (plural ܚܲܡܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥammārē), feminine ܚܲܡܵܪܬܵܐ (ḥammārtā))

  1. donkey driver
    Synonym: ܐܹܫܲܟ݁ܟ̰ܝܼ (ēšakčī)
Inflection

Etymology 2

Root
ܚ ܡ ܪ (ḥ m r)
2 terms
ܚܡܪܐ

Compare Arabic خَمْر (ḵamr, wine) and Hebrew חֶמֶר (chémer, wine).

Pronunciation 1

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈxam.rɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ˈħam.rɑː]
Noun

ܚܲܡܪܵܐ • (ḥamrā) m (plural ܚܲܡܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (ḥamrānē))

  1. wine
Inflection

Pronunciation 2

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈxam.mɑːrɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ˈħam.mɑːrɑː]
Noun

ܚܲܡܵܪܵܐ • (ḥammārā) m (plural ܚܲܡܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥammārē), feminine ܚܲܡܵܪܬܵܐ (ḥammārtā))

  1. vinter
Inflection

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

ܚܡܪܐ

From Proto-Semitic *ḥimār- (donkey); compare Arabic حِمَار (ḥimār), Hebrew חֲמוֹר (ḥămôr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə.)ˈmɑ.rɑ], [ˈħɛm.rɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə.)ˈmɑ.re], [ˈħɛm.re] (plural)

Noun

ܚܡܪܐ • (ḥəmārā) c (plural ܚܡܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܡܪܬܐ)

  1. donkey, ass, jack
  2. earthworm
  3. (figuratively, music) bridge (of a stringed instrument)
Inflection

Etymology 2

ܚܡܪܐ.

Modified from above; compare Arabic حَمَّار (ḥammār), Hebrew חַמָּר (ḥammār).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħamˈmɑ.rɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħamˈmɑ.re] (plural)

Noun

ܚܡܪܐ • (ḥammārā) m (plural ܚܡܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܡܪܬܐ)

  1. donkey driver
Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܚ-ܡ-ܪ (ḥ-m-r).

ܚܡܪܐ ܚܘܪܐ

Alternative forms

  • ܚܘܡܪܐ (ḥūmrā)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈħam.rɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ˈħam.re], [ħamˈrɑ.ne] (plural)

Noun

ܚܡܪܐ • (ḥamrā) m (plural ܚܡܪܢܐ or ܚܡܪܐ)

  1. wine
Inflection

Etymology 4

ܚܡܪܐ

Modified from above; compare Arabic خَمَّار (ḵammār).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħamˈmɑ.rɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħamˈmɑ.re] (plural)

Noun

ܚܡܪܐ • (ḥammārā) m (plural ܚܡܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܡܪܬܐ)

  1. vintner
Inflection

References

  • ḥmr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • ḥmr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-25
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 108b-109a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 147b
  • 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 467b-468a

Turoyo

Etymology 1

ܚܡܪܐ

From Aramaic חֲמָרָא (ḥămārā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħmoro/

Noun

ܚܡܳܪܳܐ • (ḥmoro) m (plural ܚܡܳܪܶܐ (ḥmore))

  1. donkey

Etymology 2

ܚܡܪܐ ܚܘܪܐ ܘ ܣܘܡܩܐ

from Aramaic חַמְרָא (ḥamrā)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħamro/

Noun

ܚܰܡܪܳܐ • (ḥamro) m (plural ܚܰܡܪܶܐ (ḥamre))

  1. Wine

Western Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic חֲמָרָא (ḥămārā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħmōra/

Noun

ܚܡܳܪܰܐ (ḥmora) m

  1. donkey
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