ܡܫܥܡܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܡ ܪ (ˁ m r)
4 terms

Shaphel derived from the verb ܥܵܡܹܪ (ˁāmēr, to live, inhabit) and Calque of Arabic اِسْتَعْمَرَ (istaʕmara)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [məʃaʕ.mɪr.]

Verb

ܡܫܲܥܡܸܪ • (mšaˁmir) (present participle ܡܫܲܥܡܘܼܪܹܐ (mšaˁmūrē), past participle ܡܫܘܼܥܡܪܵܐ (mšuˁmrā))

  1. (transitive) to colonize
    ܠܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܓܵܗܵܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܓܲܝܣܵܐ ܡܫܘܼܥܡܸܪ ܠܹܗ ܦܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ.
    lā ìwā gāhā qammāytā d-gaysā mšuˁmir lēh pnīṯā.
    This wasn’t the first time the army colonised the region.

Conjugation

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