ܐܡܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܐ ܡ ܪ‎ (ʾ m r)
1 term

Etymology

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

Pronunciation 1

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɑːmerː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ɑːmɪrː]

Verb

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

  1. to say, tell
    ‏ܡܵܐ ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܘܼܟ݂؟‎‎ ― What did you say?
  2. (colloquial) to think, to believe
    ‏ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܡܪܹܢ ܝܼܠܹܗ ܡܕܲܓܘܿܠܹܐ.‎‎ ― ānā kē āmrēn īlēh mdagolē. ― I think he’s lying (literally, “I say he is lying.”)
Conjugation

Pronunciation 2

  • (standard) IPA(key): [am.mɪr.]

Verb

ܐܲܡܸܪ • (ammir) (present participle ܐܲܡܘܼܪܹܐ‎ (amurē), past participle ܐܘܼܡܪܵܐ‎ (umrā))

  1. to communicate
  2. to charge, plead
  3. to order, command
    Synonym: ܦܵܩܹܕ‎ (pāqēd)
Conjugation

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

Noun

ܐܡܪ • (ʾemar)

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