ܙܡܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology
Root
ܙ ܡ ܪ‎ (z m r)
3 terms

From Aramaic זְמַר‎ (zəmar), from Proto-Semitic *zamar-; compare Hebrew זִמֵּר‎ (zimér), Akkadian 𒍝𒈠𒊒𒌝 (zamārum) and Arabic زَمَرَ‎ (zamara).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [zɑːmerː]

Verb

ܙܵܡܹܪ • (zāmēr) (present participle ܙܡܵܪܵܐ‎ (zmārā), past participle ܙܡܝܼܪܵܐ‎ (zmīrā))

  1. to sing (to produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice)
    ‏ܓܵܘ ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬܵܐ، ܙܡܝܼܪܲܢ ܒܩܵܠܵܐ ܪܵܓܘܿܕܵܐ ܟܲܕ ܛܲܒ݂ܠܵܐ ܒܸܡܚܵܝܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ.‎‎
    gāw mištutā, zmīran b-qālā rāgodā kad ṭaḇlā bimḥāyā ìwā.
    At the party we sang tremulously as the drum was playing.
  2. to play an instrument, make music

Conjugation
Conjugation of ܙܵܡܹܪ (zāmēr)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܙܡܝܼܪܝܼ‎
(zmirī)		 ܙܡܝܼܪܘܼܟ݂‎
(zmiruḵ)		 ܙܡܝܼܪܹܗ‎
(zmīrēh)		 ܙܡܝܼܪܲܢ‎
(zmīran)		 ܙܡܝܼܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(zmīrāwḵon)		 ܙܡܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ‎
(zmirhon)
f ܙܡܝܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(zmīrāḵ)		 ܙܡܝܼܪܵܗ̇‎
(zmīrāh)
non-past m ܙܵܡܪܹܢ‎
(zāmrēn)		 ܙܵܡܪܹܬ‎
(zāmrēt)		 ܙܵܡܹܪ
(zāmēr)		 ܙܵܡܪܲܚ‎
(zāmraḥ)		 ܙܵܡܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ‎
(zāmrīton)		 ܙܵܡܪܝܼ‎
(zāmrī)
f ܙܵܡܪܵܢ‎
(zāmrān)		 ܙܵܡܪܵܬ‎
(zāmrāt)		 ܙܵܡܪܵܐ‎
(zāmrā)
imperative m ܙܡܘܿܪ‎
(zmor)		 ܙܡܘܿܪܘܼܢ‎
(zmorun)
f ܙܡܘܿܪܝ‎
(zmor)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܙ-ܡ-ܪ‎ (z-m-r) related to singing. Compare Arabic زَمَرَ‎ (zamara) and Hebrew זִמֵּר‎ (zimmēr).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [z(ə)mar]

Verb

ܙܡܪ • (zmar)

  1. to sing

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [z(ə)mɑr]

Noun

ܙܡܪ • (transliteration needed)

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [zammɑr]

Noun

ܙܡܪ • (transliteration needed)

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