ܡܚܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܡܚܪ‎ (mḥār); cognate to Turoyo ܪܰܡܚܶܠ‎ (ramḥel) and Hebrew מָחָר‎ (makhár). The connection some scholars see with Akkadian 𒅆 (maḫrum, “front; former”) is unlikely.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mə.xɑrː]

Adverb

ܡܚܵܪ • (mḥār)

  1. tomorrow
    Synonyms: ܩܘܼܕܡܹܐ‎ (qudmē), ܨܲܦܪܵܐ‎ (ṣaprā)
    Coordinate terms: ܬܸܡܲܠ‎ (timmal), ܐܸܕܝܵܘܡ‎ (idyāwm)

Etymology 2

Root
ܡ ܚ ܪ‎ (m ḥ r)
2 terms

Denominal verb from ܡܲܚܵܪܵܐ‎ (maḥḥārā, “geometrician; engineer; surveyor”).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [max.xɪr.]

Verb

ܡܲܚܸܪ • (maḥḥir) (present participle ܡܲܚܘܼܪܹܐ‎ (maḥurē), past participle ܡܘܼܚܪܵܐ‎ (muḥrā))

  1. to engineer, measure
Conjugation

References

  • Klein, Ernest (1987), “מָחָר”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 336(?)
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