ܡܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Aramaic מרא‎ (mārā); compare Hebrew מַר‎ (mar).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɑrɑ]

Noun

ܡܪܐ • (mārā) m (plural ܡܪܘܬܐ‎ or ܡܪܝܐ‎, singular feminine counterpart ܡܪܬܐ‎)

  1. lord, master, ruler
  2. prince, satrap
  3. patrician, noble
  4. owner
  5. employer
  6. rewarder
  7. author
  8. (in the plural) neighbors/neighbours
Inflection
Descendants
  • → Old Armenian: մար (mar)
  • → Arabic: مار‎ (mār)
  • → Malayalam: മാർ (māṟ)
See also

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒄑𒈥 (marru [GEŠMAR]). Compare Arabic مَرّ‎ (marr) and Ancient Greek μάρρον (márrhon).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [marrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [marre] (plural)

Noun

ܡܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܪܐ)

  1. shovel, spade, hoe, mattock
  2. mallet
Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܡ-ܪ-ܪ‎ (m-r-r) related to bitterness.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [marrɑ]

Noun

ܡܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

  1. bitterness
Inflection

References

  • “mr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “mry”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 190b-191a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 247b, 298a
  • 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, page 823b-824b
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