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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