ܫܥܡܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܥ ܡ ܪ (ʿ m r)
2 terms

Etymology

Related to Arabic اِسْتَعْمَرَ (istaʕmara)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʃaʕ.mɪr.]

Verb

ܫܲܥܡܸܪ (šaʿmir) (present participle ܫܲܥܡܘܼܪܹܐ (šaʿmurē), past participle ܫܘܼܥܡܸܪܵܐ (šuʿmirrā))

  1. to colonize
    ܠܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܓܵܗܵܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܓܲܝܣܵܐ ܫܘܼܥܡܸܪܹܗ ܦܢܝܼܬܵܐ.
    lā ìwā gāhā qamāytā d-gaysā šuʿmirrēh pnītā.
    This wasn’t the first time the army colonised the region.

Conjugation

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