ܡܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܡ ܪ ܐ (m r ˀ)
1 term

Etymology

Originally a variant based on the short absolute state of ܡܵܪܝܵܐ (māryā) which is used only for the Lord God (ie. the Tetragrammaton); compare Hebrew מַר (mar), and also borrowed into Arabic مَار (mār), Old Armenian մար (mar), and Malayalam മാർ (māṟ).

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

Noun

ܡܵܪܵܐ • (mārā) m sg (plural ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ (mārāwātē) or ܡܵܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mārwāṯā), feminine ܡܵܪܬܵܐ (mārtā))

  1. lord, master, ruler
  2. patrician, noble
  3. owner
  4. (in the plural) relatives

Inflection
Inflection of ܡܵܪܵܐ (mārā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܡܵܪܝܼ
(mārī)		 ܡܵܪܲܢ
(māran)
construct ܡܵܪ
(mār)		 2nd person ܡܵܪܘܼܟ݂
(mārūḵ)		 ܡܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ
(mārāḵ)		 ܡܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(mārāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܵܪܵܐ
(mārā)		 3rd person ܡܵܪܹܗ
(mārēh)		 ܡܵܪܵܗ̇
(mārāh)		 ܡܵܪܗܘܿܢ
(mārhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܝܼ
(mārāwātī)		 ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܲܢ
(mārāwātan)
construct ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ
(mārāwāt)		 2nd person ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܟ݂
(mārāwātūḵ)		 ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ
(mārāwātāḵ)		 ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(mārāwātāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ
(mārāwātē)		 3rd person ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܗܝ
(mārāwātūh)		 ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܿܗ̇
(mārāwātōh)		 ܡܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܗܘܿܢ
(mārāwāthōn)

Derived terms
  • ܝܵܐ ܡܵܪܝܼ! (yā mārī!, “Oh lord!”)
  • ܡܵܪ (mār)
  • ܡܵܪܝ (mār)
  • ܡܵܪܲܢ (māran)
  • ܡܵܪܵܐ ܕܒܲܝܬܵܐ (mārā dbaytā, “landlord”)
  • ܡܵܪܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (mārānūtā, “domination”)
  • ܡܵܪܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (mārānāˀīṯ, “properly”)
  • ܡܵܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (mārānāyā, “of a master, primary”)

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
    declension of ܡܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܡܪܐ ܡܪܘܢ ,ܡܪܝܢ
construct ܡܪܐ ܡܪܘܬ ,ܡܪܝ
emphatic ܡܪܝܐ, ܡܪܐ ܡܪܘܬܐ ,ܡܪܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܡܪܝ ܡܪܘܬܝ ,ܡܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܡܪܟ ܡܪܘܬܗ ,ܡܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܡܪܟܝ ܡܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܡܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܡܪܗ ܡܪܘܬܗ ,ܡܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܡܪܗ ܡܪܘܬܗ ,ܡܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܡܪܢ ܡܪܘܬܢ ,ܡܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܡܪܟܘܢ ܡܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܡܪܟܝܢ ܡܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܡܪܗܘܢ ܡܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܡܪܗܝܢ ܡܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܡܪܝܗܝܢ
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
    inflection of ܡܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܡܪ ܡܪܝܢ
construct ܡܪ ܡܪܝ
emphatic ܡܪܐ ܡܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܡܪܝ ܡܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܡܪܟ ܡܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܡܪܟܝ ܡܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܡܪܗ ܡܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܡܪܗ ܡܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܡܪܢ ܡܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܡܪܟܘܢ ܡܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܡܪܟܝܢ ܡܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܡܪܗܘܢ ܡܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܡܪܗܝܢ ܡܪܝܗܝܢ

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
    declension of ܡܪܐ
state singular (uncountable)
absolute ܡܪ
construct ܡܪ
emphatic ܡܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܡܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܡܪܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܡܪܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܡܪܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܡܪܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܡܪܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܡܪܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܡܪܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܡܪܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܡܪܗܝܢ

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, pages 190b-191a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 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, pages 823b-824b
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