ܡܛܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic مَطَر (maṭar) and Hebrew מָטָר (māṭār).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɛtˤrɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܡܛܪܐ (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

  1. rain
Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܢ-ܛ-ܪ (n-ṭ-r) related to guarding. Compare Arabic مَنْظَر (manẓar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [matˤtˤ(ə)rɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [matˤtˤ(ə)re(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܛܪܐ (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܛܪܐ)

  1. guarding, protecting, keeping
Inflection

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek μήτρᾱ (mḗtrā, womb, paunch).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [metˤrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [metˤre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܛܪܐ (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܛܪܐ)

  1. (anatomy) uterus, womb
Inflection
Synonyms

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [m(ə)tˤɑre(ʔ)]

Noun

ܡܛܪܐ (transliteration needed)

  1. emphatic plural of ܡܛܪܬܐ

References

  • mṭr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • myṭrˀ”, 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, p. 181a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 268a
  • 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, p. 749a
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