ܡܪܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Feminine form of ܡܪܐ‎ (mārā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmɑr.tɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [mɑˈrɑ.θɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܪܬܐ • (mārtā) f (plural ܡܪܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܡܪܐ‎)

  1. lady, mistress, ruler
  2. princess, governess, abbess
  3. patrician, noble
  4. owner
  5. employer
  6. rewarder
  7. author
  8. (in the plural) neighbors/neighbours
  9. best
Inflection
    declension of ܡܪܬܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܡܪܐ ܡܪܢ
construct ܡܪܬ ܡܪܬ
emphatic ܡܪܬܐ ܡܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܡܪܬܝ ܡܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܡܪܬܟ ܡܪܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܡܪܬܟܝ ܡܪܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܡܪܬܗ ܡܪܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܡܪܬܗ ܡܪܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܡܪܬܢ ܡܪܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܡܪܬܟܘܢ ܡܪܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܡܪܬܟܝܢ ܡܪܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܡܪܬܗܘܢ ܡܪܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܡܪܬܗܝܢ ܡܪܬܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܡܪܬܐ • (Mārtā) f

  1. Martha (Biblical figure)
  2. A female given name

Etymology 2

From the root ܡ-ܪ-ܪ‎ (m-r-r) related to bitterness; compare Arabic مِرَّة‎ (mirra), Hebrew מָרָה‎ (mārâ).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛr.(rə.)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [mɛrˈrɑ.θɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܪܬܐ • (merrəṯā) f (plural ܡܪܬܐ)

  1. bitterness
  2. (biochemistry) gall, bile, humor/humour
  3. poison, venom
Inflection
    declension of ܡܪܬܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܡܪܐ ܡܪܢ
construct ܡܪܬ ܡܪܬ
emphatic ܡܪܬܐ ܡܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܡܪܬܝ ܡܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܡܪܬܟ ܡܪܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܡܪܬܟܝ ܡܪܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܡܪܬܗ ܡܪܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܡܪܬܗ ܡܪܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܡܪܬܢ ܡܪܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܡܪܬܟܘܢ ܡܪܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܡܪܬܟܝܢ ܡܪܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܡܪܬܗܘܢ ܡܪܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܡܪܬܗܝܢ ܡܪܬܗܝܢ
Derived terms
  • ܡܪܬܐ ܐܘܟܡܬܐ‎ (merrəṯā ʾūkkāmtā)
  • ܡܪܬܐ ܚܪܘܥܬܐ‎ (merrəṯā ḥewwārtā)
  • ܡܪܬܐ ܣܘܡܩܬܐ‎ (merrəṯā sūmmāqtā)
  • ܡܪܬܐ ܝܨܘܦܬܐ‎ (merrəṯā yāṣōp̄tā)

References
  • “mrh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-16
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 190b, 191a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 303b-304a
  • 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, pp. 839b-840a
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