ܢܡܪܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *namir-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nɛmr(ə)θɑ], [n(ə)martɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [nɛmrɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܢܡܪܬܐ • (nemrəṯā) f (plural ܢܡܪܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܢܡܪܐ‎)

  1. leopardess
Inflection
    declension of ܢܡܪܬܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܢܡܪܐ ܢܡܪܢ
construct ܢܡܪܬ ܢܡܪܬ
emphatic ܢܡܪܬܐ ܢܡܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܢܡܪܬܝ ܢܡܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܢܡܪܬܟ ܢܡܪܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܢܡܪܬܟܝ ܢܡܪܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܢܡܪܬܗ ܢܡܪܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܢܡܪܬܗ ܢܡܪܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܢܡܪܬܢ ܢܡܪܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܢܡܪܬܟܘܢ ܢܡܪܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܢܡܪܬܟܝܢ ܢܡܪܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܢܡܪܬܗܘܢ ܢܡܪܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܢܡܪܬܗܝܢ ܢܡܪܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Possibly from Akkadian 𒈾𒁇𒌈 (/nabārtu/, “fishing spot; cage, trap”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nɑmar(ə)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [nɑmrɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܢܡܪܬܐ • (nāmarṯā) f (plural ܢܡܪܬܐ)

  1. cage, enclosure
  2. snare, trap
  3. pit
Inflection
    declension of ܢܡܪܬܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܢܡܪܐ ܢܡܪܢ
construct ܢܡܪܬ ܢܡܪܬ
emphatic ܢܡܪܬܐ ܢܡܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܢܡܪܬܝ ܢܡܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܢܡܪܬܟ ܢܡܪܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܢܡܪܬܟܝ ܢܡܪܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܢܡܪܬܗ ܢܡܪܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܢܡܪܬܗ ܢܡܪܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܢܡܪܬܢ ܢܡܪܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܢܡܪܬܟܘܢ ܢܡܪܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܢܡܪܬܟܝܢ ܢܡܪܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܢܡܪܬܗܘܢ ܢܡܪܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܢܡܪܬܗܝܢ ܢܡܪܬܗܝܢ

References
  • “nmrh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 205b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 341a
  • 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, page 922b-923a
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