ܟܘܡܬܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Inherited from Aramaic [Term?], from Akkadian 𒄑𒈢𒆳𒊏 (/kamiššaru, kamaššaru, kameššaru/, “pear-tree”); compare also borrowed into Arabic كُمَّثْرَى (kummaṯrā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [kummaθ.rɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [kammuθrˤa]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɑːmutrɑː]
Noun
ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ • (kūmaṯrā) m (plural ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (kūmaṯrē))
- pear (fruit and tree)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܘܼܡܬ݂ܲܪ (kumṯar) | 1st person | ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪܝܼ (kūmaṯrī) | ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪܲܢ (kūmaṯran) | |||
| construct | ܟܘܼܡܬ݂ܲܪ (kumṯar) | 2nd person | ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂ (kūmaṯrōḵ) | ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ (kūmaṯrāḵ) | ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūmaṯrawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ (kūmaṯrā) | 3rd person | ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪܹܗ (kūmaṯrēh) | ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪܵܗ̇ (kūmaṯrāh) | ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ (kūmaṯrhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܝܼܢ (kūmaṯrīn) | 1st person | ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ (kūmaṯrī) | ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܢ (kūmaṯran) | |||
| construct | ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܝ (kūmaṯray) | 2nd person | ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (kūmaṯrōḵ) | ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (kūmaṯrāḵ) | ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūmaṯrawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (kūmaṯrē) | 3rd person | ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (kūmaṯrūh) | ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (kūmaṯrōh) | ܟܘܼܡܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (kūmaṯrayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܟܡܬܪܐ (kummaṯrā)
Etymology
Ultimately from Akkadian 𒄑𒈢𒆳𒊏 (/kamiššaru, kamaššaru, kameššaru/, “pear-tree”), a word borrowed from an unknown foreign source.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kummaθrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [kummaθre] (plural)
Noun
ܟܘܡܬܪܐ • (kummaṯrā) m (plural ܟܘܡܬܪܐ (kummaṯrē))
- pear (fruit and tree)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܘܡܬܪ | 1st person | ܟܘܡܬܪܝ | ܟܘܡܬܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܘܡܬܪ | 2nd person | ܟܘܡܬܪܟ | ܟܘܡܬܪܟܝ | ܟܘܡܬܪܟܘܢ | ܟܘܡܬܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܘܡܬܪܐ | 3rd person | ܟܘܡܬܪܗ | ܟܘܡܬܪܗ | ܟܘܡܬܪܗܘܢ | ܟܘܡܬܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܟܘܡܬܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܟܘܡܬܪܝ | ܟܘܡܬܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܘܡܬܪܝ | 2nd person | ܟܘܡܬܪܝܟ | ܟܘܡܬܪܝܟܝ | ܟܘܡܬܪܝܟܘܢ | ܟܘܡܬܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܘܡܬܪܐ | 3rd person | ܟܘܡܬܪܘܗܝ | ܟܘܡܬܪܝܗ | ܟܘܡܬܪܝܗܘܢ | ܟܘܡܬܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
Descendants
- → Arabic: كُمَّثْرَى (kummaṯrā)
References
- “kwmtr”, 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, page 153a
- Löw, Immanuel (1924), Die Flora der Juden[1] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 235–240
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 209a, 217b
- 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, →ISBN, page 608b