ܡܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܡ ܪ ܐ (m r ˀ)
2 terms

From Aramaic מָּרתָּא (mārtā), feminine form of ܡܵܪܵܐ (mārā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈmɑːr.tɑː]

Noun

ܡܵܪܬܵܐ • (mārtā) f sg (plural ܡܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (mārāṯē), masculine ܡܵܪܵܐ (mārā))

1. lady, mistress
2. princess, governess, abbess
3. owner

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܵܪܬ݂ܵܐ (mārṯā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܵܪܬ݂ܝܼ (mārṯī)		ܡܵܪܬ݂ܲܢ (mārṯan)
	construct	ܡܵܪܲܬ݂ (māraṯ)	2nd person	ܡܵܪܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (mārṯūḵ)	ܡܵܪܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (mārṯāḵ)	ܡܵܪܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mārṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܵܪܬ݂ܵܐ (mārṯā)	3rd person	ܡܵܪܬ݂ܹܗ (mārṯēh)	ܡܵܪܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (mārṯāh)	ܡܵܪܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (mārṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܝܼ (mārāṯī)		ܡܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܢ (mārāṯan)
	construct	ܡܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ (mārāṯ)	2nd person	ܡܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (mārāṯūḵ)	ܡܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (mārāṯāḵ)	ܡܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mārāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (mārāṯē)	3rd person	ܡܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (mārāṯūh)	ܡܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (mārāṯōh)	ܡܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (mārāṯhōn)

Proper noun

1. (biblical) Martha
2. a female given name

Etymology 2

Root
ܡ ܪ ܪ (m r r)
4 terms

From Aramaic מֵּרְתָא (merrəṯā); compare Arabic مِرَّة (mirra), Hebrew מָרָה (mará).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈmɪr.rəθɑː]

Noun

ܡܸܪܬ݂ܵܐ • (mirṯā) f sg (plural ܡܸܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (mirrāṯē))

1. (biochemistry) gall, bile, humor

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܸܪܬ݂ܵܐ (mirṯā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܸܪܬ݂ܝܼ (mirṯī)		ܡܸܪܬ݂ܲܢ (mirṯan)
	construct	ܡܸܪܲܬ݂ (mirraṯ)	2nd person	ܡܸܪܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (mirṯūḵ)	ܡܸܪܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (mirṯāḵ)	ܡܸܪܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mirṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܪܬ݂ܵܐ (mirṯā)	3rd person	ܡܸܪܬ݂ܹܗ (mirṯēh)	ܡܸܪܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (mirṯāh)	ܡܸܪܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (mirṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܸܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܝܼ (mirrāṯī)		ܡܸܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܢ (mirrāṯan)
	construct	ܡܸܪ̈ܵܬ݂ (mirrāṯ)	2nd person	ܡܸܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (mirrāṯūḵ)	ܡܸܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (mirrāṯāḵ)	ܡܸܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mirrāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (mirrāṯē)	3rd person	ܡܸܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (mirrāṯūh)	ܡܸܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (mirrāṯōh)	ܡܸܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (mirrāṯhōn)

Hyponyms

• ܡܸܪܬ݂ܵܐ ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܬܵܐ (mirṯā kōmtā, “melancholy”, literally “black bile”)
• ܡܸܪܬ݂ܵܐ ܚܪܘܿܥܬܵܐ (mirṯā ḥrōˁtā, “choler”, literally “yellow bile”)
• ܡܸܪܬ݂ܵܐ ܣܡܘܿܩܬܵܐ (mirṯā smōqtā, “sanguis”, literally “red bile”)
• ܡܸܪܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܵܨܘܿܦܬܵܐ (mirṯā yāṣōptā, “phlegm”, literally “diligent bile”)

Related terms

• ܡܪܵܪܬܵܐ (mrārtā, “gall bladder”)

Etymology 3

Root
ܪ ܬ ܐ (r t ˀ)
1 term

Causative stem of the verb ܪܵܬ݂ܹܐ (rāṯē, “to favour, gratify; to admonish”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mar.teː]

Verb

1. (transitive) to counsel, consult with; to recommend, advise

   Synonyms: ܡܲܟܫܸܛ (makšiṭ), ܡܡܲܠܸܟ݂ (mmalliḵ)

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

• ܡܐܪܬܐ (mêrrəṯā)

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 ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 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