Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܡܪܓܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)xɑrɑ(ʔ)], [maxrɑ(ʔ)], [makkɑrɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܡܟܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) minium, red lead
2. red pigment

Inflection

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)xɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [m(ə)xɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܟܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܡܟܪܐ)

1. (agriculture) irrigated land

Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܟ-ܪ-ܐ ‎(k-r-ʾ) related to being short.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maxrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [maxre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܟܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܡܟܪܐ)

1. (dialectal) small-mouthed pitcher or flagon

Inflection

Etymology 4

From the root ܡ-ܟ-ܪ ‎(m-k-r) related to betrothing. Compare Hebrew מוֹכֵר ‎(môḵēr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑxrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mɑxre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܟܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܡܟܪܐ)

1. betrothed, fiancé; husband

Inflection

References

• “mkr”, 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, p. 183a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 272b
• 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. 761a-b