ܡܚܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܡܚܪ (mḥār); cognate to Turoyo ܪܰܡܚܶܠ (ramḥel) and Hebrew מָחָר (makhár). The connection some scholars see with Akkadian 𒅆 (maḫrum, front; former) is unlikely.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mə.xɑrː]

Adverb

ܡܚܵܪ (mḥār)

  1. tomorrow
    Synonyms: ܩܘܼܕܡܹܐ (qudmē), ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā)
    Coordinate terms: ܬܸܡܲܠ (timmal), ܐܸܕܝܵܘܡ (idyāwm)

Etymology 2

Root
ܡ ܚ ܪ (m ḥ r)
2 terms

Denominal verb from ܡܲܚܵܪܵܐ (maḥḥārā, geometrician; engineer; surveyor).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [max.xɪr.]

Verb

ܡܲܚܸܪ (maḥḥir) (present participle ܡܲܚܘܼܪܹܐ (maḥurē), past participle ܡܘܼܚܪܵܐ (muḥrā))

  1. to engineer, measure
Conjugation

References

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