ܙܡܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܙ ܡ ܪ (z m r)
4 terms

From Aramaic זְמַר (zəmar), from Proto-Semitic *zamar-; compare Hebrew זִמֵּר (zimér), Akkadian 𒍝𒈠𒊒𒌝 (zamārum) and Arabic زَمَرَ (zamara).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [zɑːmerː]

Verb

ܙܵܡܹܪ • (zāmēr) (present participle ܙܡܵܪܵܐ (zmārā), past participle ܙܡܝܼܪܵܐ (zmīrā))

1. (intransitive) to sing (to produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice)

   ܓܵܘ ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ، ܙܡܝܼܪ ܠܲܢ ܒܩܵܠܵܐ ܪܵܓ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ ܟܲܕ݂ ܛܲܒ݂ܠܵܐ ܒܸܡܚܵܝܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ.

   gāw mištūṯā, zmīr lan b-qālā rāḡōḏā kaḏ ṭaḇlā bimḥāyā ìwā.

   At the party we sang tremulously as the drum was playing.

2. (transitive) to sing (to express audibly by means of a harmonious vocalization)

   ܩܸܡ ܙܵܡܸܪ ܠܵܗ̇ ܗ̇ܝ ܙܸܡܘܿܪܬܵܐ ܫܲܦܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ― qim zāmir lāh aya zimōrtā šapīrāˀīṯ ― He sung that song well.

3. to play an instrument, make music

Usage notes

This verb is never used for singing hymns. Instead, the verb ܡܙܲܡܸܪ (mzammir) is used.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܙܵܡܹܪ (zāmēr)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܙܡܝܼܪ ܠܝܼ (zmīr lī)	ܙܡܝܼܪ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (zmīr lūḵ)	ܙܡܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ (zmīr lēh)	ܙܡܝܼܪ ܠܲܢ (zmīr lan)	ܙܡܝܼܪ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zmīr lāwḵōn)	ܙܡܝܼܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ (zmīr lhōn)
	f		ܙܡܝܼܪ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (zmīr lāḵ)	ܙܡܝܼܪ ܠܵܗ̇ (zmīr lāh)
non-past	m	ܙܵܡܪܹܢ (zāmrēn)	ܙܵܡܪܹܬ (zāmrēt)	ܙܵܡܹܪ (zāmēr)	ܙܵܡܪܲܚ (zāmraḥ)	ܙܵܡܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ (zāmrītōn)	ܙܵܡܪܝܼ (zāmrī)
	f	ܙܵܡܪܵܢ (zāmrān)	ܙܵܡܪܵܬܝ (zāmrāt)	ܙܵܡܪܵܐ (zāmrā)
imperative	m		ܙܡܘܿܪ (zmōr)			ܙܡܘܿܪܘܼܢ (zmōrūn)
	f		ܙܡܘܿܪܝ (zmōr)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܙ-ܡ-ܪ (z-m-r) related to singing. Compare Arabic زَمَرَ (zamara) and Hebrew זִמֵּר (zimmēr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z(ə)mar]

Verb

ܙܡܪ • (zmar)

1. to sing

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z(ə)mɑr]

Noun

ܙܡܪ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܙܡܪܐ
2. construct state singular of ܙܡܪܐ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zammɑr]

Noun

ܙܡܪ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܙܡܪܐ
2. construct state singular of ܙܡܪܐ