ܡܪܝܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܡܲܪܝܲܡ, see there for more.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈmar.jam]

Proper noun

ܡܲܪܝܲܡ • (maryam) f

1. (biblical) Miriam
2. (biblical) Mary
3. a female given name

Derived terms

• ܢܲܢܹܐ (nannē) (diminutive, nickname)
• ܡܲܝܘܿ (mayō) (diminutive, nickname)
• ܡܸܠܹܐ (millē) (diminutive, nickname)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryām), possibly from Aramaic מַרְיָם (maryām), of uncertain origin but possibly related to a root related to bitterness; compare Classical Syriac ܡܪܝܪܐ (marrīrā, “bitter”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈmar.jam]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈmar.jam]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [mɑrˈjɑm]

Proper noun

ܡܪܝܡ • (maryam)

1. (biblical) Miriam
   • Peshitta, Numbers 12:1:

     ܘܡܠܠܬ ܡܪܝܡ ܘܐܗܪܘܢ ܒܡܘܫܐ: ܥܠ ܨܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܟܘܫܝܬܐ ܕܢܣܒ: ܡܛܠ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܟܘܫܝܬܐ ܢܣܒ.

     wə-malləleṯ maryam wə-ʾahrōn bə-mūšē, ʿal ṣəḇūṯā ḏə-ʾa[n]təṯā ḵūšāytā ḏa-nəsaḇ, meṭṭol də-ʾa[n]təṯā ḵūšāytā nəsaḇ.

     And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

2. (biblical) Mary
   • Peshitta, Matthew 1:16:

     ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܝܘܣܦ ܓܒܪܗ̇ ܕܡܪܝܡ: ܕܡܢܗ̇ ܐܬܝܠܕ ܝܫܘܥ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܡܫܝܚܐ.

     yaʿqōḇ ʾawleḏ lə-yawsep̄ gaḇrāh ḏə-maryam, də-mennāh ʾeṯīleḏ ʾīšōʿ də-meṯqərē məšīḥā.

     And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

3. a female given name

References

• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 412b