Inherited from Aramaic מִטְרָא (miṭrā), from Proto-Semitic; compare Arabic مَطَر (maṭar), Biblical Hebrew מָטָר (māṭā́r), Ugaritic 𐎎𐎉𐎗 (mṭr), with the Akkadian 𒈪𒋫𒅈𒌑 (/miṭar/, “field irrigated by rainwater”) appearing only at Ras Shamra, most likely borrowed from West Semitic. The feminine gender is probably due to influence from Kurdish baran.
ܡܸܛܪܵܐ • (miṭrā) f or m (plural ܡܸܛܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (miṭrāṯā) or ܡܸܛܪܹ̈ܐ (miṭrē) or ܡܸܛܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (miṭrānē) or ܡܸܛܪܵܪܹ̈ܐ (miṭrārē))
isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | |||||||
singular | absolute | ܡܛܲܪ (mṭar) | 1st person | ܡܸܛܪܝܼ (miṭrī) | ܡܸܛܪܲܢ (miṭran) | |||
construct | ܡܛܲܪ (mṭar) | 2nd person | ܡܸܛܪܘܼܟ݂ (miṭrōḵ) | ܡܸܛܪܵܟ݂ܝ (miṭrāḵ) | ܡܸܛܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (miṭrawḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܡܸܛܪܵܐ (miṭrā) | 3rd person | ܡܸܛܪܹܗ (miṭrēh) | ܡܸܛܪܵܗ̇ (miṭrāh) | ܡܸܛܪܗܘܿܢ (miṭrhōn) | |||
plural | absolute | ܡܸܛܪ̈ܵܢ (miṭrān) | 1st person | ܡܸܛܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܝܼ (miṭrāṯī) | ܡܸܛܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܢ (miṭrāṯan) | |||
construct | ܡܸܛܪ̈ܵܬ݂ (miṭrāṯ) | 2nd person | ܡܸܛܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (miṭrāṯōḵ) | ܡܸܛܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (miṭrāṯāḵ) | ܡܸܛܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (miṭrāṯawḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܡܸܛܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (miṭrāṯā) | 3rd person | ܡܸܛܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (miṭrāṯēh) | ܡܸܛܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (miṭrāṯāh) | ܡܸܛܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (miṭrāṯhōn) |
Compare Arabic مَطَر (maṭar) and Hebrew מָטָר (māṭār).
ܡܛܪܐ • (meṭrā) m(uncountable)
isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | m | f | |||||
singular | absolute | ܡܛܪ | 1st person | ܡܛܪܝ | ܡܛܪܢ | |||
construct | ܡܛܪ | 2nd person | ܡܛܪܟ | ܡܛܪܟܝ | ܡܛܪܟܘܢ | ܡܛܪܟܝܢ | ||
emphatic | ܡܛܪܐ | 3rd person | ܡܛܪܗ | ܡܛܪܗ | ܡܛܪܗܘܢ | ܡܛܪܗܝܢ |
From the root ܢ ܛ ܪ related to guarding; compare Arabic مَنْظَر (manẓar).
ܡܛܪܐ • (maṭṭərā) m (plural ܡܛܪܐ (maṭṭərē))
isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | m | f | |||||
singular | absolute | ܡܛܪ | 1st person | ܡܛܪܝ | ܡܛܪܢ | |||
construct | ܡܛܪ | 2nd person | ܡܛܪܟ | ܡܛܪܟܝ | ܡܛܪܟܘܢ | ܡܛܪܟܝܢ | ||
emphatic | ܡܛܪܐ | 3rd person | ܡܛܪܗ | ܡܛܪܗ | ܡܛܪܗܘܢ | ܡܛܪܗܝܢ | ||
plural | absolute | ܡܛܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܡܛܪܝ | ܡܛܪܝܢ | |||
construct | ܡܛܪܝ | 2nd person | ܡܛܪܝܟ | ܡܛܪܝܟܝ | ܡܛܪܝܟܘܢ | ܡܛܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
emphatic | ܡܛܪܐ | 3rd person | ܡܛܪܘܗܝ | ܡܛܪܝܗ | ܡܛܪܝܗܘܢ | ܡܛܪܝܗܝܢ |
From Ancient Greek μήτρᾱ (mḗtrā, “womb, paunch”).
ܡܛܪܐ • (mēṭrā) m (plural ܡܛܪܐ (mēṭrē))
isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | m | f | |||||
singular | absolute | ܡܛܪ | 1st person | ܡܛܪܝ | ܡܛܪܢ | |||
construct | ܡܛܪ | 2nd person | ܡܛܪܟ | ܡܛܪܟܝ | ܡܛܪܟܘܢ | ܡܛܪܟܝܢ | ||
emphatic | ܡܛܪܐ | 3rd person | ܡܛܪܗ | ܡܛܪܗ | ܡܛܪܗܘܢ | ܡܛܪܗܝܢ | ||
plural | absolute | ܡܛܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܡܛܪܝ | ܡܛܪܝܢ | |||
construct | ܡܛܪܝ | 2nd person | ܡܛܪܝܟ | ܡܛܪܝܟܝ | ܡܛܪܝܟܘܢ | ܡܛܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
emphatic | ܡܛܪܐ | 3rd person | ܡܛܪܘܗܝ | ܡܛܪܝܗ | ܡܛܪܝܗܘܢ | ܡܛܪܝܗܝܢ |
ܡܛܪܐ • (məṭārē)