ܡܚܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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: ܬܸܡܵܠ (timmāl, “yesterday”), ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ (idyōm, “today”)
    ܩܵܝܡܲܚ ܒܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܡܚܵܪ ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ. ― qāymaḥ bḵīrāˀīṯ mḥār b-ṣaprā. ― Let’s get up early tomorrow morning.

Derived terms
  • ܡܵܚܪܬܹܝܢ (māḥrtēn, “day after tomorrow, overmorrow”)
  • ܠܲܡܚܵܪܬܵܐ (lamḥārtā, “the next day”)
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