# ܚܡܪܐ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology 1

From Aramaic חמָרָא (ḥmārā), from Proto-Semitic *ḥimār- (“donkey”); compare Arabic حِمَار (ḥimār), Hebrew חֲמוֹר (khamór).

#### Pronunciation 1

* (Standard) IPA: [ˈxmɑːrɑː]
* (Nineveh Plains) IPA: [ˈxmɑːrɑː]

##### Noun

ܚܡܵܪܵܐ • (ḥmārā) m (plural ܚܡܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥmārē) or ܚܡܵܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (ḥmārānē), feminine ܚܡܵܪܬܵܐ (ḥmārtā))
* donkey, ass, jack
* (offensive) stupid man, idiot, dumbass

###### Inflection
#### Pronunciation 2

* (Standard) IPA: [ˈxam.mɑːrɑː]
* (Nineveh Plains) IPA: [ˈxam.mɑːrɑː]

##### Noun

ܚܲܡܵܪܵܐ • (ḥammārā) m (plural ܚܲܡܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥammārē), feminine ܚܲܡܵܪܬܵܐ (ḥammārtā))
* donkey driver
    Synonym: ܐܹܫܲܟ݁ܟ̰ܝܼ (ēšakčī)

###### Inflection
### Etymology 2

Compare Arabic خَمْر (ḵamr, “wine”) and Hebrew חֶמֶר (chémer, “wine”).

#### Pronunciation 1

* (Standard) IPA: [ˈxam.rɑː]
* (Nineveh Plains) IPA: [ˈħam.rɑː]

##### Noun

ܚܲܡܪܵܐ • (ḥamrā) m (plural ܚܲܡܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (ḥamrānē))
* wine

###### Inflection
#### Pronunciation 2

* (Standard) IPA: [ˈxam.mɑːrɑː]
* (Nineveh Plains) IPA: [ˈħam.mɑːrɑː]

##### Noun

ܚܲܡܵܪܵܐ • (ḥammārā) m (plural ܚܲܡܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥammārē), feminine ܚܲܡܵܪܬܵܐ (ḥammārtā))
* vinter

###### Inflection
## Classical Syriac
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ḥimār- (“donkey”); compare Arabic حِمَار (ḥimār), Hebrew חֲמוֹר (ḥămôr).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ħ(ə.)ˈmɑ.rɑ], [ˈħɛm.rɑ] (singular)
* IPA: [ħ(ə.)ˈmɑ.re], [ˈħɛm.re] (plural)

#### Noun

ܚܡܪܐ • (ḥəmārā) c (plural ܚܡܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܡܪܬܐ)
* donkey, ass, jack
* earthworm
* (figuratively, music) bridge (of a stringed instrument)

##### Inflection
### Etymology 2

Modified from above; compare Arabic حَمَّار (ḥammār), Hebrew חַמָּר (ḥammār).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ħamˈmɑ.rɑ] (singular)
* IPA: [ħamˈmɑ.re] (plural)

#### Noun

ܚܡܪܐ • (ḥammārā) m (plural ܚܡܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܡܪܬܐ)
* donkey driver

##### Inflection
### Etymology 3

From the root ܚ ܡ ܪ.

#### Alternative forms

* ܚܘܡܪܐ (ḥūmrā)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈħam.rɑ] (singular)
* IPA: [ˈħam.re], [ħamˈrɑ.ne] (plural)

#### Noun

ܚܡܪܐ • (ḥamrā) m (plural ܚܡܪܢܐ or ܚܡܪܐ)
* wine

##### Inflection
### Etymology 4

Modified from above; compare Arabic خَمَّار (ḵammār).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ħamˈmɑ.rɑ] (singular)
* IPA: [ħamˈmɑ.re] (plural)

#### Noun

ܚܡܪܐ • (ḥammārā) m (plural ܚܡܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܡܪܬܐ)
* vintner

##### Inflection
### References

* “ḥmr$^2$”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
* “ḥmr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-25
* Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 108b–109a
* Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 147b
* Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, pages 467b–468a

## Turoyo
### Etymology 1

From Aramaic חֲמָרָא (ḥămārā).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ħmoro/

#### Noun

ܚܡܳܪܳܐ • (ḥmoro) m (plural ܚܡܳܪܶܐ (ḥmore))
* donkey

### Etymology 2

from Aramaic חַמְרָא (ḥamrā)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ħamro/

#### Noun

ܚܰܡܪܳܐ • (ḥamro) m (plural ܚܰܡܪܶܐ (ḥamre))
* Wine

## Western Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology

From Aramaic חֲמָרָא (ḥămārā).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ħmōra/

### Noun

ܚܡܳܪܰܐ (ḥmora) m
* donkey