# ܡܪܝܡ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology 1

From Classical Syriac ܡܲܪܝܲܡ, see there for more.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [ˈmar.jam]

#### Proper noun

ܡܲܪܝܲܡ • (maryam) f
* (biblical) Miriam
* (biblical) Mary
* a female given name

##### Derived terms

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

### Etymology 2

Causative of ܪܵܐܹܡ (rāˀēm, “to be high, ascend”)

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [mar.jɪm.]
* (Nineveh Plains) IPA: [maːrˤɪm]

#### Verb

ܡܲܪܝܸܡ • (maryim)
* (transitive) to raise, elevate, exalt
    Synonym: ܡܲܥܠܹܐ (maˁlē)
    Antonym: ܡܲܟܸܦ (makkip)
    ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܛܵܘܦܵܢܵܐ، ܡܘܼܪܝܸܡ ܠܲܢ ܓܸܫܪܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܢܲܗܪܵܐ.bār ṭāwpānā, muryim lan gišrā ˁal nahrā.After the flood, we raised the bridge over the river.
** c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Isaiah 25:1:ܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܝܼ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܝܼܘܸܬ. ܒܸܬ ܡܲܪܝܡܸܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂، ܒܸܬ ܡܵܘܕܹܝܢ ܠܫܸܡܘܼܟ݂، ܡܛܸܠ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܕܘܼܡܵܪܵܐ ܘܬܲܪܥܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܗܲܝܡܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ. ܡ̣ܢ ܪܸܚܩܵܐ ܐܵܡܹܝܢ.māryā allāhī at īwet. bit marimin lūḵ, bit māwdēn l-šimūḵ, mṭil ˁḇīḏ lūḵ dummārā w-tarˁīṯā mhaymanīṯā. min riḥqā āmēn.O Lord, You are my God. I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, For You have done wonderful things; Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
* (transitive) to turn up (increase the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light)
    ܐܲܪܝܸܡ ܠܹܗ ܩܵܠܵܐ ܕܦܪܵܣܩܵܠܵܐ ܡܸܛܠ ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܸܫܡܵܥܵܐ ܗܸܟ̃ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ.aryim lēh qālā d-prāsqālā miṭṭul lā ìwen bišmāˁā hič mindī.Turn up the volume of the radio because I cannot hear anything.
* (transitive) to pick up (an item)
    Antonyms: ܡܲܬܸܒ݂ (mattiḇ), ܣܵܐܹܡ (sāˀēm)
    ܡܘܼܪܝܸܡ ܠܹܗ ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܥܲܠ ܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ.muryim lēh kṯāḇē d-īwā ˁal pāṯōrā.He picked up the books that were on the table.
* (transitive) to remove, negate
    Synonyms: ܡܒܲܛܸܠ (mbaṭṭil), ܡܲܫܠܹܐ (mašlē)
    Antonym: ܡܲܣܸܡ (massim)

##### Conjugation

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## 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: [ˈmar.jam]
* (Eastern Syriac) IPA: [ˈmar.jam]
* (Western Syriac) IPA: [mɑrˈjɑm]

### Proper noun

ܡܪܝܡ • (maryam)
* (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.
* (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.
* a female given name

#### Descendants

* → Chinese: 末豔 / 末艳 (Mòyàn)

### References

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