←
ˀmr (a/a) vb. to say
GGt
Gpəˁalto say4 senses▶
1
to say
Common Aramaic
Sf.3 a5↗ wltˀmr lhm šlw ˁl ˀšrkm : you should not say to them: "stay in your place" ; IduOstr 1:199.2↗ כן אמר לי‏ : thus did he say to me ; MT Jer 10:11↗ כִּדְנָה תֵּאמְרוּן לְהוֹם‏ : thus should you say to them ; H 101:.2↗ bgn mrn ˁl mn dy lqrhy lhdyn ktbˀ wlˀ lmr dkyr : the curse of our Lord upon whoever reads this inscription and does not say "remembered be he"
(1)
to make a legal declaration
OfAEg-inf, OfAEg, OfAPer, OfASam, OfAWest
TAD D.20.3:3↗ text not cited ; TAD C2.1 5..25↗ דריהוש מלכא כן אמר‏ : thus said King Darius ; SamPap.3..7↗ ו̇יאמר כזי אנ[ה] יקים ליהוענני‏ : should I, PN1, say as follows to PN2 ; Arebsun.2.4↗ ˀḥr ​ḃẏl kn ˀmr l​dynmzdysṅṧ : then PN1 said to PN2
(2)
to pronounce
Syr
MasJs Rom 56:19 text not cited
(1)
to name
(3)
to speak, discuss
Syr
KwD<sup>2</sup> 3:3 ܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܒܡ̈ܬܠܐ‏ : the ape who spoke in proverbs ; Kays 250:22↗ ܘܗ݀ܝܕܝܢ ܐܩܦ݂ܢܢ ܕܢ݁ܐܡܪ ܥܠ ܒܪܝ݂ܬܐ‏ : and then we moved on to speak about creation
2
to command
OfAEg, OfAPer, BADan, Syr, LJLA
TAD C1.2 R3↗ מליא זי מלכא אמר‏ ; TAD A6.13 .4↗ כעת ארשם כן אמר אנתם הנדרז עבדו‏ : now Arsames has commanded: "you give an order" ; Dan 2:12↗ מַלְכָּא בְּנַס וּקְצַף שַׂגִּיא וַאֲמַר לְהוֹבָדָה לְכֹל חַכִּימֵי בָבֶל‏ : the king grew very angry and ordered all the wisemen of Babylon to be killed ; P Esth9:14↗ ܘܐܡ݂ܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܢܥܒ݂ܕܘܢ ܗܟ݂ܢܐ‏ ; P 2Ch24:8↗ ܘܐܡܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܥܒܕܘ ܩܐܒܘܬܐ ܚܕܐ‏ ; TgIChron 14:12↗ ואמר דוד ואתוקדו בנורא‏ : David commanded and they were burned in fire
3
to say to oneself, to have a thought
Common Aramaic
Sf.2.b5↗ w]hn tˀmr bnbšk wtˁšt blbb[k : should you say in your soul and think in your heart ; 44401.56811↗ ויאמר אהך לי עד סיאפי ארעא‏ : he says to himself "let me go to the ends of the earth" ; KohR[1]11:1(9)↗ כד אתי מדמך אמ׳ אית הכא בר נש דנימסר ליה‏ : when he was about to die he thought "is there a person here to whom I can pass it on?" ; P Ex2:14↗ ܠܡܩܛܠܢܝ ܐܡ݁ܪ ܐܢܬ‏ : you think to kill me ; P Susanna:22↗ ܘܐܬܪܥܝܬ ܫܘܫܢ ܘܐܡܪܬ‏ : Susanna deliberated and thought
(1)
to decide
Syr
KwD<sup>2</sup> 28:7 ܟܕ ܫܡܥܬ ܗܕܐ܂ ܐܡܪܬ ܕܐܘܕܟ‏ : when I heard this I decided to inform you
4
idiomatic and special usages:
(1)
לאמר : as follows, quote (see also s.v. lm adv.)
OfAEg-inf, OfAEg
TAD A2.3 R.6↗ וכעת זי מלתי ^לבתי^ לאמר לה שאל על חרוץ‏ : now as for the fact that you were upset with me to wit:"he did not ask about PN's welfare" ; TAD A3.3 V.13↗ כזי כן שמיע לן לאמר‏ : when we had heard as follows ; TAD A3.7 R.4↗ ٠٠٠]אמר לי יאוש לאמר הבה בזהב‏ : PN said to me: "sell it for gold" ; TAD B2.1 R.3↗ אמר קוניה בר צדק ארמי זי סון לדגל וריזת למחסיה בר י{נ}ד<נ>יה ארמי זי סון לדגל וריזת לאמר‏ : PN son of PN, Aramean of Syene of the troop of PN said to PN son of PN, Aramean of Syene of the troop of PN, as follows
(2)
ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ : what I mean to say is ...
Syr
SevSeb 20:11 and passim text not cited ; Ps-Clem Hom 10.238:7↗ ܐܡ݁ܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܐܐܪ ܐܢܝܢ ܘܒܐܪܥܐ ܘܒܡ̈ܝܐ‏ : what I mean are those (creatures) in the air, on the ground, and in the water
(3)
ܒ ܂܂܂ ܐܡܝܪܐ : idem
Syr
BHGr 3(1) ܒܢܛܘܪܘܬܗܘܢ ܐܡܝܪܐ‏ : what is meant by 'keeping them' is ...
(4)
+ שׁמע : to negotiate
Sam, JBAg
Marqe 1.579↗ קריב הוא רמשה ולא הוה רוח ביומה למימר ולמשמע עמוכון‏ : the evening is near and there was no opportunity during the day to negotiate with you ; SSSad 201:8↗ ולא מימר ומשמע ^ולא מי^דן ולא מזכא‏ : neither negotiating nor bringing of successful lawsuit
(1)
to gossip
Syr
P Acts17:21↗ ܠܵܐ ܒ݁ܛܼܝܠ ܠܗܘ݂ܢ܃ ܐܸܠܵܐ ܠܡܼܐܡܲܪ ܘܲܠܡܸܫܡܲܥ ܡܸܕܸ݁ܡ ܚܕ݂ܸܬ݂‏ : they did not concern themselves with anything except gossiping about something new
(5)
w. ܕܝܢܐ : to litigate
Syr
IIMac4:44↗ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܕܝܢܐ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܬܠܬܝܗܘܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ‏ : the three men presented the case before him
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be said2 senses▶
1
to be said
Common Aramaic
OS MtCur2:15↗ ܕܢܬܡܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ‏ : so that what had been said by the Lord might be fulfilled ; IIPet 3:2↗ ܠܡܸܠܸܐ̈ ܕ݁ܩܲܕܸ݁ܡ ܐܸܬ݂ܸܐܡܲܪ ܡܸܢ ܢܒ݂ܼܝܸܐ̈ ܩܲܕܼ݁ܝܫܸܐ̈‏ ; BT Er 43a(37)↗ הני שמעתתא דאיתמרן בצפרא בשבתא קמיה דרב חסדא בסורא‏ : the legal traditions which were recited on the Sabbath in the morning before PN in GN
(1)
to be called
Syr
MiS 524c:1 text not cited
(2)
(judgement) to be pronounced mn on
Man
GY 319:14↗ udina minaihun mitmar : judgement will be pronounced on them
2
to be ordered, commanded
Syr
P Mt5:21↗ ܕܸ݁ܐܬ݂ܸܐܡܲܪ ܠܩܲܕ݂ܡܵܝܸܐ̈܂ ܠܵܐ ܬܸ݁ܩܛܘ݂ܠ‏ ; Rev 6:11↗ ܸܐܬ݂ܸܐܡܲܪ ܕ݁ܢܸܬ݁ܬ݁ܢܼܝܚܘ݂ܢ ܥܲܕ݂ ܥܸܕ̇ܵܢ ܙܒ݂ܲܢ ܙܥܘ݂ܪ‏
§▶
CPA a/u
☛▶
🔍▶
✎▶
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 57[26]DJPA: 63aDJBA: 140bJastrow: 79Drower/Macuch: 23aJ. Payne-Smith: 20Levy Ch-W: 1:37Tal Sam: 42bDNWSI: 73DCPA[Schulthess]: 19[11]DJA: 31bQumran: 13

© The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon ©
Fri, 06 Nov 2026 05:23:59 -0500