khmara ܚܡܵܪܵܐ
khmara is the Assyrian word for donkey, ass — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- donkey, ass
- handle of a cradle
Forms
| Plural | khmare |
|---|
Examples
khmarele!
ܚܡܵܪܸܠܸܐ!
He is an ass! He is stupid!
tile khmara, butelle zmara
ܬܝܼܠܸܐ ܚܡܵܪܵܐ، ܒܘ̣ܛܸܠܠܸܐ ܙܡܵܪܵܐ
An ass has come and spoilt the singing (said when somebody interrupts with a trivial matter)
khmara ki-napel gu-guba kha-ga u-khina le-azel b-de urkha
ܚܡܵܪܵܐ ܟܝܼ ܢܵܦܸܠ ܓܘ̣ ܓܘ̣ܒܵܐ ܚܵܐ ܓܵܐ ܐܘ̣ ܚܝܼܢܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܐܵܙܸܠ ܒ ܕܹܐ ܐܘ̣ܪܚܵܐ
You have not learned your lesson (lit. An ass falls in a hole once and does not go on that road again)
khmara vile nasha ina at la
ܚܡܵܪܵܐ ܘܝܼܠܸܐ ܢܵܫܵܐ ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܵܬ ܠܵܐ
You are worse than an ass (lit. the ass has become a man but you not)
kul khakhmaretganu matruyule
ܟܘ̣ܠ ܚܵܚܡܵܪܸܬܓܵܢܘ̣ ܡܵܛܪܘ̣ܝܘ̣ܠܸܐ
Everybody drives his own donkey (i.e. Everybody looks to his own interest)
khmaret dargushta
ܚܡܵܪܸܬ ܕܵܪܓܘ̣ܫܬܵܐ
the top handle of a cradle
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 330.
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