m k r
26 lemmas · 8 languages
soundAll three consonants are regularT Gen.25.31
Themes:merchants·2engaged·2canal·2makh·2sale·2
POS shape:noun·13verb·10adj·3
This root is attested across 8 Semitic languages in our index. Each section below shows representative lemmas; attested means a Wiktionary editor explicitly tagged the root, inferredmeans we derived it mechanically from the word's consonantal skeleton.
Etymology treehow this root diverged from Proto-Semitic through the family
*m-k-rProto-Semitic
East Semitic
Akkadianmakārumm k r— to flood, irrigate, water
West Semitic
Central Semitic
Northwest Semitic
Ugaritic𐎎𐎋𐎗𐎎𐎎 𐎋 𐎗— merchants
Canaanite
Hebrewמוֹכֵרמ כ ר— A (male) salesperson, a salesman.
Aramaic
Syriacܡܟܪܐܡ ܟ ܪ— irrigated land
Assyrian NAܡܵܟ݂ܹܪܡ ܟ ܪ— to propose, betroth, get engaged
Arabic
Arabicمَكَرَم ك ر— to plot, to scheme, to plan
South Semitic
Old South Arabian
OSA𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩬𐩣 𐩫 𐩧— merchants
Ethio-Semitic
Ge'ezመምክርמ כ ר— counselor, adviser
Branch structure: Huehnergard (2005), Rubin (2010). The reconstructed Proto-Semitic form is computed on the fly from the cognate set's majority reflex pattern.
Akkadian
akk · 1 lemma- to flood, irrigate, waterUnknown.
Ugaritic
irregular reflexug · 1 lemma- merchants
Old South Arabian
irregular reflexosa · 1 lemma- merchants
Classical Syriac
syc · 2 lemmas- irrigated land
- Mecheir, the sixth month of the Ancient Egyptian calendarUltimately from Egyptian pꜣ-n-pꜣ-mḫrw.
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
aii · 4 lemmas- to propose, betroth, get engagedLearned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic [Term?]; compare Hebrew מָכַר (makhár, “to sell”) and Akkadian 𒈠𒆍𒀸 (makārum, “to do business”).
- narrow irrigation canal splitting from the main canalBorrowed from Akkadian [script needed] (mikru, “irrigation; irrigated or irrigable field”) through an unattested Aramaic predecessor. Compare Classical Syriac ܡܟ݂ܲܪ (“to allow water to gush forth”), Classical Syriac ܡܟ݂ܵܪܵܐ (“irrigated land”), and Arabic مخر (“to plow”).
- engaged, betrothedPassive participle of ܡܵܟ݂ܹܪ (māḵēr, “to propose, betroth, get engaged”); compare Hebrew מָכוּר (makhúr, “sold”).
- fiancéPassive participle of ܡܵܟ݂ܹܪ (māḵēr, “to propose, betroth, get engaged”); compare Hebrew מָכוּר (makhúr, “sold”).
Hebrew
he · 8 lemmas- A (male) salesperson, a salesman.The adjective follows from the verb. Ultimately from the root מ־כ־ר (m-k-r).
- Masculine singular present participle and present tense of מָכַר (makhár).The adjective follows from the verb. Ultimately from the root מ־כ־ר (m-k-r).
- saleable, marketable
- singular form of מֶכֶר (mékher) with third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as possessor.
- Third-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of מָכַר (makhár).
- to be sold, to be transferred in exchange for money
- to become addicted, to get hookedInchoative of מָכוּר (makhúr, “addicted”, literally “sold”).
- Sale, a sale: the act of selling.Action noun of מכר (makhár, “to sell”).
Arabic
ar · 8 lemmas- to plot, to scheme, to planCompare Hebrew מכר (makhár, “to sell”) and Akkadian 𒈠𒆍𒊒𒌝 (makārum, “to do business”). Originally the Arabic root presumably had to do with commerce and market planning but over time the definition expanded to encompass any kind of strategic planning or plotting. Doublet of تَجَرَ (tajara, “to trade”).
- verbal noun of مَكَرَ (makara) (form I)Compare Hebrew מכר (makhár, “to sell”) and Akkadian 𒈠𒆍𒊒𒌝 (makārum, “to do business”). Originally the Arabic root presumably had to do with commerce and market planning but over time the definition expanded to encompass any kind of strategic planning or plotting. Doublet of تَجَرَ (tajara, “to trade”).
- plannerDerived from the active participle of to plan, to plot, to scheme from the root م ك ر (m k r). Doublet of تَاجِر (tājir, “trader”).
- crafty, scheming, cunningCharacteristic adjective.
- Polycarpaea repens
Ge'ez
gez · 1 lemma- counselor, adviserFrom the verb መካራ (mäkara, “to counsel, advise”).