ܐܘܟܡܐ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܐܟܘܡܐ
- ܟܘܡܐ
Etymology
From the root ܐ-ܟ-ܡ (ʾ-k-m) related to blackening. Compare Hebrew אָכֹם (ʾāḵōm) and Aramaic אוכמא.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔukkɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʔukkɑme(ʔ)] (plural)
Adjective
ܐܘܟܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܘܟܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܘܟܡܬܐ)
- black, dark, sunburnt
- (figuratively) obscure
Inflection
declension of ܐܘܟܡܐ
| masculine | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܘܟܡ | ܐܘܟܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܘܟܡ | ܐܘܟܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܘܟܡܐ | ܐܘܟܡܐ |
| feminine | singular | plural |
| absolute | ܐܘܟܡܐ | ܐܘܟܡܢ |
| construct | ܐܘܟܡܬ | ܐܘܟܡܬ |
| emphatic | ܐܘܟܡܬܐ | ܐܘܟܡܬܐ |
Antonyms
- ܚܘܪܐ
Noun
ܐܘܟܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܘܟܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܘܟܡܬܐ)
- black (color)
- negro, Moor, Nubian, sub-Saharan African, black person
- (in the plural) black garments worn by Abbasids, judges, or those in mourning
- (anatomy) pupil
Inflection
inflection of ܐܘܟܡܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܘܟܡ | ܐܘܟܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܘܟܡ | ܐܘܟܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܘܟܡܐ | ܐܘܟܡܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܘܟܡܝ | ܐܘܟܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܘܟܡܟ | ܐܘܟܡܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܘܟܡܟܝ | ܐܘܟܡܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܘܟܡܗ | ܐܘܟܡܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܘܟܡܗ | ܐܘܟܡܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܘܟܡܢ | ܐܘܟܡܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܘܟܡܟܘܢ | ܐܘܟܡܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܘܟܡܟܝܢ | ܐܘܟܡܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܘܟܡܗܘܢ | ܐܘܟܡܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܘܟܡܗܝܢ | ܐܘܟܡܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ˀkwm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 9a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 5b
- 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, p. 15b