ܐܘܡܢܐ

ܐܘܡܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• אוּמָּנָא‎

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒌝𒈪𒀀 (UM.MI.A /ummânu/, “expert, artisan, artist, craftsman, foreman”). Compare Hebrew אֻמָּן‎ (ʾummān), from Aramaic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔummɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔummɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܐܘܡܢܐ • (ʾūmmānāʾ) m (plural ܐܘܡܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܘܡܢܬܐ‎)

1. clever, skillful

Inflection

    declension of ܐܘܡܢܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܘܡܢ	ܐܘܡܢܝܢ
construct	ܐܘܡܢ	ܐܘܡܢܝ
emphatic	ܐܘܡܢܐ	ܐܘܡܢܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܘܡܢܐ	ܐܘܡܢܢ
construct	ܐܘܡܢܬ	ܐܘܡܢܬ
emphatic	ܐܘܡܢܬܐ	ܐܘܡܢܬܐ

Noun

ܐܘܡܢܐ • (ʾūmmānāʾ) m (plural ܐܘܡܢܐ)

1. artisan, artificer, craftsman
2. workman, maker
3. (carpentry) carpenter

   Synonym: ܢܓܪܐ‎

4. (medicine) surgeon

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܘܡܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܘܡܢ‎	ܐܘܡܢܝܢ‎
construct	ܐܘܡܢ‎	ܐܘܡܢܝ‎
emphatic	ܐܘܡܢܐ	ܐܘܡܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܘܡܢܝ‎	ܐܘܡܢܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܘܡܢܟ‎	ܐܘܡܢܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܘܡܢܟܝ‎	ܐܘܡܢܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܘܡܢܗ‎	ܐܘܡܢܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܘܡܢܗ‎	ܐܘܡܢܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܘܡܢܢ‎	ܐܘܡܢܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܘܡܢܟܘܢ‎	ܐܘܡܢܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܘܡܢܟܝܢ‎	ܐܘܡܢܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܘܡܢܗܘܢ‎	ܐܘܡܢܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܘܡܢܗܝܢ‎	ܐܘܡܢܝܗܝܢ‎

References

• “ˀwmn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2014-07-25
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 12a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 6a
• 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. 17a