ܐܡܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *ʔimm-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔɛmmɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܐܡܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܐܡܗܐ or ܐܡܗܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܐܒܐ)
- mother
- abbess
- metropolis
- (figuratively) source, origin
- (anatomy) womb
Inflection
declension of ܐܡܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܡ | ܐܡܗܝܢ ,ܐܡܗܢ |
| construct | ܐܡ | ܐܡܗܝ ,ܐܡܗܬ |
| emphatic | ܐܡܐ | ܐܡܗܐ ,ܐܡܗܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܡܝ | ܐܡܗܝ ,ܐܡܗܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܡܟ | ܐܡܗܝܟ ,ܐܡܗܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܡܟܝ | ܐܡܗܝܟܝ ,ܐܡܗܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܡܗ | ܐܡܗܘܗܝ ,ܐܡܗܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܡܗ | ܐܡܗܝܗ ,ܐܡܗܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܡܢ | ܐܡܗܝܢ ,ܐܡܗܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܡܟܘܢ | ܐܡܗܝܟܘܢ ,ܐܡܗܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܡܟܝܢ | ܐܡܗܝܟܝܢ ,ܐܡܗܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܡܗܘܢ | ܐܡܗܝܗܘܢ ,ܐܡܗܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܡܗܝܢ | ܐܡܗܝܗܝܢ ,ܐܡܗܬܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܐܘܡܬܐ
- ܐܡܐ ܕܓܡܠܐ
- ܐܡܐ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ
- ܐܡܐ ܕܪܝܫܐ
- ܐܡܘܡܐ
Etymology 2
Compare Hebrew אַמָּה (ʾammâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔammɑ(ʔ)], [ʔɑmɑ(ʔ)], [ʔemɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʔamme(ʔ)], [ʔɑme(ʔ)], [ʔeme(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܐܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܡܐ)
- canal, aqueduct
Inflection
inflection of ܐܡܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܡ | ܐܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܡ | ܐܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܡܐ | ܐܡܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܡܝ | ܐܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܡܟ | ܐܡܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܡܟܝ | ܐܡܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܡܗ | ܐܡܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܡܗ | ܐܡܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܡܢ | ܐܡܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܡܟܘܢ | ܐܡܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܡܟܝܢ | ܐܡܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܡܗܘܢ | ܐܡܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܡܗܝܢ | ܐܡܝܗܝܢ |
Noun
ܐܡܐ • (transliteration needed)
- absolute singular of ܐܡܬܐ
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): [ʔammɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܐܡܐ • (transliteration needed)
- emphatic plural of ܐܡܬܐ
Pronunciation 2
- IPA(key): [ʔamme(ʔ)]
References
- “ˀm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-07-02
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 11a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 18b
- 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. 52b