ܐܪܡܠܐ
Classical Syriac
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔarm(ə)lɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʔarm(ə)le(ʔ)] (plural)
Etymology 1
Compare Arabic أَرْمَل (ʾarmal) and Hebrew אַלְמָן (ʾalmān).
Noun
ܐܪܡܠܐ • (ʾarməlā) m (plural ܐܪܡܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܪܡܠܬܐ)
- widower (humans or animals)
- sterile ground, barren tree
- church left without a pastor
Inflection
inflection of ܐܪܡܠܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܪܡܠ | ܐܪܡܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܪܡܠ | ܐܪܡܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܪܡܠܐ | ܐܪܡܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܪܡܠܝ | ܐܪܡܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܪܡܠܟ | ܐܪܡܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܪܡܠܟܝ | ܐܪܡܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܪܡܠܗ | ܐܪܡܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܪܡܠܗ | ܐܪܡܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܪܡܠܢ | ܐܪܡܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܪܡܠܟܘܢ | ܐܪܡܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܪܡܠܟܝܢ | ܐܪܡܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܪܡܠܗܘܢ | ܐܪܡܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܪܡܠܗܝܢ | ܐܪܡܠܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek ἁρμαλά (harmalá).
Noun
ܐܪܡܠܐ • (ʾarməlā) m (plural ܐܪܡܠܐ)
- (botany) Peganum harmala, harmal
- Synonym: ܫܒܪܐ
Inflection
inflection of ܐܪܡܠܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܪܡܠ | ܐܪܡܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܪܡܠ | ܐܪܡܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܪܡܠܐ | ܐܪܡܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܪܡܠܝ | ܐܪܡܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܪܡܠܟ | ܐܪܡܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܪܡܠܟܝ | ܐܪܡܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܪܡܠܗ | ܐܪܡܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܪܡܠܗ | ܐܪܡܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܪܡܠܢ | ܐܪܡܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܪܡܠܟܘܢ | ܐܪܡܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܪܡܠܟܝܢ | ܐܪܡܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܪܡܠܗܘܢ | ܐܪܡܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܪܡܠܗܝܢ | ܐܪܡܠܝܗܝܢ |
Descendants
- → Arabic: حَرْمَل (ḥarmal)
- English: harmal
- ⇒ English: harmine, harmaline, harmalol, Peganum harmala
References
- “ˀrml”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “ˀrmlˀ”, 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, page 20a
- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 371
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 29b
- 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, page 102b