ܕܡܝܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܕ-ܡ-ܐ (d-m-ʾ); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *dam- (“blood; by extension blood price, compensation for wrongful slaying”). Compare Akkadian 𒁕𒈬 (/damu/, “blood price, monetary compensation”, literally “blood”) and Hebrew דָּמִים (dāmīm).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d(ə)majjɑ]
Noun
ܕܡܝܐ • (dǝmayyā) m (plural only; not used in singular form)
- price, hire, value
- ransom
Inflection
declension of ܕܡܝܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | — | ܕܡܝܢ |
| construct | — | ܕܡܝ |
| emphatic | — | ܕܡܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | — | ܕܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | — | ܕܡܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | — | ܕܡܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | — | ܕܡܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | — | ܕܡܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | — | ܕܡܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | — | ܕܡܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | — | ܕܡܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | — | ܕܡܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | — | ܕܡܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “dmyn”, 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 66b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 94a
- 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 309a-b