ܚܟܡܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܚ-ܟ-ܡ (ḥ-k-m) related to wisdom; compare Hebrew חָכְמָה (ḥoḵmâ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈħɛx.m(ə.)θɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈxɪx.mθɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈħex.mθɑ]
Noun
ܚܟܡܬܐ • (ḥeḵməṯā) f (plural ܚܟܡܬܐ (ḥeḵmāṯā))
- wisdom, knowledge, science, philosophy
- Peshitta, Luke 2:52:
- ܝܫܘܥ ܕܝܢ ܪܒܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܩܘܡܬܗ. ܘܒܚܟܡܬܗ. ܘܒܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ.
- yəšūʿ dēn rāḇē [hə]wā ḇə-qawməṯēh, wa-ḇə-ḥeḵməṯēh, wa-ḇə-ṭaybūṯā ləwāṯ ʾălāhā, wa-ḇənaynāšā.
- And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
- Peshitta, Luke 2:52:
- counsel, judgement
- scheme, plan
- expertness, skill, art
Inflection
declension of ܚܟܡܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܚܟܡܐ | ܚܟܡܢ |
| construct | ܚܟܡܬ | ܚܟܡܬ |
| emphatic | ܚܟܡܬܐ | ܚܟܡܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܟܡܬܝ | ܚܟܡܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܟܡܬܟ | ܚܟܡܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܟܡܬܟܝ | ܚܟܡܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܟܡܬܗ | ܚܟܡܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܟܡܬܗ | ܚܟܡܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܟܡܬܢ | ܚܟܡܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܟܡܬܟܘܢ | ܚܟܡܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܟܡܬܟܝܢ | ܚܟܡܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܟܡܬܗܘܢ | ܚܟܡܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܟܡܬܗܝܢ | ܚܟܡܬܗܝܢ |
Descendants
- → Arabic: حِكْمَة (ḥikma)
- → Persian: حکمت (hikmet)
- → Azerbaijani: hikmət
- → Ottoman Turkish: حكمت (hikmet)
- Turkish: hikmet
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: हिकमत (hikmat)
- Urdu: حکمت (hikmat)
- → Malay: hikmat
- Indonesian: hikmat
- → Tagalog: hikmat
- → Uyghur: ھېكمەت (hëkmet)
- → Uzbek: hikmat
- → Swahili: hekima
- → Persian: حکمت (hikmet)
References
- “ḥkmh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-24
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 104a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 141b-142a
- 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 451a