ܥܝܡܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܥ-ܘ-ܡ (ʿ-w-m) related to obscuring. Compare Arabic غَيْم (ḡaym), Ge'ez ጊሜ (gime). The sense of "aër" is a calque of Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʕajmɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʕajme] (plural)
Noun
ܥܝܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܝܡܐ)
- cloud, mist, fog
- (figuratively) aër, ritual veil
Inflection
inflection of ܥܝܡܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܥܝܡ | ܥܝܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܥܝܡ | ܥܝܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܥܝܡܐ | ܥܝܡܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܥܝܡܝ | ܥܝܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܥܝܡܟ | ܥܝܡܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܥܝܡܟܝ | ܥܝܡܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܥܝܡܗ | ܥܝܡܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܥܝܡܗ | ܥܝܡܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܥܝܡܢ | ܥܝܡܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܥܝܡܟܘܢ | ܥܝܡܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܥܝܡܟܝܢ | ܥܝܡܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܥܝܡܗܘܢ | ܥܝܡܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܥܝܡܗܝܢ | ܥܝܡܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ˁym”, 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, p. 251a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 411b
- 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. 1096b