ܥܡ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Compare Arabic مَع (maʿ) and Hebrew עִם (ʿim).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [ʕam.]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʔɪm.]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔæm.]
Preposition
ܥܲܡ • (ʿam)
- with, together with, alongside
- (after verbs of fighting, etc.) with, against
- (of an action) towards, for
Usage notes
In colloquial speech, this word is often shorted to /m/ and attached to the following word.
Inflection
Inflection of ܥܲܡ (ʿam)
| Base Form | ܥܲܡ (ʿam) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal-pronoun including forms | singular | plural | |
| m | f | ||
| 1st person | ܥܲܡܝܼ (ʿamī) | ܥܲܡܲܢ (ʿamman) | |
| 2nd person | ܥܲܡܘܼܟ݂ (ʿamuḵ) | ܥܲܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ʿammāḵ) | ܥܲܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ʿammāwḵon) |
| 3rd person | ܥܲܡܹܗ (ʿammēh) | ܥܲܡܵܗ̇ (ʿammāh) | ܥܲܡܗܘܿܢ (ʿamhon) |
Classical Syriac
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʕam]
Etymology 1
Compare Arabic مَع (maʿ) and Hebrew עִם (ʿim).
Preposition
ܥܡ • (transliteration needed)
- with, together with, alongside
- (after verbs of fighting, etc.) with, against
- at, on, upon, along
- (temporally) during
- notwithstanding, in spite of
- towards, for
Inflection
Takes type-I suffixes.
declension of ܥܡ
| 1st c. sg. (me) | ܥܡܝ |
|---|---|
| 2nd m. sg. (you) | ܥܡܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (you) | ܥܡܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (him) | ܥܡܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܥܡܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (us) | ܥܡܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (you) | ܥܡܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (you) | ܥܡܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (them) | ܥܡܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (them) | ܥܡܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- -ܥܡ ܕ
Noun
ܥܡ • (transliteration needed)
- absolute singular of ܥܡܐ
- construct state singular of ܥܡܐ
References
- “ˁm”, 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. 255a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 416a
- 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. 1107b