ܪܘܫܡܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܪ-ܫ-ܡ (r-š-m) related to marking. Compare Arabic رَسْم (rasm) and Hebrew רֹשֶׁם (rṓšem).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ruʃmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ruʃme(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܪܘܫܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܫܡܐ)
- sign, mark, token, indication, index
- inscription, superscription, title (of a book)
- (orthography) script, writing, spelling (as opposed to pronunciation)
- text, edition, copy
- ascription
- description, design, plan (e.g., of a house)
- annotation
- recording, authentification
- (law) prescription, precept, law
- (Christianity) making the sign of the cross
Inflection
Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.
declension of ܪܘܫܡܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܪܫܘܡ | ܪܘܫܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܪܫܘܡ | ܪܘܫܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܪܘܫܡܐ | ܪܘܫܡܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܪܘܫܡܝ | ܪܘܫܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܪܘܫܡܟ | ܪܘܫܡܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܪܘܫܡܟܝ | ܪܘܫܡܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܪܘܫܡܗ | ܪܘܫܡܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܪܘܫܡܗ | ܪܘܫܡܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܪܘܫܡܢ | ܪܘܫܡܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܪܘܫܡܟܘܢ | ܪܘܫܡܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܪܘܫܡܟܝܢ | ܪܘܫܡܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܪܘܫܡܗܘܢ | ܪܘܫܡܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܪܘܫܡܗܝܢ | ܪܘܫܡܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܪ-ܫ-ܡ (r-š-m) related to marking.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ruʃʃɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ruʃʃɑme(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܪܘܫܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܫܡܐ)
- sign
Inflection
inflection of ܪܘܫܡܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܪܘܫܡ | ܪܘܫܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܪܘܫܡ | ܪܘܫܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܪܘܫܡܐ | ܪܘܫܡܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܪܘܫܡܝ | ܪܘܫܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܪܘܫܡܟ | ܪܘܫܡܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܪܘܫܡܟܝ | ܪܘܫܡܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܪܘܫܡܗ | ܪܘܫܡܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܪܘܫܡܗ | ܪܘܫܡܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܪܘܫܡܢ | ܪܘܫܡܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܪܘܫܡܟܘܢ | ܪܘܫܡܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܪܘܫܡܟܝܢ | ܪܘܫܡܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܪܘܫܡܗܘܢ | ܪܘܫܡܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܪܘܫܡܗܝܢ | ܪܘܫܡܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “rwšm”, 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. 353b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 536a
- 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. 1453b