ܪܚܡܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ܪ ܚ ܡ (r ḥ m) |
| 2 terms |
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [rɑxːmɑː]
Noun
ܪܵܚܡܵܐ • (rāḥmā) m (plural ܪ̈ܵܚܡܹܐ (rāḥmē), feminine ܪܵܚܸܡܬܵܐ (rāḥimtā))
- friend
- Synonym: ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (ḥaḇrā)
Usage notes
This word is formal and does not carry the connotation of romantic parter like ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (ḥaḇrā) does.
Inflection
Inflection of ܪܵܚܡܵܐ (rāḥmā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܪܵܚܡܝܼ (rāḥmī) | ܪܵܚܡܲܢ (rāḥman) | ||
| construct | ܪܵܚܡ (rāḥm) | 2nd person | ܪܵܚܡܘܼܟ݂ (rāḥmuḵ) | ܪܵܚܡܵܟ݂ܝ (rāḥmāḵ) | ܪܵܚܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rāḥmāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܪܵܚܡܵܐ (rāḥmā) | 3rd person | ܪܵܚܡܹܗ (rāḥmēh) | ܪܵܚܡܘܿܗ̇ (rāḥmoh) | ܪܵܚܡܗܘܿܢ (rāḥmhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܪ̈ܵܚܡܝܼ (rāḥmī) | ܪ̈ܵܚܡܲܢ (rāḥman) | ||
| construct | ܪ̈ܵܚܡܲܝ (rāḥmay) | 2nd person | ܪ̈ܵܚܡܘܼܟ݂ (rāḥmuḵ) | ܪ̈ܵܚܡܵܟ݂ܝ (rāḥmāḵ) | ܪ̈ܵܚܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rāḥmāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܪ̈ܵܚܡܹܐ (rāḥmē) | 3rd person | ܪ̈ܵܚܡܘܗܝ (rāḥmwh) | ܪ̈ܵܚܡܘܿܗ̇ (rāḥmoh) | ܪ̈ܵܚܡܗܘܿܢ (rāḥmhon) | ||
Etymology 2
| Root |
|---|
| ܪ ܚ ܡ (r ḥ m) |
| 2 terms |
Compare Arabic رُحُم (ruḥum) and רַחֲמִים (rakhamím).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [raxːmeː]
Noun
ܪ̈ܲܚܡܹܐ • (raḥmē) m pl (plural only; not used in singular form)
- mercy, pity
- compassion
Inflection
Inflection of ܪ̈ܲܚܡܹܐ (raḥmē)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܝܼ (raḥmī) | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܲܢ (raḥman) | ||
| construct | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܲܝ (raḥmay) | 2nd person | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܘܼܟ݂ (raḥmuḵ) | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܵܟ݂ܝ (raḥmāḵ) | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (raḥmāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܹܐ (raḥmē) | 3rd person | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܹܗ (raḥmēh) | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܘܿܗ̇ (raḥmoh) | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܗܘܿܢ (raḥmhon) | ||
Etymology 3
| Root |
|---|
| ܪ ܚ ܡ (r ḥ m) |
| 2 terms |
Compare Arabic رَحِم (raḥim) and Hebrew רֶחֶם (rékhem).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [raxːmɑː]
Noun
ܪܲܚܡܵܐ • (raḥmā) m (plural ܪ̈ܲܚܡܹܐ (raḥmē))
- (anatomy) womb, uterus (an organ of the female reproductive system in which the young are conceived and develop until birth)
Inflection
Inflection of ܪܲܚܡܵܐ (raḥmā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܪܲܚܡܝܼ (raḥmī) | ܪܲܚܡܲܢ (raḥman) | ||
| construct | ܪܲܚܡ (raḥm) | 2nd person | ܪܲܚܡܘܼܟ݂ (raḥmuḵ) | ܪܲܚܡܵܟ݂ܝ (raḥmāḵ) | ܪܲܚܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (raḥmāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܪܲܚܡܵܐ (raḥmā) | 3rd person | ܪܲܚܡܹܗ (raḥmēh) | ܪܲܚܡܘܿܗ̇ (raḥmoh) | ܪܲܚܡܗܘܿܢ (raḥmhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܝܼ (raḥmī) | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܲܢ (raḥman) | ||
| construct | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܲܝ (raḥmay) | 2nd person | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܘܼܟ݂ (raḥmuḵ) | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܵܟ݂ܝ (raḥmāḵ) | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (raḥmāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܹܐ (raḥmē) | 3rd person | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܘܗܝ (raḥmwh) | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܘܿܗ̇ (raḥmoh) | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܗܘܿܢ (raḥmhon) | ||
See also
- ܟܹܪ݇ܣܵܐ (kēsā)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܪ-ܚ-ܡ (r-ḥ-m) related to loving.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [rɑħmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [rɑħme(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܪܚܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܚܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܪܚܡܬܐ)
- friend
Inflection
inflection of ܪܚܡܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܪܚܡ | ܪܚܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܪܚܡ | ܪܚܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܪܚܡܐ | ܪܚܡܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܪܚܡܝ | ܪܚܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܪܚܡܟ | ܪܚܡܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܪܚܡܟܝ | ܪܚܡܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܪܚܡܗ | ܪܚܡܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܪܚܡܗ | ܪܚܡܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܪܚܡܢ | ܪܚܡܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܪܚܡܟܘܢ | ܪܚܡܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܪܚܡܟܝܢ | ܪܚܡܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܪܚܡܗܘܢ | ܪܚܡܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܪܚܡܗܝܢ | ܪܚܡܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܪ-ܚ-ܡ (r-ḥ-m) related to loving. Compare Arabic رَحِم (raḥim) and Hebrew רַחַם (ráḥam) and רַחֲמִים (raḥămîm).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [raħmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [raħme(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܪܚܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܚܡܐ)
- (anatomy) various meanings: womb, uterus; (male or female) genitalia; bladder
- (anatomy, in the plural) bowels, intestines; insides, viscera
- (figuratively, in the plural) mercy, compassion, pity, favor/favour, affection, love, tenderness
Inflection
inflection of ܪܚܡܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܪܚܡ | ܪܚܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܪܚܡ | ܪܚܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܪܚܡܐ | ܪܚܡܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܪܚܡܝ | ܪܚܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܪܚܡܟ | ܪܚܡܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܪܚܡܟܝ | ܪܚܡܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܪܚܡܗ | ܪܚܡܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܪܚܡܗ | ܪܚܡܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܪܚܡܢ | ܪܚܡܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܪܚܡܟܘܢ | ܪܚܡܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܪܚܡܟܝܢ | ܪܚܡܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܪܚܡܗܘܢ | ܪܚܡܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܪܚܡܗܝܢ | ܪܚܡܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “rḥm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “rḥmyn”, 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. 343a, b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 537b
- 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. 1456b