ܪܡܘܢܐ

ܪܡܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܪܡܘܢܐ

Alternative forms

• ܐܪܡܘܢܬܐ‎ (armuntā), ܐܪܡܘܢܐ‎ (armonā), ܪܘܡܢܐ‎ (rummānā)

Etymology

From Aramaic רִמֹּונָא‎‎ (rimmōnā); compare Hebrew רִמּוֹן‎‎ (rimmón), Akkadian 𒄑𒈢𒆳𒊏 (/armannu/), Classical Syriac ܪܘܡܢܐ‎‎ (rummānā) and Arabic رُمَّان‎ (rummān)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [rɪ.muːnɑː]

Noun

ܪܸܡܘܼܢܵܐ • (rimunā) m (plural ܪܸܡܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (rimunē))

1. pomegranate (spherical fruit with a tough golden-orange outer skin and sweet red gelatinous flesh containing many seeds)

   ‏ܡܲܬܒ݂ܲܚ ܦܸܪ̈ܕܹܐ ܕܪܸܡܘܼܢܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܣܵܠܵܛܵܐ.‎‎

   matḇaḥ pirdē d-rimunā gāw sālāṭā.

   Let's put pomegranate seeds in the salad.

   • Exodus 28:34:

     ‏ܙܹܓܵܐ ܕܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ ܘܪܸܡܘܼܢܵܐ، ܙܹܓܵܐ ܕܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ ܘܪܸܡܘܼܢܵܐ، ܥܲܠ ܫܸܦܘܼܠܵܠܹ̈ܐ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ ܠܚܵܕܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܹܐ.‎‎

     zēgā d-dahḇā w-rimunā, zēgā d-dahḇā w-rimunā, ʿal šipulālē d-ʿāḇāytā l-ḥādirwānē.

     a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe all around.

   • Jeremiah 52:23:

     ‏ܘܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܹܐ ܬܸܫܥܝܼ ܘܐܸܫܬܵܐ ܠܓܹܒܵܐ ܕܦܵܘܚܵܐ؛ ܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܹܐ ܡܵܐܐ ܥܲܠ ܫܲܟܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܠܚܵܕܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܹܐ.‎‎

     w-wē lhon rimunē tišʿī w-ʾištā l-gēbā d-pāwḥā; kullāyh rimunē māʾā ʿal šakkāḇā l-ḥādirwānē.

     There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates, all around on the network, were one hundred.

2. grenade (small explosive device thrown by hand)

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܸܡܘܼܢܵܐ (rimunā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܪܸܡܘܼܢܝܼ‎ (rimunī)		ܪܸܡܘܼܢܲܢ‎ (rimunan)
	construct	ܪܸܡܘܼܢ‎ (rimun)	2nd person	ܪܸܡܘܼܢܘܼܟ݂‎ (rimunuḵ)	ܪܸܡܘܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (rimunāḵ)	ܪܸܡܘܼܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (rimunāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܪܸܡܘܼܢܵܐ (rimunā)	3rd person	ܪܸܡܘܼܢܹܗ‎ (rimunēh)	ܪܸܡܘܼܢܘܿܗ̇‎ (rimunoh)	ܪܸܡܘܼܢܗܘܿܢ‎ (rimunhon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܝܼ‎ (rimunī)		ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܲܢ‎ (rimunan)
	construct	ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܲܝ‎ (rimunay)	2nd person	ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܘܼܟ݂‎ (rimunuḵ)	ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (rimunāḵ)	ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (rimunāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܹܐ (rimunē)	3rd person	ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܘܗܝ‎ (rimunwh)	ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܘܿܗ̇‎ (rimunoh)	ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܗܘܿܢ‎ (rimunhon)