ܐܘܡܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms
  • אוּמָּנָא‎

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒌝𒈪𒀀 (UM.MI.A /ummânu/, “expert, artisan, artist, craftsman, foreman”). Compare Hebrew אֻמָּן‎ (ʾummān), from Aramaic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʔummɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔummɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܐܘܡܢܐ • (ʾūmmānāʾ) m (plural ܐܘܡܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܘܡܢܬܐ‎)

  1. clever, skillful

Inflection
    declension of ܐܘܡܢܐ
masculine singular plural
absolute ܐܘܡܢ ܐܘܡܢܝܢ
construct ܐܘܡܢ ܐܘܡܢܝ
emphatic ܐܘܡܢܐ ܐܘܡܢܐ
feminine singular plural
absolute ܐܘܡܢܐ ܐܘܡܢܢ
construct ܐܘܡܢܬ ܐܘܡܢܬ
emphatic ܐܘܡܢܬܐ ܐܘܡܢܬܐ

Noun

ܐܘܡܢܐ • (ʾūmmānāʾ) m (plural ܐܘܡܢܐ)

  1. artisan, artificer, craftsman
  2. workman, maker
  3. (carpentry) carpenter
  4. (medicine) surgeon

Inflection
    declension of ܐܘܡܢܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܐܘܡܢ ܐܘܡܢܝܢ
construct ܐܘܡܢ ܐܘܡܢܝ
emphatic ܐܘܡܢܐ ܐܘܡܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܐܘܡܢܝ ܐܘܡܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܐܘܡܢܟ ܐܘܡܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܐܘܡܢܟܝ ܐܘܡܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܐܘܡܢܗ ܐܘܡܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܐܘܡܢܗ ܐܘܡܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܐܘܡܢܢ ܐܘܡܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܐܘܡܢܟܘܢ ܐܘܡܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܐܘܡܢܟܝܢ ܐܘܡܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܐܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܐܘܡܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܐܘܡܢܗܝܢ ܐܘܡܢܝܗܝܢ

References
  • “ˀwmn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2014-07-25
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 12a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 6a
  • 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. 17a
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