ܐܡܐ

Classical Syriac


Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʾimm-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʔɛmmɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܐܡܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܐܡܗܐ‎ or ܐܡܗܬܐ‎, singular masculine counterpart ܐܒܐ‎)

  1. mother
  2. abbess
  3. metropolis
  4. (figuratively) source, origin
  5. (anatomy) womb
Inflection
    declension of ܐܡܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܐܡ ܐܡܗܝܢ ,ܐܡܗܢ
construct ܐܡ ܐܡܗܝ ,ܐܡܗܬ
emphatic ܐܡܐ ܐܡܗܐ ,ܐܡܗܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܐܡܝ ܐܡܗܝ ,ܐܡܗܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܐܡܟ ܐܡܗܝܟ ,ܐܡܗܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܐܡܟܝ ܐܡܗܝܟܝ ,ܐܡܗܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܐܡܗ ܐܡܗܘܗܝ ,ܐܡܗܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܐܡܗ ܐܡܗܝܗ ,ܐܡܗܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܐܡܢ ܐܡܗܝܢ ,ܐܡܗܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܐܡܟܘܢ ܐܡܗܝܟܘܢ ,ܐܡܗܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܐܡܟܝܢ ܐܡܗܝܟܝܢ ,ܐܡܗܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܐܡܗܘܢ ܐܡܗܝܗܘܢ ,ܐܡܗܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܐܡܗܝܢ ܐܡܗܝܗܝܢ ,ܐܡܗܬܗܝܢ
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew אַמָּה‎ (ʾammâ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʔammɑ(ʔ)], [ʔɑmɑ(ʔ)], [ʔemɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔamme(ʔ)], [ʔɑme(ʔ)], [ʔeme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܡܐ)

  1. canal, aqueduct
Inflection
    declension of ܐܡܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܐܡ ܐܡܝܢ
construct ܐܡ ܐܡܝ
emphatic ܐܡܐ ܐܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܐܡܝ ܐܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܐܡܟ ܐܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܐܡܟܝ ܐܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܐܡܗ ܐܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܐܡܗ ܐܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܐܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܐܡܟܘܢ ܐܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܐܡܟܝܢ ܐܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܐܡܗܘܢ ܐܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܐܡܗܝܢ ܐܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Noun

ܐܡܐ • (transliteration needed)

  1. absolute singular of ܐܡܬܐ‎
Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʔammɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܐܡܐ • (transliteration needed)

  1. emphatic plural of ܐܡܬܐ‎
Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʔamme(ʔ)]

References
  • “ˀm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-07-02
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 11a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 18b
  • 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. 52b
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