ܐܪܡܠܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic أَرْمَلَة‎ (ʾarmala(t)) and Hebrew אַלְמָנָה‎ (ʾalmānâ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʔarmal(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔarm(ə)lɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܪܡܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܐܪܡܠܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܐܪܡܠܐ‎)

  1. widow (humans or animals)
  2. sterile ground, barren tree
  3. church left without a pastor

Inflection
    declension of ܐܪܡܠܬܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܐܪܡܠܐ ܐܪܡܠܢ
construct ܐܪܡܠܬ ܐܪܡܠܬ
emphatic ܐܪܡܠܬܐ ܐܪܡܠܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܐܪܡܠܬܝ ܐܪܡܠܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܐܪܡܠܬܟ ܐܪܡܠܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܐܪܡܠܬܟܝ ܐܪܡܠܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܐܪܡܠܬܗ ܐܪܡܠܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܐܪܡܠܬܗ ܐܪܡܠܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܐܪܡܠܬܢ ܐܪܡܠܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܐܪܡܠܬܟܘܢ ܐܪܡܠܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܐܪܡܠܬܟܝܢ ܐܪܡܠܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܐܪܡܠܬܗܘܢ ܐܪܡܠܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܐܪܡܠܬܗܝܢ ܐܪܡܠܬܗܝܢ

References
  • “ˀrmlh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 20a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 29b
  • 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. 102b
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