ܐܝܡܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic אִיְמָמָא (ʾīmāmā); related to Hebrew יוֹמָם (yomám).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [iːmɑːmɑː]

Noun

ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ • (īmāmā) m (plural ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (īmāmāwātē))

1. daytime (the time of the day between sunrise and sunset)

   Antonym: ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܝܼܡܵܡܝܼ (īmāmī)		ܐܝܼܡܵܡܲܢ (īmāman)
	construct	ܐܝܼܡܵܡ (īmām)	2nd person	ܐܝܼܡܵܡܘܼܟ݂ (īmāmūḵ)	ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܟ݂ܝ (īmāmāḵ)	ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (īmāmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā)	3rd person	ܐܝܼܡܵܡܹܗ (īmāmēh)	ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܗ̇ (īmāmāh)	ܐܝܼܡܵܡܗܘܿܢ (īmāmhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܘܵܬܝܼ̈ (īmāmāwātī)		ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܘܵܬܲܢ̈ (īmāmāwātan)
	construct	ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܘܵܬܲܝ̈ (īmāmāwātay)	2nd person	ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (īmāmāwātūḵ)	ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (īmāmāwātāḵ)	ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܘܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (īmāmāwātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (īmāmāwātē)	3rd person	ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (īmāmāwātūh)	ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܘܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (īmāmāwātōh)	ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܘܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (īmāmāwāthōn)

See also

• ܝܵܘܡܵܐ (yāwmā)

Proper noun

ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ • (īmāmā) f

1. Jemima (oldest of the three daughters of Job)
   • Job 42:14:

     ܘܩܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܕܚܕܵܐ ܡܸܢܵܝܗܝ: ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ، ܘܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܕܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ: ܩܲܨܘܿܥܵܐ، ܘܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܕܬܠܵܬ: ܩܲܪܢܵܦܘܿܟ݂.

     w-qrīlēh šimmā d-ayā d-ḥdā minnāyh: īmāmā, w-šimmā d-ayā d-tartēyn: qaṣoʿā, w-šimmā d-ayā d-tlāt: qarnāpoḵ.

     And he called the name of the first Jemima, the name of the second Keziah, and the name of the third Keren-Happuch.

2. a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jemima

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew יוֹמָם (yômām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔimɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔimɑme(ʔ)], [ʔimɑmawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܝܡܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܝܡܡܘܬܐ or ܐܝܡܡܐ)

1. daytime

Inflection

    declension of ܐܝܡܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܝܡܡ	ܐܝܡܡܘܢ, ܐܝܡܡܝܢ
construct	ܐܝܡܡ	ܐܝܡܡܘܬ ,ܐܝܡܡܝ
emphatic	ܐܝܡܡܐ	ܐܝܡܡܘܬܐ ,ܐܝܡܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܝܡܡܝ	ܐܝܡܡܘܬܝ ,ܐܝܡܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܝܡܡܟ	ܐܝܡܡܘܬܟ ,ܐܝܡܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܝܡܡܟܝ	ܐܝܡܡܘܬܟܝ ,ܐܝܡܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܝܡܡܗ	ܐܝܡܡܘܬܗ ,ܐܝܡܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܝܡܡܗ	ܐܝܡܡܘܬܗ ,ܐܝܡܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܝܡܡܢ	ܐܝܡܡܘܬܢ ,ܐܝܡܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܝܡܡܟܘܢ	ܐܝܡܡܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܐܝܡܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܝܡܡܟܝܢ	ܐܝܡܡܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܐܝܡܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܝܡܡܗܘܢ	ܐܝܡܡܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܐܝܡܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܝܡܡܗܝܢ	ܐܝܡܡܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܐܝܡܡܝܗܝܢ

Antonyms

• ܠܠܝܐ

Derived terms

• ܐܝܡܡܝ
• ܡܨܥܬ ܐܝܡܡܐ

See also

• ܝܘܡܐ

Proper noun

ܐܝܡܡܐ • (transliteration needed) f

1. a female given name

References

• “ˀymm”, 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. 141b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 13b
• 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. 35b