Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Root
ܗ ܕ ܡ (h d m)
1 term

Etymology edit

From Aramaic הַדָּמָא (haddāmā), from Middle Persian [script needed] (hndʾm /⁠handām⁠/); compare Persian اندام (andâm), Northern Kurdish endam, Armenian անդամ (andam) and Arabic هِنْدَام (hindām).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [haddɑːmɑː]

Noun edit

ܗܲܕܵܡܵܐ (haddāmām sg (plural ܗܲܕܵܡܹ̈ܐ (haddāmē), feminine ܗܲܕܵܡܬܵܐ (haddāmtā))

  1. (anatomy) organ, limb, body part
  2. group member
  3. piece, morsel
  4. phrase, group of words

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Persian [script needed] (hndʾm /⁠handām⁠/). Compare Persian اندام (andâm) and see there for more.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [haddɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [haddɑme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܗܕܡܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܗܕܡܐ)

  1. (anatomy) body part, limb, member (especially male member)
    Synonym: ܐܒܪܐ
  2. group member
  3. piece, morsel
  4. group of words
  5. (grammar) part of speech, word; syllable; form

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • hdm”, 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. 73b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 100a
  • 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, pp. 331b-332a