Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From the root ܛ-ܥ-ܡ (ṭ-ʿ-m) related to tasting. Compare Hebrew טְעִימָה (ṭəʿîmâ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [tˤ(ə)ʕamtɑ], [tˤ(ə)ʕɑmtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tˤaʕmɑθɑ], [tˤ(ə)ʕɑmɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun edit

ܛܥܡܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܛܥܡܬܐ)

  1. taste (sensation)
  2. taste, flavour, savour, property
  3. relish
  4. sense, perception
  5. morsel, sample, specimen, graft
  6. (horticulture) grafting
  7. appreciation
  8. quality

Inflection edit

References edit

  • ṭˁmh”, 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, page 130a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 179b
  • 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, pages 543b-544a