ܥܡܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Aramaic עַמָּא (ʿammā); related to Hebrew עַם (am).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܥܲܡܵܐ • (ˁammā) m (plural ܥܲܡܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁammē))
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܥܲܡܵܐ (ˁammā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܥܲܡܝܼ (ˁamī) |
ܥܲܡܲܢ (ˁamman) | ||
| construct | ܥܲܡ (ˁam) |
2nd person | ܥܲܡܘܼܟ݂ (ˁamūḵ) |
ܥܲܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁammāḵ) |
ܥܲܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁammāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܥܲܡܵܐ (ˁammā) |
3rd person | ܥܲܡܹܗ (ˁammēh) |
ܥܲܡܵܗ̇ (ˁammāh) |
ܥܲܡܗܘܿܢ (ˁamhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܥܲܡܡܝܼ̈ (ˁammī) |
ܥܲܡܡܲܢ̈ (ˁamman) | ||
| construct | ܥܲܡܡܲܝ̈ (ˁammay) |
2nd person | ܥܲܡܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁammūḵ) |
ܥܲܡܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁammāḵ) |
ܥܲܡܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁammāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܥܲܡܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁammē) |
3rd person | ܥܲܡܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁammūh) |
ܥܲܡܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁammōh) |
ܥܲܡܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁammhōn) | ||
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Arabic عَمّ (ʕamm). Doublet of ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܐ (maˁmōnā).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܥܲܡܵܐ • (ˁammā) m (plural ܥܵܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁāmē), feminine ܥܲܡܬܵܐ (ˁamtā) or ܕܵܕ݂ܬܵܐ (dāḏtā))
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܥܲܡܵܐ (ˁammā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܥܲܡܝܼ (ˁamī) |
ܥܲܡܲܢ (ˁamman) | ||
| construct | ܥܲܡ (ˁam) |
2nd person | ܥܲܡܘܼܟ݂ (ˁamūḵ) |
ܥܲܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁammāḵ) |
ܥܲܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁammāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܥܲܡܵܐ (ˁammā) |
3rd person | ܥܲܡܹܗ (ˁammēh) |
ܥܲܡܵܗ̇ (ˁammāh) |
ܥܲܡܗܘܿܢ (ˁamhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܥܲܡܝܼ̈ (ˁamī) |
ܥܲܡܲܢ̈ (ˁamman) | ||
| construct | ܥܲܡܲܝ̈ (ˁammay) |
2nd person | ܥܲܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁamūḵ) |
ܥܲܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁammāḵ) |
ܥܲܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁammāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܥܲܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁammē) |
3rd person | ܥܲܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁamūh) |
ܥܲܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁammōh) |
ܥܲܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁamhōn) | ||
Synonyms edit
- ܕܵܕܵܐ (dādā)
Derived terms edit
- ܥܲܡܘܿ (ˁamō, “endearing form”)
- ܒܲܟ݂ܬ ܥܲܡܵܐ (baḵt ˁammā, “aunt (father's brother's wife)”)
- ܒܲܪ ܥܲܡܵܐ (bar ˁammā, “cousin (father's brother's son)”)
- ܒܲܪ݇ܬ ܥܲܡܵܐ (bat ˁammā, “cousin (father's brother's daughter)”)
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܥܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܡܡܐ)
Usage notes edit
- The sense of "people" is used especially when contrasting Jews vs. Gentiles or Christians vs. pagans.
Inflection edit
declension of ܥܡܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܥܡ | ܥܡܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܥܡ | ܥܡܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܥܡܐ | ܥܡܡܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܥܡܝ | ܥܡܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܥܡܟ | ܥܡܡܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܥܡܟܝ | ܥܡܡܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܥܡܗ | ܥܡܡܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܥܡܗ | ܥܡܡܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܥܡܢ | ܥܡܡܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܥܡܟܘܢ | ܥܡܡܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܥܡܟܝܢ | ܥܡܡܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܥܡܗܘܢ | ܥܡܡܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܥܡܗܝܢ | ܥܡܡܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “ˁm”, 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. 255a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 416b
- 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. 1108a