Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

From the root ܪ-ܘ-ܡ (r-w-m) related to height. Compare Hebrew רָמָה (rāmâ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [rɑm(ə)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [rɑmɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun edit

ܪܡܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܪܡܬܐ)

  1. hill, height, high place
Inflection edit

Proper noun edit

ܪܡܬܐ (transliteration neededf

  1. Arimathea
  2. Rameh

Adjective edit

ܪܡܬܐ (transliteration needed)

  1. feminine emphatic singular of ܪܡܐ
  2. feminine emphatic plural of ܪܡܐ

Etymology 2 edit

Compare Arabic رِمَّة (rimma) and Hebrew רִמָּה (rimmâ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [rɛm(mə)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [rɛmmɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun edit

ܪܡܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܪܡܬܐ)

  1. decay, rot
  2. maggot, worm
  3. dust
Inflection edit

Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ram(mə)θɑ], [rɑm(ə)θɑ]

Noun edit

ܪܡܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܪܡܐ)

  1. pool, pond
    Synonyms: ܩܒܝܬܐ, ܐܓܡܐ, ܝܡܬܐ, ܐܡܝܫܐ, ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
Inflection edit

References edit

  • rmh”, 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, pp. 342a, 419a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 544a
  • 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. 1475b