ܬܚܘܡܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
From the root ܬ-ܚ-ܡ (t-ḥ-m) related to limiting or defining. Compare Akkadian 𒋫𒄷𒈬 (/taḫūmu/, “boundary, frontier”), Arabic تُخْم (tuḵm), and Hebrew תְּחוּם (təḥûm).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܬܚܘܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܚܘܡܐ)
- border, boundary, frontier, limit
- (in the plural) territory
- limitation, extreme
- regulation, precept, constitution, law
- penalty
- definition, term
- (of time) end, finish
Inflection edit
inflection of ܬܚܘܡܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܬܚܘܡ | ܬܚܘܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܬܚܘܡ | ܬܚܘܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܬܚܘܡܐ | ܬܚܘܡܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܬܚܘܡܝ | ܬܚܘܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܬܚܘܡܟ | ܬܚܘܡܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܬܚܘܡܟܝ | ܬܚܘܡܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܬܚܘܡܗ | ܬܚܘܡܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܬܚܘܡܗ | ܬܚܘܡܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܬܚܘܡܢ | ܬܚܘܡܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܬܚܘܡܟܘܢ | ܬܚܘܡܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܬܚܘܡܟܝܢ | ܬܚܘܡܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܬܚܘܡܗܘܢ | ܬܚܘܡܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܬܚܘܡܗܝܢ | ܬܚܘܡܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “tḥwm”, 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. 390a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 609b
- 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. 1637a-b