Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From Akkadian 𒌝𒈪𒀀 (UM.MI.A /⁠ummānu⁠/, expert, artisan, artist, craftsman, foreman). Compare Hebrew אֻמָּן (ʾummān), from Aramaic.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔummɑnɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔummɑne] (plural)

Adjective

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ܐܘܡܢܐ (ʾūmmānām (plural ܐܘܡܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܘܡܢܬܐ)

  1. clever, skillful

Inflection

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Noun

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ܐܘܡܢܐ (ʾūmmānām (plural ܐܘܡܢܐ (ʾūmmānē))

  1. artisan, artificer, craftsman
  2. workman, maker
  3. (carpentry) carpenter
    Synonym: ܢܓܪܐ
  4. (medicine) surgeon

Inflection

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References

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  • ˀwmn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2014-07-25
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 12a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 6a
  • 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, page 17a