ܐܡܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʔimm-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛmmɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܐܡܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܐܡܗܐ or ܐܡܗܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܐܒܐ)

1. mother
2. abbess
3. metropolis
4. (figuratively) source, origin
5. (anatomy) womb

Inflection

    declension of ܐܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܡ	ܐܡܗܝܢ ,ܐܡܗܢ
construct	ܐܡ	ܐܡܗܝ ,ܐܡܗܬ
emphatic	ܐܡܐ	ܐܡܗܐ ,ܐܡܗܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܡܝ	ܐܡܗܝ ,ܐܡܗܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܡܟ	ܐܡܗܝܟ ,ܐܡܗܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܡܟܝ	ܐܡܗܝܟܝ ,ܐܡܗܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܡܗ	ܐܡܗܘܗܝ ,ܐܡܗܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܡܗ	ܐܡܗܝܗ ,ܐܡܗܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܡܢ	ܐܡܗܝܢ ,ܐܡܗܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܡܟܘܢ	ܐܡܗܝܟܘܢ ,ܐܡܗܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܡܟܝܢ	ܐܡܗܝܟܝܢ ,ܐܡܗܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܡܗܘܢ	ܐܡܗܝܗܘܢ ,ܐܡܗܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܡܗܝܢ	ܐܡܗܝܗܝܢ ,ܐܡܗܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܘܡܬܐ
• ܐܡܐ ܕܓܡܠܐ
• ܐܡܐ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ
• ܐܡܐ ܕܪܝܫܐ
• ܐܡܘܡܐ

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew אַמָּה (ʾammâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔammɑ(ʔ)], [ʔɑmɑ(ʔ)], [ʔemɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔamme(ʔ)], [ʔɑme(ʔ)], [ʔeme(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܡܐ)

1. canal, aqueduct

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܡ	ܐܡܝܢ
construct	ܐܡ	ܐܡܝ
emphatic	ܐܡܐ	ܐܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܡܝ	ܐܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܡܟ	ܐܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܡܟܝ	ܐܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܡܗ	ܐܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܡܗ	ܐܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܡܢ	ܐܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܡܟܘܢ	ܐܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܡܟܝܢ	ܐܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܡܗܘܢ	ܐܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܡܗܝܢ	ܐܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Noun

ܐܡܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܐܡܬܐ

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): [ʔammɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܐܡܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. emphatic plural of ܐܡܬܐ

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): [ʔamme(ʔ)]

References

• “ˀm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-07-02
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 11a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 18b
• 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. 52b

Turoyo

Etymology 1

From Aramaic אמא (ʾemā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔemo/

Noun

ܐܶܡܳܐ • (ʾemo) m

1. mother

Antonyms

• ܒܰܒܳܐ (babo)

Etymology 2

From the older form *ܐܶܡܰܬܝ (emat), from Aramaic אִמַתִי (ʾimmatt(ī)), compare Biblical Hebrew מתי

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔema/

Adverb

ܐܶܡܰܐ • (ʾema)

1. when

Derived terms

• ܠܐܶܡܰܐ (lema, “till when”)
• ܡܐܶܡܰܐ (mema, “since when”)