ܐܡܙܪܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Traditionally thought to be a blend of ܐܡܬܐ (ʾamməṯā, “cubit; forearm”) and ܙܪܬܐ (zartā, “span; hand, fist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔamzartɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔamzarte(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܡܙܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܡܙܪܬܐ)

1. dwarf, pygmy

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܡܙܪܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܡܙܪܬ	ܐܡܙܪܬܝܢ
construct	ܐܡܙܪܬ	ܐܡܙܪܬܝ
emphatic	ܐܡܙܪܬܐ	ܐܡܙܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܡܙܪܬܝ	ܐܡܙܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܡܙܪܬܟ	ܐܡܙܪܬܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܡܙܪܬܟܝ	ܐܡܙܪܬܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܡܙܪܬܗ	ܐܡܙܪܬܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܡܙܪܬܗ	ܐܡܙܪܬܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܡܙܪܬܢ	ܐܡܙܪܬܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܡܙܪܬܟܘܢ	ܐܡܙܪܬܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܡܙܪܬܟܝܢ	ܐܡܙܪܬܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܡܙܪܬܗܘܢ	ܐܡܙܪܬܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܡܙܪܬܗܝܢ	ܐܡܙܪܬܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀmzrtˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-23
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 11b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 19a
• 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. 54b