ܐܪܡܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔarm(ə)lɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔarm(ə)le(ʔ)] (plural)

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic أَرْمَل (ʔarmal) and Hebrew אַלְמָן (ʾalmān).

Noun

ܐܪܡܠܐ • (ʾarməlā) m (plural ܐܪܡܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܪܡܠܬܐ)

1. widower (humans or animals)
2. sterile ground, barren tree
3. church left without a pastor

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܪܡܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܪܡܠ	ܐܪܡܠܝܢ
construct	ܐܪܡܠ	ܐܪܡܠܝ
emphatic	ܐܪܡܠܐ	ܐܪܡܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܪܡܠܝ	ܐܪܡܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܪܡܠܟ	ܐܪܡܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܪܡܠܟܝ	ܐܪܡܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܪܡܠܗ	ܐܪܡܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܪܡܠܗ	ܐܪܡܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܪܡܠܢ	ܐܪܡܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܪܡܠܟܘܢ	ܐܪܡܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܪܡܠܟܝܢ	ܐܪܡܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܪܡܠܗܘܢ	ܐܪܡܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܪܡܠܗܝܢ	ܐܪܡܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ἁρμαλά (harmalá).

Noun

ܐܪܡܠܐ • (ʾarməlā) m (plural ܐܪܡܠܐ)

1. (botany) Peganum harmala, harmal

   Synonym: ܫܒܪܐ

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܪܡܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܪܡܠ	ܐܪܡܠܝܢ
construct	ܐܪܡܠ	ܐܪܡܠܝ
emphatic	ܐܪܡܠܐ	ܐܪܡܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܪܡܠܝ	ܐܪܡܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܪܡܠܟ	ܐܪܡܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܪܡܠܟܝ	ܐܪܡܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܪܡܠܗ	ܐܪܡܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܪܡܠܗ	ܐܪܡܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܪܡܠܢ	ܐܪܡܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܪܡܠܟܘܢ	ܐܪܡܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܪܡܠܟܝܢ	ܐܪܡܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܪܡܠܗܘܢ	ܐܪܡܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܪܡܠܗܝܢ	ܐܪܡܠܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: حَرْمَل (ḥarmal)
  • English: harmal
  • ⇒ English: harmine, harmaline, harmalol, Peganum harmala

References

• “ˀrml”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ˀrmlˀ”, 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, page 20a
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[1] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 371
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 29b
• 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 102b