ܕܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܕ ܡ ܡ (d m m)
2 terms

From Aramaic דְּמָא (dəmā), from Proto-Semitic *dam-; compare Arabic دَم (dam), Hebrew דָּם (dam) and Amharic ደም (däm).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [dɪmmaː]

Noun

ܕܸܡܵܐ • (dimmā) m

1. blood
2. (figuratively) strength, power
3. character, self

   ܕܸܡܹܗ ܚܸܠܝܵܐ ― dimmēh ḥilyā ― He is handsome (literally, “His blood is sweet.”)

   ܕܸܡܹܗ ܝܲܩܘܼܪܵܐ ― dimmēh yaqūrā ― His character is serious (literally, “His blood is heavy.”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܸܡܵܐ (dimmā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܸܡܝܼ (dimī)		ܕܸܡܲܢ (dimman)
	construct	ܕܸܡ (dim)	2nd person	ܕܸܡܘܼܟ݂ (dimūḵ)	ܕܸܡܵܟ݂ܝ (dimmāḵ)	ܕܸܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dimmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܸܡܵܐ (dimmā)	3rd person	ܕܸܡܹܗ (dimmēh)	ܕܸܡܵܗ̇ (dimmāh)	ܕܸܡܗܘܿܢ (dimhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܸܡܝܼ̈ (dimī)		ܕܸܡܲܢ̈ (dimman)
	construct	ܕܸܡܲܝ̈ (dimmay)	2nd person	ܕܸܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dimūḵ)	ܕܸܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dimmāḵ)	ܕܸܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dimmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܸܡܹ̈ܐ (dimmē)	3rd person	ܕܸܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dimūh)	ܕܸܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dimmōh)	ܕܸܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (dimhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܵܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ ܕܲܕܡܵܐ (āḡōḡā da-dmā, “blood vessel”)
• ܒܹܝܬ ܥܘܼܪܦܵܢܵܐ ܕܲܕܡܵܐ (bēt ˁurpānā da-dmā, “blood bank”)
• ܕ̈ܡܲܝܵܐ (dmayyā, “value”)
• ܕܲܡܕܸܡ (damdim, “to bleed”)
• ܕܸܡܵܐ ܢܸܫܵܝܵܐ (dimmā niššāyā, “menstruation”)
• ܕܸܡܵܢܵܐ (dimmānā, “bloody”)
• ܕܸܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (dimmānāyā)
• ܚܘܼܕܪܘܿܢܝܼܬܵܐ ܕܲܕܡܵܐ (ḥudrōnītā da-dmā, “blood cell”)
• ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ ܕܲܕܡܵܐ (sarṭānā da-dmā, “leukemia”)
• ܨܲܚܨܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܲܕܡܵܐ (ṣaḥṣāytā da-dmā, “blood test”)
• ܪܸܒ݂ܨܵܐ ܕܲܕܡܵܐ (riḇṣā da-dmā, “blood pressure”)

 

Etymology 2

Root
ܕ ܡ ܐ (d m ˀ)
3 terms

From Aramaic דְּמָא (dəmā); cognate to Hebrew דָּמָה (damá).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [daːmeː]

Verb

ܕܵܡܹܐ • (dāmē) (present participle ܕܡܵܝܵܐ (dmāyā), past participle ܕܸܡܝܵܐ (dimyā))

1. to resemble, to be similar (to share similar qualities with)

   ܟܹܐ ܐܵܡܪܹܢ ܕܟܹܐ ܕܵܡܝܼ ܠܝܸܡܗܘܿܢ.

   kē āmrēn d-kē dāmī l-yimhōn.

   I say they resemble their mother?

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܕܵܡܹܐ (dāmē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܕܡܹܐ ܠܝܼ (dmē lī)	ܕܡܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (dmē lūḵ)	ܕܡܹܐ ܠܹܗ (dmē lēh)	ܕܡܹܐ ܠܲܢ (dmē lan)	ܕܡܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dmē lāwḵōn)	ܕܡܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (dmē lhōn)
	f		ܕܡܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (dmē lāḵ)	ܕܡܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (dmē lāh)
non-past	m	ܕܵܡܹܝܢ (dāmēn)	ܕܵܡܹܝܬ (dāmēt)	ܕܵܡܹܐ (dāmē)	ܕܵܡܲܚ (dāmaḥ)	ܕܵܡܹܝܬܘܿܢ (dāmētōn)	ܕܵܡܝܼ (dāmī)
	f	ܕܵܡܝܵܢ (dāmyān)	ܕܵܡܝܵܬܝ (dāmyāt)	ܕܵܡܝܵܐ (dāmyā)
imperative	m		ܕܡܝܼ (dmī)			ܕܡܹܝܡܘܼܢ (dmēmūn)
	f		ܕܡܹܐ (dmē)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܕܡܹܐ (madmē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *dam-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d(ə)mɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܕܡܐ • (dmā) m (plural ܕܡܐ)

1. blood
2. (figuratively) juice, sap
3. (figuratively) life

Inflection

    inflection of ܕܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܡ	ܕܡܝܢ
construct	ܕܡ	ܕܡܝ
emphatic	ܕܡܐ	ܕܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܡܝ	ܕܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܡܟ	ܕܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܡܟܝ	ܕܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܡܗ	ܕܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܡܗ	ܕܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܡܢ	ܕܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܡܟܘܢ	ܕܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܡܟܝܢ	ܕܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܡܗܘܢ	ܕܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܡܗܝܢ	ܕܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• chapter DM, 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. 66a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 93b
• 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. 307a-b