Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Middle Persian 𐫅𐫡𐫖𐫀𐫗 (drmʾn /⁠darmān⁠/, remedy, medicine). Compare Persian درمان (darmân, remedy, medicine), Northern Kurdish derman (medicine).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [darmɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [darmɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܕܪܡܢܐ (darmānām (plural ܕܪܡܢܐ)

  1. drug, remedy, medicine
    Synonyms: ܡܘܕܟܐ, ܣܡܐ, ܥܘܕܪܢܐ, ܐܣܝܬܐ

Inflection edit

References edit

  • drmnˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • 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 324a