Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܗ ܕ ܡ (h d m)
1 term

Etymology

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From Aramaic הַדָּמָא (haddāmā), from Middle Persian [script needed] (hndʾm /⁠handām⁠/); compare Persian اندام (andâm), Northern Kurdish endam, Armenian անդամ (andam) and Arabic هِنْدَام (hindām).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [haddɑːmɑː]

Noun

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ܗܲܕܵܡܵܐ (haddāmām sg (plural ܗܲܕܵܡܹ̈ܐ (haddāmē), feminine ܗܲܕܵܡܬܵܐ (haddāmtā))

  1. (anatomy) organ, limb, body part
  2. group member
  3. piece, morsel
  4. phrase, group of words

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [script needed] (hndʾm /⁠handām⁠/). Compare Persian اندام (andâm) and see there for more.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܗܕܡܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܗܕܡܐ)

  1. (anatomy) body part, limb, member (especially male member)
    Synonym: ܐܒܪܐ
  2. group member
  3. piece, morsel
  4. group of words
  5. (grammar) part of speech, word; syllable; form

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  • hdm”, 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. 73b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 100a
  • 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, pp. 331b-332a