ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Alternative forms edit
- Hebrew script: הימנותא
Etymology edit
From the root ܐ-ܡ-ܢ (ʾ-m-n) related to making firm. Compare Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān) and Hebrew אֱמוּנָה (ʾĕmûnâ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ • (haymānūṯā) f (plural ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ)
- faith, belief
- faithfulness, fidelity
- trust, confidence
- truth, certainty
- constancy, firmness, security
- religion, doctrine, creed
- conversion
Inflection edit
declension of ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܗܝܡܢܘ | ܗܝܡܢܘܢ |
| construct | ܗܝܡܢܘܬ | ܗܝܡܢܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ | ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܗܝܡܢܘܬܝ | ܗܝܡܢܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܗܝܡܢܘܬܟ | ܗܝܡܢܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܗܝܡܢܘܬܟܝ | ܗܝܡܢܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ | ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ | ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܗܝܡܢܘܬܢ | ܗܝܡܢܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܗܝܡܢܘܬܟܘܢ | ܗܝܡܢܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܗܝܡܢܘܬܟܝܢ | ܗܝܡܢܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗܘܢ | ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗܝܢ | ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “hymnw”, 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. 77a
- Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 103b
- 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. 342a