ܗܪܘܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac originally borrowed as a plurale tantum, from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [heːroːmɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [hiːruːmɑː]

Noun

ܗܹܪܘܿܡܵܐ • (hērōmā) m sg (plural ܗܹܪ̈ܘܿܡܹܐ (hērōmē))

1. perfume, fragrance, scent, aroma

   Synonyms: ܪܹܝܚܵܐ ܗܲܢܝܼܐܵܐ (rēḥā hanīˀā), ܥܸܛܪܵܐ (ˁiṭrā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܗܹܪܘܿܡܵܐ (hērōmā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܗܹܪܘܿܡܝܼ (hērōmī)		ܗܹܪܘܿܡܲܢ (hērōman)
	construct	ܗܹܪܘܿܡ (hērōm)	2nd person	ܗܹܪܘܿܡܘܼܟ݂ (hērōmūḵ)	ܗܹܪܘܿܡܵܟ݂ܝ (hērōmāḵ)	ܗܹܪܘܿܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hērōmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܗܹܪܘܿܡܵܐ (hērōmā)	3rd person	ܗܹܪܘܿܡܹܗ (hērōmēh)	ܗܹܪܘܿܡܵܗ̇ (hērōmāh)	ܗܹܪܘܿܡܗܘܿܢ (hērōmhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܗܹܪ̈ܘܿܡܝܼ (hērōmī)		ܗܹܪ̈ܘܿܡܲܢ (hērōman)
	construct	ܗܹܪ̈ܘܿܡܲܝ (hērōmay)	2nd person	ܗܹܪ̈ܘܿܡܘܼܟ݂ (hērōmūḵ)	ܗܹܪ̈ܘܿܡܵܟ݂ܝ (hērōmāḵ)	ܗܹܪ̈ܘܿܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hērōmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܗܹܪ̈ܘܿܡܹܐ (hērōmē)	3rd person	ܗܹܪ̈ܘܿܡܘܼܗܝ (hērōmūh)	ܗܹܪ̈ܘܿܡܘܿܗ̇ (hērōmōh)	ܗܹܪ̈ܘܿܡܗܘܿܢ (hērōmhōn)

Derived terms

• ܗܹܪܘܿܡܬܵܢܵܐ (hērōmtānā, “aromatic”)