ܚܡܘܪܬܐ
Classical Syriac
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom the root ܚ-ܡ-ܪ (ḥ-m-r) related to being joined, possibly metathesized from Middle Iranian *muhr-. Compare Middle Persian muhr, muhrag[script needed] and Persian مهره (mohra).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): [ħ(ə)murtɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
- IPA(key): [ħumre(ʔ)], [ħumrɑθɑ(ʔ)], [ħumr(ə)jɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)
Noun
editܚܡܘܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܘܡܪܝܬܐ or ܚܘܡܪܬܐ or ܚܘܡܪܐ)
- globule, any round object
- wheel
- bead, gem
- amulet
- (anatomy) joint, vertebra
- (architecture) socket, base (of a column)
- node
- berry
Usage notes
editThe plural ܚܘܡܪܝܬܐ (ḥūmr(ə)yāṯā(ʾ)) is used for the sense of "amulet" while the plurals ܚܘܡܪܐ (ḥūmre(ʾ)) and ܚܘܡܪܬܐ (ḥūmrāṯā(ʾ)) are used for other senses.
Inflection
edit declension of ܚܡܘܪܬܐ
state | singular | plural |
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absolute | ܚܘܡܪܐ | ܚܘܡܪܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܢ |
construct | ܚܘܡܪܬ | ܚܘܡܪܝܬ ,ܚܘܡܪܬ ,ܚܘܡܪܝ |
emphatic | ܚܡܘܪܬܐ | ܚܘܡܪܝܬܐ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܐ ,ܚܘܡܪܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܡܘܪܬܝ | ܚܘܡܪܝܬܝ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܝ ,ܚܘܡܪܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܡܘܪܬܟ | ܚܘܡܪܝܬܟ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܟ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܡܘܪܬܟܝ | ܚܘܡܪܝܬܟܝ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܟܝ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܡܘܪܬܗ | ܚܘܡܪܝܬܗ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܗ ,ܚܘܡܪܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܡܘܪܬܗ | ܚܘܡܪܝܬܗ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܗ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܡܘܪܬܢ | ܚܘܡܪܝܬܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܡܘܪܬܟܘܢ | ܚܘܡܪܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܡܘܪܬܟܝܢ | ܚܘܡܪܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܡܘܪܬܗܘܢ | ܚܘܡܪܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܡܘܪܬܗܝܢ | ܚܘܡܪܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܗܝܢ |
References
edit- “ḥmwrh”, 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. 109a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 132a, 146a
- 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. 462a
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- Classical Syriac nouns with irregular plurals
- Classical Syriac terms with unknown etymologies
- syc:Fruits
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