Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܚ ܬ ܡ (ḥ t m)
3 terms

Derived from the verb ܚܵܬ݂ܹܡ (ḥāṯēm, to seal, sign); compare Arabic خَاتَم (ḵātam), Hebrew חוֹתָם (khotám) and חֲתִימָה (khatimá).

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Noun

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ܚܵܬ݂ܡܵܐ (ḥāṯmām sg (plural ܚܵܬ݂ܡܹ̈ܐ (ḥāṯmē))

  1. seal, stamp
  2. signature, autograph
  3. signet
  4. scar, cicatrix

Inflection

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From the root ܚ-ܬ-ܡ (ḥ-t-m) related to sealing. Compare Arabic خَاتَم (ḵātam) and Hebrew חוֹתָם (ḥôṯām).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ħɑθmɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħɑθme] (plural)

Noun

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ܚܬܡܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܬܡܐ)

  1. seal, stamp, token, sign
  2. signet
  3. scar, cicatrix
Inflection
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Etymology 2

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From the root ܚ-ܬ-ܡ (ḥ-t-m) related to sealing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə)θɑmɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə)θɑme] (plural)

Noun

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ܚܬܡܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܬܡܐ)

  1. sealing, closing
  2. signing, obsignation
  3. (Christianity) making the sign of the cross
  4. end
Inflection
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References

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  • ḥtm”, 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, page 120a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 164a-b
  • 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 505a