Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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Diminutive of ܝܡܬܐ (yamm(ə)ṯā(ʾ), lake), itself a diminutive of ܝܡܐ (yammā(ʾ), sea).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [jamm(ə)θoniθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

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ܝܡܬܘܢܝܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܝܡܡܬܘܢܝܬܐ)

  1. lakelet, small pool

Inflection

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References

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  • ymtwny”, 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. 141b
  • 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. 576b