Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Arabic كِيمِيَاء (kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā, art of alloying metals).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [kiːmiːjɑː]

Noun edit

ܟܝܼܡܝܼܵܐ (kīmīyāf

  1. alchemy
  2. chemistry

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Classical Syriac edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic كِيمِيَاء (kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܟܝܡܝܐ (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

  1. alchemy
    Synonym: ܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ
  2. chemistry
    Synonym: ܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ

References edit

  • kymyˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 213a
  • 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. 619b