ܡܘܡܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew מוּם (mûm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mumɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mume(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܘܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܘܡܐ)

1. defect, flaw, fault, imperfection
2. blemish, spot, speck, mark
3. vice, bad habit

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܘܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܘܡ	ܡܘܡܝܢ
construct	ܡܘܡ	ܡܘܡܝ
emphatic	ܡܘܡܐ	ܡܘܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܘܡܝ	ܡܘܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܘܡܟ	ܡܘܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܘܡܟܝ	ܡܘܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܘܡܗ	ܡܘܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܘܡܗ	ܡܘܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܘܡܢ	ܡܘܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܘܡܟܘܢ	ܡܘܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܘܡܟܝܢ	ܡܘܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܘܡܗܘܢ	ܡܘܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܘܡܗܝܢ	ܡܘܡܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܡܘܡܝܐ
• ܡܘܡܬܢܐ
• ܡܘܡܬܢܘܬܐ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mawmɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܡܘܡܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܡܘܡܬܐ

References

• “mwm”, 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. 178b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 257b-258a
• 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. 726a