ܡܘܡܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܘ-ܡ-ܐ (w-m-ʾ) related to swearing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mawmɑθɑ(ʔ)], [mawm(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mawmɑθɑ(ʔ)], [mawmɑjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܘܡܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܘܡܝܬܐ or ܡܘܡܬܐ)

1. oath
2. agreement, treaty
3. curse, execration, deprecation
4. exorcism
5. adjuration
6. levy, mass enlistment

Inflection

    declension of ܡܘܡܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܘܡܐ	ܡܘܡܝܬܐ ,ܡܘܡܬܐ
construct	ܡܘܡܬ	ܡܘܡܝܬܐ ,ܡܘܡܬܐ
emphatic	ܡܘܡܬܐ	ܡܘܡܝܬܐ ,ܡܘܡܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܘܡܬܝ	ܡܘܡܝܬܝ ,ܡܘܡܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܘܡܬܟ	ܡܘܡܝܬܟ ,ܡܘܡܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܘܡܬܟܝ	ܡܘܡܝܬܟܝ ,ܡܘܡܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܘܡܬܗ	ܡܘܡܝܬܗ ,ܡܘܡܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܘܡܬܗ	ܡܘܡܝܬܗ ,ܡܘܡܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܘܡܬܢ	ܡܘܡܝܬܢ ,ܡܘܡܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܘܡܬܟܘܢ	ܡܘܡܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܘܡܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܘܡܬܟܝܢ	ܡܘܡܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܘܡܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܘܡܬܗܘܢ	ܡܘܡܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܘܡܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܘܡܬܗܝܢ	ܡܘܡܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܡܘܡܬܗܝܢ

References

• “mwmˀh”, 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. 142a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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-b