ܥܕܡܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

A compound of ܥܕ (ʿaḏ, “until”) +‎ ܡܐ (mā, “what”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə.)ˈðam.mɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʕðam.mɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʕðɑ.mo]

Preposition

ܥܕܡܐ • (ʿəḏammā)

1. (usually followed by ܕ-) until, to, up to, as far as
2. (with ܠ- or ܠܘܬ) until the end of, for, as long as

Conjunction

ܥܕܡܐ • (ʿəḏammā)

1. so that
2. (with ܕ-) until

Derived terms

• ܥܕܡܫ (əḏammaš)

References

• “ˁdmˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2021-07-04
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 245a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 401a
• 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 1072b