ܥܡܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܥ-ܡ-ܠ (ʿ-m-l) related to toiling. Compare Arabic عَمَل (ʕamal) and Hebrew עָמָל (ʿāmāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕamlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕamle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܡܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܡܠܐ)

1. labour, work, toil
2. weariness, pain, trouble
3. district, prefecture

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܡܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܡܠ	ܥܡܠܝܢ
construct	ܥܡܠ	ܥܡܠܝ
emphatic	ܥܡܠܐ	ܥܡܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܡܠܝ	ܥܡܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܡܠܟ	ܥܡܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܡܠܟܝ	ܥܡܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܡܠܗ	ܥܡܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܡܠܗ	ܥܡܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܡܠܢ	ܥܡܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܡܠܟܘܢ	ܥܡܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܡܠܟܝܢ	ܥܡܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܡܠܗܘܢ	ܥܡܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܡܠܗܝܢ	ܥܡܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَامِل (ʕāmil).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕɑmlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕɑmle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܡܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܡܠܐ)

1. prefect, official

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܡܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܡܠ	ܥܡܠܝܢ
construct	ܥܡܠ	ܥܡܠܝ
emphatic	ܥܡܠܐ	ܥܡܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܡܠܝ	ܥܡܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܡܠܟ	ܥܡܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܡܠܟܝ	ܥܡܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܡܠܗ	ܥܡܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܡܠܗ	ܥܡܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܡܠܢ	ܥܡܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܡܠܟܘܢ	ܥܡܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܡܠܟܝܢ	ܥܡܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܡܠܗܘܢ	ܥܡܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܡܠܗܝܢ	ܥܡܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˁml”, 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. 256a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 417b
• 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. 1112a