ܥܡܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic עָמתָא (ʿamṯā); related to Arabic عَمَّة (ʕamma).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕam.tɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔam.tɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔam.tɑː]

Noun

ܥܲܡܬܵܐ • (ˁamtā) f sg (plural ܥܲܡܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ˁammātē) or ܥܲܡܬܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁamtāṯā), masculine ܕܵܕ݂ܵܐ (dāḏā) or ܥܲܡܵܐ (ˁammā))

1. paternal blood aunt (sister of one's father)

   Coordinate terms: ܥܵܡܵܐ (ˁāmā), ܚܵܠܵܐ (ḥālā), ܚܵܠܬܵܐ (ḥāltā)

Declension

Inflection of ܥܲܡܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁamṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܲܡܬ݂ܝܼ (ˁamṯī)		ܥܲܡܬ݂ܲܢ (ˁamṯan)
	construct	ܥܲܡܲܬ݂ (ˁammaṯ)	2nd person	ܥܲܡܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ˁamṯūḵ)	ܥܲܡܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁamṯāḵ)	ܥܲܡܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁamṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܡܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁamṯā)	3rd person	ܥܲܡܬ݂ܹܗ (ˁamṯēh)	ܥܲܡܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ˁamṯāh)	ܥܲܡܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ˁamṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܲܡܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ˁammāṯī)		ܥܲܡܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ˁammāṯan)
	construct	ܥܲܡܵܬ݂̈ (ˁammāṯ)	2nd person	ܥܲܡܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁammāṯūḵ)	ܥܲܡܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁammāṯāḵ)	ܥܲܡܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁammāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܡܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ˁammāṯē)	3rd person	ܥܲܡܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁammāṯūh)	ܥܲܡܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁammāṯōh)	ܥܲܡܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁammāṯhōn)

Synonyms

• ܕܵܕܬܵܐ (dādtā)

Derived terms

• ܓܒ݂ܲܪ ܥܲܡܬܵܐ (gḇar ˁamtā, “uncle (father's sister's husband)”)
• ܒܲܪ ܥܲܡܬܵܐ (bar ˁamtā, “cousin (father's sister's son)”)
• ܒܲܪ݇ܬ݂ ܥܲܡܬܵܐ (baṯ ˁamtā, “cousin (father's sister's daughter)”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic عَمَّة (ʕamma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕam(mə)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕam(mə)mɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܥܡܬܐ • (ʿamməṯā) f (plural ܥܡܡܬܐ (ʿamməmāṯā) or ܥܡܬܐ (ʿammāṯā))

1. paternal aunt (father's sister)

Inflection

    declension of ܥܡܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܡܐ	ܥܡܡܢ ,ܥܡܢ
construct	ܥܡܬ	ܥܡܡܬ ,ܥܡܬܢ
emphatic	ܥܡܬܐ	ܥܡܡܬܐ ,ܥܡܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܡܬܝ	ܥܡܡܬܝ ,ܥܡܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܡܬܟ	ܥܡܡܬܟ ,ܥܡܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܡܬܟܝ	ܥܡܡܬܟܝ ,ܥܡܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܡܬܗ	ܥܡܡܬܗ ,ܥܡܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܡܬܗ	ܥܡܡܬܗ ,ܥܡܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܡܬܢ	ܥܡܡܬܢ ,ܥܡܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܡܬܟܘܢ	ܥܡܡܬܟܘܢ ,ܥܡܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܡܬܟܝܢ	ܥܡܡܬܟܝܢ ,ܥܡܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܡܬܗܘܢ	ܥܡܡܬܗܘܢ ,ܥܡܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܡܬܗܝܢ	ܥܡܡܬܗܝܢ ,ܥܡܬܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܕܕܬܐ (dāḏtā)

See also

• ܚܠܬܐ (ḥāltā)

References

• “ˁmh”, 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, page 255a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 419a
• 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 1114a-b

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic עָמתָא (ʿamṯā); related to Arabic عَمَّة (ʕamma).

Noun

ܥܰܡܬ̣ܐ • (camṯo) f

1. paternal aunt