Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Aramaic פּוּמָא (pumā), from Proto-Semitic *pay-; compare Arabic فَم (fam), Hebrew פֶּה (pe) and Akkadian 𒅗 (pûm).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [pum.mɑː]

Noun edit

ܦܘܼܡܵܐ (pummām sg (plural ܦܘܼܡܹ̈ܐ (pummē) or ܦܘܼܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (pūmānē) or ܦܘܼܡܵܡܹ̈ܐ (pūmāmē) or ܦܘܼ̈ܡܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (pūmawwāṯā))

  1. (anatomy) mouth
  2. (animal anatomy) beak
  3. mouthful
  4. entrance, opening, orifice
  5. command, order, decree

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Semitic *pay-.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܦܘܡܐ (pūmām (plural ܦܘܡܐ (pūmē))

  1. (anatomy) mouth
  2. (animal anatomy) beak
  3. mouthful
  4. entrance, opening, orifice
  5. command, order, decree
  6. surface, peel
  7. riverbank
  8. blade, edge of a sword

Inflection edit

References edit

  • pwm”, 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 271a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 437b
  • 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 1165a-b