ܪܘܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܪ ܘ ܡ (r w m)
7 terms

From Aramaic רַוְמָא (rawmā); related to Hebrew רוֹם (rom).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [roːmɑː]

Noun

ܪܵܘܡܵܐ • (rāwmā) m (plural ܪ̈ܵܘܡܹܐ (rāwmē))

1. height
2. elevation
3. exaltation, glory

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܵܘܡܵܐ (rāwmā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܪܵܘܡܝܼ (rāwmī)		ܪܵܘܡܲܢ (rāwman)
	construct	ܪܵܘܡ (rāwm)	2nd person	ܪܵܘܡܘܼܟ݂ (rāwmūḵ)	ܪܵܘܡܵܟ݂ܝ (rāwmāḵ)	ܪܵܘܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rāwmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܵܘܡܵܐ (rāwmā)	3rd person	ܪܵܘܡܹܗ (rāwmēh)	ܪܵܘܡܵܗ̇ (rāwmāh)	ܪܵܘܡܗܘܿܢ (rāwmhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܪ̈ܵܘܡܝܼ (rāwmī)		ܪ̈ܵܘܡܲܢ (rāwman)
	construct	ܪ̈ܵܘܡܲܝ (rāwmay)	2nd person	ܪ̈ܵܘܡܘܼܟ݂ (rāwmūḵ)	ܪ̈ܵܘܡܵܟ݂ܝ (rāwmāḵ)	ܪ̈ܵܘܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rāwmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪ̈ܵܘܡܹܐ (rāwmē)	3rd person	ܪ̈ܵܘܡܘܼܗܝ (rāwmūh)	ܪ̈ܵܘܡܘܿܗ̇ (rāwmōh)	ܪ̈ܵܘܡܗܘܿܢ (rāwmhōn)

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܪܘܡܐ, from Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ruːmɑː]

Noun

ܪܹܘܡܵܐ • (rēwmā) m (plural ܪܹ̈ܘܡܹܐ (rēwmē))

1. fluid, flowing
2. (pathology) rheum, catarrh, flux, diarrhea

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܹܘܡܵܐ (rēwmā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܪܹܘܡܝܼ (rēwmī)		ܪܹܘܡܲܢ (rēwman)
	construct	ܪܹܘܡ (rēwm)	2nd person	ܪܹܘܡܘܼܟ݂ (rēwmūḵ)	ܪܹܘܡܵܟ݂ܝ (rēwmāḵ)	ܪܹܘܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rēwmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܹܘܡܵܐ (rēwmā)	3rd person	ܪܹܘܡܹܗ (rēwmēh)	ܪܹܘܡܵܗ̇ (rēwmāh)	ܪܹܘܡܗܘܿܢ (rēwmhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܪܹ̈ܘܡܝܼ (rēwmī)		ܪܹ̈ܘܡܲܢ (rēwman)
	construct	ܪܹ̈ܘܡܲܝ (rēwmay)	2nd person	ܪܹ̈ܘܡܘܼܟ݂ (rēwmūḵ)	ܪܹ̈ܘܡܵܟ݂ܝ (rēwmāḵ)	ܪܹ̈ܘܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rēwmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܹ̈ܘܡܹܐ (rēwmē)	3rd person	ܪܹ̈ܘܡܘܼܗܝ (rēwmūh)	ܪܹ̈ܘܡܘܿܗ̇ (rēwmōh)	ܪܹ̈ܘܡܗܘܿܢ (rēwmhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ-ܘ-ܡ (r-w-m) related to height. Compare Hebrew רוֹם (rôm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rawmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rawme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܡܐ)

1. height, elevation, breadth, size
2. high place: hill, summit; sky, heaven
3. pride, haughtiness
4. exaltation, glory
5. swollenness

Inflection

    inflection of ܪܘܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܘܡ	ܪܘܡܝܢ
construct	ܪܘܡ	ܪܘܡܝ
emphatic	ܪܘܡܐ	ܪܘܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܘܡܝ	ܪܘܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܘܡܟ	ܪܘܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܘܡܟܝ	ܪܘܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܘܡܗ	ܪܘܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܘܡܗ	ܪܘܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܘܡܢ	ܪܘܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܘܡܟܘܢ	ܪܘܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܘܡܟܝܢ	ܪܘܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܘܡܗܘܢ	ܪܘܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܘܡܗܝܢ	ܪܘܡܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܡܪܘܡܐ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma).

Alternative forms

• ܪܗܘܡܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɛwmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rɛwme(ʔ)], [rɛwmɑtˤɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܡܛܐ or ܪܘܡܐ)

1. fluid, flowing

   Synonym: ܕܘܥܬܐ

2. (pathology) rheum, catarrh, flux, diarrhea

   Synonyms: ܪܕܝܐ, ܫܪܝܬܐ

Inflection

    declension of ܪܘܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܘܡ	ܪܘܡܝܢ
construct	ܪܘܡ	ܪܘܡܝ
emphatic	ܪܘܡܐ	ܪܘܡܛܐ ,ܪܘܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܘܡܝ	ܪܘܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܘܡܟ	ܪܘܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܘܡܟܝ	ܪܘܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܘܡܗ	ܪܘܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܘܡܗ	ܪܘܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܘܡܢ	ܪܘܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܘܡܟܘܢ	ܪܘܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܘܡܟܝܢ	ܪܘܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܘܡܗܘܢ	ܪܘܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܘܡܗܝܢ	ܪܘܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rumɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rume(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܡܐ)

1. lie, falsehood

Inflection

    inflection of ܪܘܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܘܡ	ܪܘܡܝܢ
construct	ܪܘܡ	ܪܘܡܝ
emphatic	ܪܘܡܐ	ܪܘܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܘܡܝ	ܪܘܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܘܡܟ	ܪܘܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܘܡܟܝ	ܪܘܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܘܡܗ	ܪܘܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܘܡܗ	ܪܘܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܘܡܢ	ܪܘܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܘܡܟܘܢ	ܪܘܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܘܡܟܝܢ	ܪܘܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܘܡܗܘܢ	ܪܘܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܘܡܗܝܢ	ܪܘܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From Ancient Greek Ῥώμη (Rhṓmē), from Latin Rōma.

Alternative forms

• ܪܗܘܡ
• ܪܗܘܡܐ
• ܪܗܘܡܝ
• ܪܘܡܝ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [romɑ(ʔ)], [rome(ʔ)]

Proper noun

ܪܘܡܐ • (transliteration needed) f

1. Rome
2. Roman Empire
3. Byzantine Empire

References

• “rwm”, 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, pp. 342a, 419a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 531b, 535a
• 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. 1450a-b