ܪܚܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܪ ܚ ܡ (r ḥ m)
4 terms

From Aramaic [script needed] (rəḥem); compare Arabic رَحِمَ (raḥima) and Hebrew רָחַם (rakhám).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈrɑːxemː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [rɑːxɪmː], [rɑːħɪmː]

Verb

ܪܵܚܹܡ • (rāḥēm) (present participle ܪܚܵܡܵܐ (rḥāmā), past participle ܪܚܝܼܡܵܐ (rḥīmā))

1. to love, adore, like

   Synonyms: ܒܵܥܹܐ (bāˁē), ܡܲܚܸܒ (maḥḥib), ܡܚܲܒܸܒ݂ (mḥabbiḇ)

2. to desire

   Synonyms: ܒܵܥܹܐ (bāˁē), ܨܵܒ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḇē)

3. to delight in
4. (with ܡ̣ܢ (min)) prefer, choose
5. (with ܥܲܠ (ˁal)) to have mercy on, be pitiful to

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܪܵܚܹܡ (rāḥēm)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܪܚܝܼܡ ܠܝܼ (rḥīm lī)	ܪܚܝܼܡ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (rḥīm lūḵ)	ܪܚܝܼܡ ܠܹܗ (rḥīm lēh)	ܪܚܝܼܡ ܠܲܢ (rḥīm lan)	ܪܚܝܼܡ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rḥīm lāwḵōn)	ܪܚܝܼܡ ܠܗܘܿܢ (rḥīm lhōn)
	f		ܪܚܝܼܡ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (rḥīm lāḵ)	ܪܚܝܼܡ ܠܵܗ̇ (rḥīm lāh)
non-past	m	ܪܵܚܡܹܢ (rāḥmēn)	ܪܵܚܡܹܬ (rāḥmēt)	ܪܵܚܹܡ (rāḥēm)	ܪܵܚܡܲܚ (rāḥmaḥ)	ܪܵܚܡܝܼܬܘܿܢ (rāḥmītōn)	ܪܵܚܡܝܼ (rāḥmī)
	f	ܪܵܚܡܵܢ (rāḥmān)	ܪܵܚܡܵܬܝ (rāḥmāt)	ܪܵܚܡܵܐ (rāḥmā)
imperative	m		ܪܚܘܿܡ (rḥōm)			ܪܚܘܿܡܘܼܢ (rḥōmūn)
	f		ܪܚܘܿܡܝ (rḥōm)

Etymology 2

Root
ܪ ܚ ܡ (r ḥ m)
4 terms

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈrɑːxɪmː]

Noun

ܪܵܚܸܡ • (rāḥim) m sg (plural ܪ̈ܵܚܡܲܝ (rāḥmay), feminine ܪܵܚܡܲܬ݂ (rāḥmaṯ))

1. singular construct state of ܪܵܚܡܵܐ (rāḥmā, “friend”)

Etymology 3

Root
ܪ ܚ ܡ (r ḥ m)
4 terms

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈrəxɪm.]

Noun

ܪܚܸܡ • (rḥim) m

1. singular construct state of ܪܲܚܡܵܐ (raḥmā, “womb”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ-ܚ-ܡ (r-ḥ-m) related to loving; compare Arabic رَحِمَ (raḥima), Hebrew רָחַם (rāḥam).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈr(ə.)ħɛm]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈrxɪm]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈrħem]

Verb

ܪܚܡ • (rəḥem) (imperfect ܢܪܚܡ (nerḥam), medio-passive counterpart ܐܬܪܚܡ (ʾeṯrəḥem)) (peal construction)

1. to love, adore, like
2. to desire
3. to delight in
4. (with ܡܢ (men)) prefer, choose
5. (with ܥܠ (ʿal) or accusatively) to have mercy on, be pitiful to

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ-ܚ-ܡ (r-ḥ-m) related to loving; compare Arabic رَحَّمَ (raḥḥama), Hebrew רִחֵם (riḥēm).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈraħ.ħɛm]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈrax.xɪm]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [rɑˈħem]

Verb

ܪܚܡ • (raḥḥem) (imperfect ܢܪܚܡ (nəraḥḥem), medio-passive counterpart ܐܬܪܚܡ (ʾeṯraḥḥam)) (pael construction)

1. (with ܥܠ (ʿal)) to have mercy on, be pitiful to
2. to strive for mercy

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈrɑ.ħɛm]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈrɑ.xɪm]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [roˈħem]

Noun

ܪܚܡ • (rāḥem)

1. absolute singular of ܪܚܡܐ (rāḥmā, “friend”)
2. construct state singular of ܪܚܡܐ (rāḥmā, “friend”)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈr(ə.)ħɛm]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈrxɪm]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈrħem]

Noun

ܪܚܡ • (rəḥem)

1. absolute singular of ܪܚܡܐ (raḥmā, “womb”)
2. construct state singular of ܪܚܡܐ (raḥmā, “womb”)

References

• “ܪܚܡ”, in Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute, 2021 June 19 (last accessed)
• “rḥm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2021-07-25
• Audo, Toma (1897) ܣܝܡܬܐ ܕܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ [Treasure of the Syriac Language] (in Classical Syriac), Mosul: Imprimerie des Pères Dominicains, pages 498b-500a
• Brock, Sebastian P., Kiraz, George A. (2015) “ܪܚܶܡ”, in Gorgias Concise Syriac-English, English-Syriac Dictionary‎^[1], Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, retrieved 2021-06-19, page 208a
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 343a-b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 537b
• 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, pages 1455b-1456b