ܪܡܙܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ-ܡ-ܙ (r-m-z) related to hinting. Compare Arabic رَمْز (ramz) and Hebrew רֶמֶז (rémez).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɛmzɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rɛmze(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܡܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܡܙܐ)

1. hint, clue, sign, symbol
2. gesture, motion
3. suggestion
4. intention, will, command
5. meaning, sense
6. instant
7. enigma

Inflection

    inflection of ܪܡܙܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܡܙ	ܪܡܙܝܢ
construct	ܪܡܙ	ܪܡܙܝ
emphatic	ܪܡܙܐ	ܪܡܙܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܡܙܝ	ܪܡܙܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܡܙܟ	ܪܡܙܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܡܙܟܝ	ܪܡܙܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܡܙܗ	ܪܡܙܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܡܙܗ	ܪܡܙܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܡܙܢ	ܪܡܙܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܡܙܟܘܢ	ܪܡܙܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܡܙܟܝܢ	ܪܡܙܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܡܙܗܘܢ	ܪܡܙܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܡܙܗܝܢ	ܪܡܙܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ-ܡ-ܙ (r-m-z) related to hinting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rammɑzɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rammɑze(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܡܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܡܙܐ)

1. winker (one who winks)

Inflection

    inflection of ܪܡܙܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܡܙ	ܪܡܙܝܢ
construct	ܪܡܙ	ܪܡܙܝ
emphatic	ܪܡܙܐ	ܪܡܙܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܡܙܝ	ܪܡܙܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܡܙܟ	ܪܡܙܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܡܙܟܝ	ܪܡܙܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܡܙܗ	ܪܡܙܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܡܙܗ	ܪܡܙܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܡܙܢ	ܪܡܙܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܡܙܟܘܢ	ܪܡܙܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܡܙܟܝܢ	ܪܡܙܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܡܙܗܘܢ	ܪܡܙܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܡܙܗܝܢ	ܪܡܙܝܗܝܢ

References

• “rmz”, 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. 348b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 543b
• 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. 1471a-b