Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [rɑm(ə)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [rɑmɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

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ܪܡܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܪܡܬܐ)

  1. hill, height, high place
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Proper noun

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ܪܡܬܐ (transliteration neededf

  1. Arimathea
  2. Rameh

Adjective

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ܪܡܬܐ (transliteration needed)

  1. feminine emphatic singular of ܪܡܐ
  2. feminine emphatic plural of ܪܡܐ

Etymology 2

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Compare Arabic رِمَّة (rimma) and Hebrew רִמָּה (rimmâ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [rɛm(mə)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [rɛmmɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

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ܪܡܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܪܡܬܐ)

  1. decay, rot
  2. maggot, worm
  3. dust
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Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ram(mə)θɑ], [rɑm(ə)θɑ]

Noun

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ܪܡܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܪܡܐ)

  1. pool, pond
    Synonyms: ܩܒܝܬܐ, ܐܓܡܐ, ܝܡܬܐ, ܐܡܝܫܐ, ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
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References

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  • rmh”, 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, p. 544a
  • 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. 1475b