ܥܡܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic עַמָּא (ʿammā); related to Hebrew עַם (am).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܥܲܡܵܐ (ˁammām (plural ܥܲܡܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁammē))

  1. people, nation
  2. folk
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَمّ (ʕamm). Doublet of ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܐ (maˁmōnā).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܥܲܡܵܐ (ˁammām (plural ܥܵܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁāmē), feminine ܥܲܡܬܵܐ (ˁamtā) or ܕܵܕ݂ܬܵܐ (dāḏtā))

  1. paternal blood uncle (brother of one's father)
    Coordinate terms: ܥܲܡܬܵܐ (ʿamtā), ܚܵܠܵܐ (ḥālā), ܚܵܠܬܵܐ (ḥāltā)
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Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew עַם (ʿam).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܥܡܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܡܡܐ)

  1. people, nation
  2. populace, crowd, sect
  3. commoner
  4. ignoramus, unlearned man

Usage notes

  • The sense of "people" is used especially when contrasting Jews vs. Gentiles or Christians vs. pagans.

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References

  • ˁm”, 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. 255a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 416b
  • 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. 1108a