ܥܡܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Noun

ܥܲܡܵܐ • (ˁammā) m (plural ܥܲܡܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁammē))

  1. people, nation
  2. folk
Inflection
Inflection of ܥܲܡܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܥܲܡ (ˁam) 1st person ܥܲܡܝܼ (ˁamī) ܥܲܡܲܢ (ˁamman)
construct ܥܲܡ (ˁam) 2nd person ܥܲܡܘܼܟ݂ (ˁamōḵ) ܥܲܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁammāḵ) ܥܲܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁammawḵōn)
emphatic ܥܲܡܵܐ (ˁammā) 3rd person ܥܲܡܹܗ (ˁammēh) ܥܲܡܵܗ̇ (ˁammāh) ܥܲܡܗܘܿܢ (ˁamhōn)
plural absolute ܥܲܡܡܝܼ̈ܢ (ˁammīn) 1st person ܥܲܡܡܝܼ̈ (ˁammī) ܥܲܡܡܲܢ̈ (ˁamman)
construct ܥܲܡܡܲܝ̈ (ˁammay) 2nd person ܥܲܡܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁammōḵ) ܥܲܡܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁammāḵ) ܥܲܡܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁammawḵōn)
emphatic ܥܲܡܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁammē) 3rd person ܥܲܡܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁammūh) ܥܲܡܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ˁammōh) ܥܲܡܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ˁammayhōn)
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

Noun

ܥܲܡܵܐ • (ˁammā) m (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)
Inflection
Inflection of ܥܲܡܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܥܲܡ (ˁam) 1st person ܥܲܡܝܼ (ˁamī) ܥܲܡܲܢ (ˁamman)
construct ܥܲܡ (ˁam) 2nd person ܥܲܡܘܼܟ݂ (ˁamōḵ) ܥܲܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁammāḵ) ܥܲܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁammawḵōn)
emphatic ܥܲܡܵܐ (ˁammā) 3rd person ܥܲܡܹܗ (ˁammēh) ܥܲܡܵܗ̇ (ˁammāh) ܥܲܡܗܘܿܢ (ˁamhōn)
plural absolute ܥܲܡܝܼ̈ܢ (ˁamīn) 1st person ܥܲܡܝܼ̈ (ˁamī) ܥܲܡܲܢ̈ (ˁamman)
construct ܥܲܡܲܝ̈ (ˁammay) 2nd person ܥܲܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁamōḵ) ܥܲܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁammāḵ) ܥܲܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁammawḵōn)
emphatic ܥܲܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁammē) 3rd person ܥܲܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁamūh) ܥܲܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ˁammōh) ܥܲܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ˁammayhōn)
Synonyms
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Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew עַם (ʿam).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܥܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (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.

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܥܡ 1st person ܥܡܝ ܥܡܢ
construct ܥܡ 2nd person ܥܡܟ ܥܡܟܝ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܥܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܡܐ 3rd person ܥܡܗ ܥܡܗ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܥܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܥܡܡܝܢ 1st person ܥܡܡܝ ܥܡܡܝܢ
construct ܥܡܡܝ 2nd person ܥܡܡܝܟ ܥܡܡܝܟܝ ܥܡܡܝܟܘܢ ܥܡܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܡܡܐ 3rd person ܥܡܡܘܗܝ ܥܡܡܝܗ ܥܡܡܝܗܘܢ ܥܡܡܝܗܝܢ

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, page 255a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, →ISBN, page 1108a
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