ܪܚܡܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܪ ܚ ܡ (r ḥ m)
4 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

ܪܵܚܡܵܐ (rāḥmām (plural ܪ̈ܵܚܡܹܐ (rāḥmē), feminine ܪܵܚܸܡܬܵܐ (rāḥimtā))

  1. friend
    Synonym: ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (ḥaḇrā)
Usage notes

This word is formal and does not carry the connotation of romantic partner like ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (ḥaḇrā) does.

Inflection

Etymology 2

Root
ܪ ܚ ܡ (r ḥ m)
4 terms

Compare Arabic رُحُم (ruḥum) and רַחֲמִים (rakhamím).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܪ̈ܲܚܡܹܐ (raḥmēm pl (plural only; not used in singular form)

  1. mercy, pity
  2. compassion
Inflection

Etymology 3

Root
ܪ ܚ ܡ (r ḥ m)
4 terms

Compare Arabic رَحِم (raḥim) and Hebrew רֶחֶם (rékhem).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܪܲܚܡܵܐ (raḥmām (plural ܪ̈ܲܚܡܹܐ (raḥmē))

  1. (anatomy) womb, uterus (an organ of the female reproductive system in which the young are conceived and develop until birth)
Inflection
See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ-ܚ-ܡ (r-ḥ-m) related to loving.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܪܚܡܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܪܚܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܪܚܡܬܐ)

  1. friend
Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ-ܚ-ܡ (r-ḥ-m) related to loving. Compare Arabic رَحِم (raḥim) and Hebrew רַחַם (ráḥam) and רַחֲמִים (raḥămîm).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܪܚܡܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܪܚܡܐ)

  1. (anatomy) various meanings: womb, uterus; (male or female) genitalia; bladder
  2. (anatomy, in the plural) bowels, intestines; insides, viscera
  3. (figuratively, in the plural) mercy, compassion, pity, favor/favour, affection, love, tenderness
Inflection

References

  • rḥm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • rḥmyn”, 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. 343a, b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 1456b