ܪܚܡܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܪ ܚ ܡ (r ḥ m)
4 terms

Compare the first sense with Arabic رَحِم (raḥim) and Hebrew רֶחֶם (rékhem); and compare the latter sense with Arabic رُحُم (ruḥum) and רַחֲמִים (rakhamím).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܪܲܚܡܵܐ (raḥmām (plural ܪ̈ܲܚܡܹܐ (raḥmē))

  1. (anatomy) womb, uterus
  2. (figuratively, plural only) mercy, pity; compassion
Inflection
Inflection of ܪܲܚܡܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܪܚܲܡ (rḥam) 1st person ܪܲܚܡܝܼ (raḥmī) ܪܲܚܡܲܢ (raḥman)
construct ܪܚܲܡ (rḥam) 2nd person ܪܲܚܡܘܼܟ݂ (raḥmōḵ) ܪܲܚܡܵܟ݂ܝ (raḥmāḵ) ܪܲܚܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (raḥmawḵōn)
emphatic ܪܲܚܡܵܐ (raḥmā) 3rd person ܪܲܚܡܹܗ (raḥmēh) ܪܲܚܡܵܗ̇ (raḥmāh) ܪܲܚܡܗܘܿܢ (raḥmhōn)
plural absolute ܪ̈ܲܚܡܝܼܢ (raḥmīn) 1st person ܪ̈ܲܚܡܝܼ (raḥmī) ܪ̈ܲܚܡܲܢ (raḥman)
construct ܪ̈ܲܚܡܲܝ (raḥmay) 2nd person ܪ̈ܲܚܡܘܼܟ݂ (raḥmōḵ) ܪ̈ܲܚܡܵܟ݂ܝ (raḥmāḵ) ܪ̈ܲܚܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (raḥmawḵōn)
emphatic ܪ̈ܲܚܡܹܐ (raḥmē) 3rd person ܪ̈ܲܚܡܘܼܗܝ (raḥmūh) ܪ̈ܲܚܡܘܼܗ̇ (raḥmōh) ܪ̈ܲܚܡܲܝܗܘܿܢ (raḥmayhōn)
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Root
ܪ ܚ ܡ (r ḥ m)
4 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic רָחְמָא (rāḥmā), and active participle of the verb ܪܵܚܹܡ (rāḥēm).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܪܵܚܡܵܐ (rāḥmām (plural ܪ̈ܵܚܡܹܐ (rāḥmē), feminine ܪܵܚܸܡܬ݂ܵܐ (rāḥimṯā))

  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
Inflection of ܪܵܚܡܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܪܵܚܸܡ (rāḥim) 1st person ܪܵܚܡܝܼ (rāḥmī) ܪܵܚܡܲܢ (rāḥman)
construct ܪܵܚܸܡ (rāḥim) 2nd person ܪܵܚܡܘܼܟ݂ (rāḥmōḵ) ܪܵܚܡܵܟ݂ܝ (rāḥmāḵ) ܪܵܚܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rāḥmawḵōn)
emphatic ܪܵܚܡܵܐ (rāḥmā) 3rd person ܪܵܚܡܹܗ (rāḥmēh) ܪܵܚܡܵܗ̇ (rāḥmāh) ܪܵܚܡܗܘܿܢ (rāḥmhōn)
plural absolute ܪ̈ܵܚܡܝܼܢ (rāḥmīn) 1st person ܪ̈ܵܚܡܝܼ (rāḥmī) ܪ̈ܵܚܡܲܢ (rāḥman)
construct ܪ̈ܵܚܡܲܝ (rāḥmay) 2nd person ܪ̈ܵܚܡܘܼܟ݂ (rāḥmōḵ) ܪ̈ܵܚܡܵܟ݂ܝ (rāḥmāḵ) ܪ̈ܵܚܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rāḥmawḵōn)
emphatic ܪ̈ܵܚܡܹܐ (rāḥmē) 3rd person ܪ̈ܵܚܡܘܼܗܝ (rāḥmūh) ܪ̈ܵܚܡܘܼܗ̇ (rāḥmōh) ܪ̈ܵܚܡܲܝܗܘܿܢ (rāḥmayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ ܚ ܡ related to loving.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. friend
Inflection
Inflection of ܪܚܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܪܚܡ 1st person ܪܚܡܝ ܪܚܡܢ
construct ܪܚܡ 2nd person ܪܚܡܟ ܪܚܡܟܝ ܪܚܡܟܘܢ ܪܚܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܚܡܐ 3rd person ܪܚܡܗ ܪܚܡܗ ܪܚܡܗܘܢ ܪܚܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܪܚܡܝܢ 1st person ܪܚܡܝ ܪܚܡܝܢ
construct ܪܚܡܝ 2nd person ܪܚܡܝܟ ܪܚܡܝܟܝ ܪܚܡܝܟܘܢ ܪܚܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܚܡܐ 3rd person ܪܚܡܘܗܝ ܪܚܡܝܗ ܪܚܡܝܗܘܢ ܪܚܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ ܚ ܡ 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
Inflection of ܪܚܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܪܚܡ 1st person ܪܚܡܝ ܪܚܡܢ
construct ܪܚܡ 2nd person ܪܚܡܟ ܪܚܡܟܝ ܪܚܡܟܘܢ ܪܚܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܚܡܐ 3rd person ܪܚܡܗ ܪܚܡܗ ܪܚܡܗܘܢ ܪܚܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܪܚܡܝܢ 1st person ܪܚܡܝ ܪܚܡܝܢ
construct ܪܚܡܝ 2nd person ܪܚܡܝܟ ܪܚܡܝܟܝ ܪܚܡܝܟܘܢ ܪܚܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܚܡܐ 3rd person ܪܚܡܘܗܝ ܪܚܡܝܗ ܪܚܡܝܗܘܢ ܪܚܡܝܗܝܢ

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, page 343a, b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, →ISBN, page 1456b