ܚܐܘܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒉌𒉣𒈾 (ḫimētu). Compare Hebrew חֶמְאָה (ḥemʾâ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܐܘܬܐ (ḥeˀwṯāf(uncountable)

  1. butter
  2. thickened milk, clotted cream

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܐܘܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܐܘܐ 1st person ܚܐܘܬܝ ܚܐܘܬܢ
construct ܚܐܘܬ 2nd person ܚܐܘܬܟ ܚܐܘܬܟܝ ܚܐܘܬܟܘܢ ܚܐܘܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܐܘܬܐ 3rd person ܚܐܘܬܗ ܚܐܘܬܗ ܚܐܘܬܗܘܢ ܚܐܘܬܗܝܢ

References

  • ḥˀwh”, 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 93a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 121a–b
  • 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 402a