ܚܟܡܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܟ ܡ (ḥ k m)
3 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic חֵכמְּתָא (ḥeḵməṯā); compare Hebrew חָכְמָה (khokhmá) and Arabic حِكْمَة (ḥikma).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܸܟ݂ܡܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥiḵmṯāf sg (plural ܚܸܟ݂ܡܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥiḵmātē))

  1. wisdom, knowledge, science, philosophy
  2. counsel, judgement
  3. scheme, plan
  4. expertness, skill, art

Inflection

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Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܚ-ܟ-ܡ (ḥ-k-m) related to wisdom; compare Hebrew חָכְמָה (ḥoḵmâ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܟܡܬܐ (ḥeḵməṯāf (plural ܚܟܡܬܐ (ḥeḵmāṯā))

  1. wisdom, knowledge, science, philosophy
    • Peshitta, Luke 2:52:
      ܝܫܘܥ ܕܝܢ ܪܒܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܩܘܡܬܗ. ܘܒܚܟܡܬܗ. ܘܒܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ.
      yəšūʿ dēn rāḇē wā ḇə-qawməṯēh, wa-ḇə-ḥeḵməṯēh, wa-ḇə-ṭaybūṯā ləwāṯ ʾălāhā, wa-ḇənaynāšā.
      And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
  2. counsel, judgement
  3. scheme, plan
  4. expertness, skill, art

Inflection

Descendants

References

  • ḥkmh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-24
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 104a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 141b-142a
  • 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, page 451a