ܐܡܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʔimm-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɛmmɑ]

Noun

ܐܡܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܐܡܗܐ or ܐܡܗܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܐܒܐ)

  1. mother
  2. abbess
  3. metropolis
  4. (figuratively) source, origin
  5. (anatomy) womb
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܡ 1st person ܐܡܝ ܐܡܢ
construct ܐܡ 2nd person ܐܡܟ ܐܡܟܝ ܐܡܟܘܢ ܐܡܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܐܡܗ ܐܡܗ ܐܡܗܘܢ ܐܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܡܗܝܢ ,ܐܡܗܢ 1st person ܐܡܗܝ ,ܐܡܗܬܝ ܐܡܗܝܢ ,ܐܡܗܬܢ
construct ܐܡܗܝ ,ܐܡܗܬ 2nd person ܐܡܗܝܟ ,ܐܡܗܬܟ ܐܡܗܝܟܝ ,ܐܡܗܬܟܝ ܐܡܗܝܟܘܢ ,ܐܡܗܬܟܘܢ ܐܡܗܝܟܝܢ ,ܐܡܗܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܡܗܐ ,ܐܡܗܬܐ 3rd person ܐܡܗܘܗܝ ,ܐܡܗܬܗ ܐܡܗܝܗ ,ܐܡܗܬܗ ܐܡܗܝܗܘܢ ,ܐܡܗܬܗܘܢ ܐܡܗܝܗܝܢ ,ܐܡܗܬܗܝܢ
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew אַמָּה (ʾammâ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔammɑ], [ʔɑmɑ], [ʔemɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔamme], [ʔɑme], [ʔeme] (plural)

Noun

ܐܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܡܐ)

  1. canal, aqueduct
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܡ 1st person ܐܡܝ ܐܡܢ
construct ܐܡ 2nd person ܐܡܟ ܐܡܟܝ ܐܡܟܘܢ ܐܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܡܐ 3rd person ܐܡܗ ܐܡܗ ܐܡܗܘܢ ܐܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܡܝܢ 1st person ܐܡܝ ܐܡܝܢ
construct ܐܡܝ 2nd person ܐܡܝܟ ܐܡܝܟܝ ܐܡܝܟܘܢ ܐܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܡܐ 3rd person ܐܡܘܗܝ ܐܡܝܗ ܐܡܝܗܘܢ ܐܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Noun

ܐܡܐ • (transliteration needed)

  1. absolute singular of ܐܡܬܐ

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): [ʔammɑ]

Noun

ܐܡܐ • (transliteration needed)

  1. emphatic plural of ܐܡܬܐ

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): [ʔamme]

References

  • “ˀm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2 July 2011
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 11a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 18b
  • 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 52b

Turoyo

Etymology 1

From Aramaic אמא (ʾemā)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔemo/

Noun

ܐܶܡܳܐ • (emo) m

  1. mother
    Coordinate term: ܒܰܒܳܐ (babo)

Etymology 2

From Aramaic אִמַתִי (ʾimmatt(ī)), compare Biblical Hebrew מתי

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔema/

Adverb

ܐܶܡܰܐ • (ema)

  1. when
Derived terms
  • ܠܐܶܡܰܐ (lema, “till when”)
  • ܡܐܶܡܰܐ (mema, “since when”)
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