ܐܡܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʔam.(mə.)θɑ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʔamat-.

Noun

ܐܡܬܐ • (ʾamməṯāf (plural ܐܡܗܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܥܒܕܐ)

  1. maidservant
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܡܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܡܬ 1st person ܐܡܬܝ ܐܡܬܢ
construct ܐܡܬ 2nd person ܐܡܬܟ ܐܡܬܟܝ ܐܡܬܟܘܢ ܐܡܬܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܐܡܬܗ ܐܡܬܗ ܐܡܬܗܘܢ ܐܡܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܡܗܢ 1st person ܐܡܗܬܝ ܐܡܗܬܢ
construct ܐܡܗܬ 2nd person ܐܡܗܬܟ ܐܡܗܬܟܝ ܐܡܗܬܟܘܢ ܐܡܗܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܡܗܬܐ 3rd person ܐܡܗܬܗ ܐܡܗܬܗ ܐܡܗܬܗܘܢ ܐܡܗܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew אַמָּה (ʾammâ).

Noun

ܐܡܬܐ • (ʾamməṯāf (plural ܐܡܐ)

  1. (anatomy) forearm
  2. cubit
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܡܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܡܐ 1st person ܐܡܬܝ ܐܡܬܢ
construct ܐܡܬ 2nd person ܐܡܬܟ ܐܡܬܟܝ ܐܡܬܟܝܢ ܐܡܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܡܬܐ 3rd person ܐܡܬܗ ܐܡܬܗ ܐܡܬܗܘܢ ܐܡܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܡܝܢ 1st person ܐܡܝ ܐܡܝܢ
construct ܐܡܝ 2nd person ܐܡܝܟ ܐܡܝܟܝ ܐܡܝܟܘܢ ܐܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܡܐ 3rd person ܐܡܘܗܝ ܐܡܝܗ ܐܡܝܗܘܢ ܐܡܝܗܝܢ

References

  • ˀmhh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 18 January 2012
  • ˀmh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 18 January 2012
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 11a–b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 19a, 20b
  • 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 58a