ܐܣܟܝܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܟ ܡ (s k m)
1 term

From Aramaic אֶסְכֵּימָא (ʾeskēmā), from Ancient Greek σχῆμα (skhêma).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔɪskeːmɑː]

Noun

ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܐ • (iskēmām sg (plural ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܹ̈ܐ (iskēmē))

  1. shape, form, figure
  2. fashion, dress, mode, method
  3. manner, character

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡ (iskēm) 1st person ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܝܼ (iskēmī) ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܲܢ (iskēman)
construct ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡ (iskēm) 2nd person ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܘܼܟ݂ (iskēmōḵ) ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܟ݂ܝ (iskēmāḵ) ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (iskēmawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܐ (iskēmā) 3rd person ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܹܗ (iskēmēh) ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܗ̇ (iskēmāh) ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܗܘܿܢ (iskēmhōn)
plural absolute ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܝܼ̈ܢ (iskēmīn) 1st person ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܝܼ̈ (iskēmī) ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܲܢ̈ (iskēman)
construct ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܲܝ̈ (iskēmay) 2nd person ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (iskēmōḵ) ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (iskēmāḵ) ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (iskēmawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܹ̈ܐ (iskēmē) 3rd person ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (iskēmūh) ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (iskēmōh) ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (iskēmayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܐ ܡܲܚܵܪܵܝܵܐ (iskēmā maḥḥārāyā, geometric shape)
  • ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܬ݂ܵܢܵܐ (iskēmṯānā, modest, apparent)
  • ܡܣܲܟܸܡ (msakkim, to give shape; to form)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σχῆμα (skhêma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɛske(j)mɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔɛske(j)me] (plural)

Noun

ܐܣܟܝܡܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܐܣܟܝܡܐ)

  1. form, figure, shape; kind, type
  2. appearance, look, show
  3. ornament
  4. attire, dress, garb
  5. manner, character, way
  6. habit

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܣܟܝܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܣܟܝܡ 1st person ܐܣܟܝܡܝ ܐܣܟܝܡܢ
construct ܐܣܟܝܡ 2nd person ܐܣܟܝܡܟ ܐܣܟܝܡܟܝ ܐܣܟܝܡܟܘܢ ܐܣܟܝܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܣܟܝܡܐ 3rd person ܐܣܟܝܡܗ ܐܣܟܝܡܗ ܐܣܟܝܡܗܘܢ ܐܣܟܝܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܣܟܝܡܝܢ 1st person ܐܣܟܝܡܝ ܐܣܟܝܡܝܢ
construct ܐܣܟܝܡܝ 2nd person ܐܣܟܝܡܝܟ ܐܣܟܝܡܝܟܝ ܐܣܟܝܡܝܟܘܢ ܐܣܟܝܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܣܟܝܡܐ 3rd person ܐܣܟܝܡܘܗܝ ܐܣܟܝܡܝܗ ܐܣܟܝܡܝܗܘܢ ܐܣܟܝܡܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

  • ܐܣܟܝܡܬܢ
    • ܐܣܟܝܡܬܢܐܝܬ
    • ܐܣܟܝܡܬܢܘܬܐ

References

  • ˀskmˀ”, 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 15a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 23b–24a
  • 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 74a