ܐܪܡܘܢܬܐ

• ܪܸܡܘܿܢܬܵܐ (rimōntā)

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?], from Akkadian 𒄑𒈢𒆳𒊏 (/⁠armannu⁠/) and formed with a prosthetic aleph, compare the alternative form ܪܸܡܘܿܢܬܵܐ (rimōntā) using /ɪ/ to break up the initial consonant cluster; compare Classical Syriac ܪܘܡܢܐ (rummānā), Arabic رُمَّان (rummān), Hebrew רִמּוֹן (rimón), and Aramaic רִמֹּונָא (rimmōnā).

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔar.moːntɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔar.moːtˤɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔar.mun.tɑː]

ܐܲܪܡܘܿܢܬܵܐ • (armōntā) f (plural ܐܲܪ̈ܡܘܿܢܹܐ (armōnē))

1. pomegranate (spherical fruit with a tough golden-orange outer skin and sweet red gelatinous flesh containing many seeds)

   ܕܪܝܼ ܦܸܪ̈ܕܹܐ ܕܐܲܪܡܘܿܢܬܵܐ ܓܲܘ ܣܵܠܵܛܵܐ.

   drī pirdē darmōntā gaw sālāṭā.

   Put pomegranate seeds in the salad.

   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Exodus 28:34:

     ܙܹܓܵܐ ܕܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ ܘܐܲܪܡܘܿܢܬܵܐ، ܥܲܠ ܫܸܦܘܼ̈ܠܵܠܹܐ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ ܠܚܵܕ݂ܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܹܐ.

     zēgā d-dahḇā w-armōntā, ˁal šipūlālē d-ˁāḇāytā l-ḥāḏirwānē.

     a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe all around.

   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Jeremiah 52:23:

     ܘܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܐܲܪ̈ܡܘܿܢܹܐ ܬܸܫܥܝܼܢ ܘܐܸܫܬܵܐ ܠܓܹܒܵܐ ܕܦܲܘܚܵܐ؛ ܟܠܗܹܝܢ ܐܲܪ̈ܡܘܿܢܹܐ ܐܸܡܐܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܓܲܪܕܵܐ ܠܚܵܕ݂ܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܹܐ.

     w-wē lhōn armōnē tišˁīn w-ištā l-gēbā d-pawḥā; klhēn armōnē imˀā ˁal gardā l-ḥāḏirwānē.

     There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates, all around on the network, were one hundred.

2. grenade (small explosive device thrown by hand)