ܝܡܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Diminutive of ܝܡܐ (yammā, sea). Compare Hebrew יַמָּה (yammɔ̂).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jamm(ə)θɑ]

Noun

ܝܡܬܐ • (yamməṯāf (plural ܝܡܡܬܐ)

  1. lake
  2. pool, pond
  3. swamp

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܡܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܝܡܐ 1st person ܝܡܬܝ ܝܡܬܢ
construct ܝܡܬ 2nd person ܝܡܬܟ ܝܡܬܟܝ ܝܡܬܟܘܢ ܝܡܬܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܝܡܬܗ ܝܡܬܗ ܝܡܬܗܘܢ ܝܡܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܝܡܡܢ 1st person ܝܡܡܬܝ ܝܡܡܬܢ
construct ܝܡܡܬ 2nd person ܝܡܡܬܟ ܝܡܡܬܟܝ ܝܡܡܬܟܘܢ ܝܡܡܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܝܡܡܬܐ 3rd person ܝܡܡܬܗ ܝܡܡܬܗ ܝܡܡܬܗܘܢ ܝܡܡܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

References

  • ymh”, 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 141b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 193b
  • 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 576b