ܥܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic עַמָּא (ʿammā); related to Hebrew עַם (am).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕam.mɑː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔam.mɑː]

Noun

ܥܲܡܵܐ • (ˁammā) m (plural ܥܲܡܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁammē))

people, nation
folk

Inflection

Inflection of **ܥܲܡܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܥܲܡ (ˁam)		1^st person	ܥܲܡܝܼ (ˁamī)		ܥܲܡܲܢ (ˁamman)
	construct	ܥܲܡ (ˁam)		2^nd person	ܥܲܡܘܼܟ݂ (ˁamōḵ)	ܥܲܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁammāḵ)	ܥܲܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁammawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܡܵܐ (ˁammā)		3^rd person	ܥܲܡܹܗ (ˁammēh)	ܥܲܡܵܗ̇ (ˁammāh)	ܥܲܡܗܘܿܢ (ˁamhōn)
plural	absolute	ܥܲܡܡܝܼ̈ܢ (ˁammīn)		1^st person	ܥܲܡܡܝܼ̈ (ˁammī)		ܥܲܡܡܲܢ̈ (ˁamman)
	construct	ܥܲܡܡܲܝ̈ (ˁammay)		2^nd person	ܥܲܡܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁammōḵ)	ܥܲܡܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁammāḵ)	ܥܲܡܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁammawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܡܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁammē)		3^rd person	ܥܲܡܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁammūh)	ܥܲܡܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ˁammōh)	ܥܲܡܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ˁammayhōn)

Synonyms

(people): ܛܵܝܸܦܵܐ (ṭāyippā)
(nation): ܐܘܼܡܬܵܐ (umtā)

Derived terms

ܥܲܡܡܵܝܵܐ (ˁammāyā, “public”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَمّ (ʕamm). Doublet of ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܐ (maˁmōnā).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕam.mɑː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔa.mɑː]

Noun

ܥܲܡܵܐ • (ˁammā) m (plural ܥܵܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁāmē), feminine ܥܲܡܬܵܐ (ˁamtā) or ܕܵܕ݂ܬܵܐ (dāḏtā))

paternal blood uncle (brother of one's father)
Coordinate terms: ܥܲܡܬܵܐ (ʿamtā), ܚܵܠܵܐ (ḥālā), ܚܵܠܬܵܐ (ḥāltā)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܥܲܡܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܥܲܡ (ˁam)		1^st person	ܥܲܡܝܼ (ˁamī)		ܥܲܡܲܢ (ˁamman)
	construct	ܥܲܡ (ˁam)		2^nd person	ܥܲܡܘܼܟ݂ (ˁamōḵ)	ܥܲܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁammāḵ)	ܥܲܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁammawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܡܵܐ (ˁammā)		3^rd person	ܥܲܡܹܗ (ˁammēh)	ܥܲܡܵܗ̇ (ˁammāh)	ܥܲܡܗܘܿܢ (ˁamhōn)
plural	absolute	ܥܲܡܝܼ̈ܢ (ˁamīn)		1^st person	ܥܲܡܝܼ̈ (ˁamī)		ܥܲܡܲܢ̈ (ˁamman)
	construct	ܥܲܡܲܝ̈ (ˁammay)		2^nd person	ܥܲܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁamōḵ)	ܥܲܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁammāḵ)	ܥܲܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁammawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁammē)		3^rd person	ܥܲܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁamūh)	ܥܲܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ˁammōh)	ܥܲܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ˁammayhōn)

Synonyms

ܕܵܕܵܐ (dādā)

Derived terms

ܥܲܡܘܿ (ˁamō, “endearing form”)
ܒܲܟ݂ܬ ܥܲܡܵܐ (baḵt ˁammā, “aunt (father's brother's wife)”)
ܒܲܪ ܥܲܡܵܐ (bar ˁammā, “cousin (father's brother's son)”)
ܒܲܪ݇ܬ ܥܲܡܵܐ (bat ˁammā, “cousin (father's brother's daughter)”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew עַם (ʿam).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʕammɑ]

Noun

ܥܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܡܡܐ)

Usage notes

The sense of "people" is used especially when contrasting Jews vs. Gentiles or Christians vs. pagans.

Inflection

Inflection of **ܥܡܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܡ		1^st person	ܥܡܝ		ܥܡܢ
	construct	ܥܡ		2^nd person	ܥܡܟ	ܥܡܟܝ	ܥܡܟܘܢ	ܥܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic			3^rd person	ܥܡܗ	ܥܡܗ	ܥܡܗܘܢ	ܥܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܡܡܝܢ		1^st person	ܥܡܡܝ		ܥܡܡܝܢ
	construct	ܥܡܡܝ		2^nd person	ܥܡܡܝܟ	ܥܡܡܝܟܝ	ܥܡܡܝܟܘܢ	ܥܡܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܡܡܐ		3^rd person	ܥܡܡܘܗܝ	ܥܡܡܝܗ	ܥܡܡܝܗܘܢ	ܥܡܡܝܗܝܢ

References

“ˁm”, 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 255a
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 416b
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 1108a