ܐܘܡܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܡ ܗ (ˀ m h)
2 terms

Inherited from Aramaic אוּמְּתָא (ʾumməṯā), derived from אֵמָּא (ʾemmā, mother); compare Arabic أُمَّة (ʔumma), Hebrew אֻמָּה ('umá).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈʔumməθɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [ˈʔum.tɑː]

Noun

ܐܘܼܡܬ݂ܵܐ • (umṯāf (plural ܐܸܡ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (imwāṯā))

  1. nation

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܘܼܡܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܐܘܼܡܵܐ (ūmā) 1st person ܐܘܼܡܬ݂ܝܼ (umṯī) ܐܘܼܡܬ݂ܲܢ (umṯan)
construct ܐܘܼܡܲܬ݂ (ūmaṯ) 2nd person ܐܘܼܡܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (umṯōḵ) ܐܘܼܡܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (umṯāḵ) ܐܘܼܡܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (umṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܘܼܡܬ݂ܵܐ (umṯā) 3rd person ܐܘܼܡܬ݂ܹܗ (umṯēh) ܐܘܼܡܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (umṯāh) ܐܘܼܡܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (umṯhōn)
plural absolute ܐܸܡܘܵܢ̈ (imwān) 1st person ܐܸܡܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (imwāṯī) ܐܸܡܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (imwāṯan)
construct ܐܸܡܘܵܬ݂̈ (imwāṯ) 2nd person ܐܸܡܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (imwāṯōḵ) ܐܸܡܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (imwāṯāḵ) ܐܸܡܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (imwāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܸܡ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (imwāṯā) 3rd person ܐܸܡ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (imwāṯēh) ܐܸܡ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (imwāṯāh) ܐܸܡܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (imwāṯhōn)

Derived terms

See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Derived from ܐܸܡܵܐ (ʾemmā, mother); compare Arabic أُمَّة (ʔumma), Hebrew אֻמָּה (ʾummâ).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈʔum.(mə.)θɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʔum.θɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʔum.θo]

Noun

ܐܘܼܡܬ݂ܵܐ • (ʾumməṯāc (plural ܐܸܡܘܵܬܵܐ (ʾemməwāṯā) or ܐܘܼܡܘܵܬܵܐ (ʾumməwāṯā))

  1. nation, people, race
    • Peshitta, Acts 4:25:
      ܘܲܐܢ݈ܬ݁ ܗ݈ܘܿ ܕ݁ܡܲܠܸܠܬ݁ ܒ݁ܝܲܕ݂ ܪܘܿܚܵܐ ܕ݁ܩܘܿܕ݂ܫܵܐ ܒ݁ܦ݂ܘܿܡ ܕ݁ܲܘܝܼܕ݂ ܥܲܒ݂ܕ݁ܵܟ݂ ܠܡܵܢܵܐ ܪܓ݂ܲܫܘ ܥܲܡ݈ܡܹܐ ܘܸܐܡܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܪܢܲܝ ܣܪܝܼܩܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ ܀
      wə-ʾa[n]t [h]ū ḏə-mallelt bə-yaḏ rūḥā ḏə-quḏšā ḇə-p̄ūm dāwīḏ ʿaḇdāḵ, lə-mānā rəḡaš[w] ʿamməmē, wə-ʾemməwāṯā rənay sərīqūṯā.
      Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
  2. class, genus

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܘܡܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܘܼܡܵܐ 1st person ܐܘܡܬܝ ܐܘܡܬܢ
construct ܐܘܼܡܲܬ 2nd person ܐܘܼܡܬ݂ܵܟ݂ ܐܘܡܬܟܝ ܐܘܡܬܟܘܢ ܐܘܡܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܘܼܡܬ݂ܵܐ 3rd person ܐܘܡܬܗ ܐܘܡܬܗ ܐܘܡܬܗܘܢ ܐܘܡܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܘܡܘܢ ,ܐܡܘܢ 1st person ܐܘܡܘܬܝ ,ܐܡܘܬܝ ܐܘܡܘܬܢ ,ܐܡܘܬܢ
construct ܐܘܡܘܬ ,ܐܡܘܬ 2nd person ܐܘܡܘܬܟ ,ܐܡܘܬܟ ܐܘܡܘܬܟܝ ,ܐܡܘܬܟܝ ܐܘܡܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܐܡܘܬܟܘܢ ܐܘܡܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܐܡܘܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܘܡܘܬܐ ,ܐܡܘܬܐ 3rd person ܐܘܡܘܬܗ ,ܐܡܘܬܗ ܐܘܡܘܬܗ ,ܐܡܘܬܗ ܐܘܡܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܐܡܘܬܗܘܢ ܐܘܡܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܐܡܘܬܗܝܢ

References

  • ˀwmh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 14 June 2011
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 11a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 6b
  • 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 17a