ܕܪܡܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܪ ܡ ܢ (d r m n)
1 term

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?], from Middle Persian 𐫅𐫡𐫖𐫀𐫗 (drmʾn /⁠darmān⁠/, remedy, medicine); compare Persian درمان (darmân, remedy, medicine) and Northern Kurdish derman (medicine).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [darmɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܕܲܪܡܵܢܵܐ • (darmānām (plural ܕܲܪ̈ܡܵܢܹܐ (darmānē) or ܕܲܪ̈ܡܵܢܵܢܹܐ (darmānānē))

  1. drug, remedy, medicine
    Synonyms: ܣܲܡܵܐ (sammā), ܥܸܩܵܪܵܐ (ˁiqqārā)
  2. (by extension, colloquial) artificial chemical compound (especially paint)
    ܡܚܝܼ ܕܲܪܡܵܢܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܬܲܪܥܵܐmḥī darmānā ˁal tarˁāPaint the door.
  3. (colloquial) ingredient
    Synonym: ܐܸܣܛܘܼܟ݂ܣܵܐ (isṭuḵsā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܲܪܡܵܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܕܲܪܡܵܢ (darmān) 1st person ܕܲܪܡܵܢܝܼ (darmānī) ܕܲܪܡܵܢܲܢ (darmānan)
construct ܕܲܪܡܵܢ (darmān) 2nd person ܕܲܪܡܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (darmānōḵ) ܕܲܪܡܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (darmānāḵ) ܕܲܪܡܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (darmānawḵōn)
emphatic ܕܲܪܡܵܢܵܐ (darmānā) 3rd person ܕܲܪܡܵܢܹܗ (darmānēh) ܕܲܪܡܵܢܵܗ̇ (darmānāh) ܕܲܪܡܵܢܗܘܿܢ (darmānhōn)
plural absolute ܕܲܪ̈ܡܵܢܝܼܢ (darmānīn) 1st person ܕܲܪ̈ܡܵܢܝܼ (darmānī) ܕܲܪ̈ܡܵܢܲܢ (darmānan)
construct ܕܲܪ̈ܡܵܢܲܝ (darmānay) 2nd person ܕܲܪ̈ܡܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (darmānōḵ) ܕܲܪ̈ܡܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (darmānāḵ) ܕܲܪ̈ܡܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (darmānawḵōn)
emphatic ܕܲܪ̈ܡܵܢܹܐ (darmānē) 3rd person ܕܲܪ̈ܡܵܢܘܼܗܝ (darmānūh) ܕܲܪ̈ܡܵܢܘܼܗ̇ (darmānōh) ܕܲܪ̈ܡܵܢܲܝܗܘܿܢ (darmānayhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Persian 𐫅𐫡𐫖𐫀𐫗 (drmʾn /⁠darmān⁠/, remedy, medicine). Compare Persian درمان (darmân, remedy, medicine), Northern Kurdish derman (medicine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [darmɑnɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [darmɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܕܪܡܢܐ • (darmānām (plural ܕܪܡܢܐ)

  1. drug, remedy, medicine
    Synonyms: ܡܘܕܟܐ, ܣܡܐ, ܥܘܕܪܢܐ, ܐܣܝܬܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܪܡܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܕܪܡܢ 1st person ܕܪܡܢܝ ܕܪܡܢܢ
construct ܕܪܡܢ 2nd person ܕܪܡܢܟ ܕܪܡܢܟܝ ܕܪܡܢܟܘܢ ܕܪܡܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܕܪܡܢܐ 3rd person ܕܪܡܢܗ ܕܪܡܢܗ ܕܪܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܪܡܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܕܪܡܢܝܢ 1st person ܕܪܡܢܝ ܕܪܡܢܝܢ
construct ܕܪܡܢܝ 2nd person ܕܪܡܢܝܟ ܕܪܡܢܝܟܝ ܕܪܡܢܝܟܘܢ ܕܪܡܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܕܪܡܢܐ 3rd person ܕܪܡܢܘܗܝ ܕܪܡܢܝܗ ܕܪܡܢܝܗܘܢ ܕܪܡܢܝܗܝܢ

References

  • drmnˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • 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 324a