ܚܟܡܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܟ ܡ (ḥ k m)
3 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic חֵכמְּתָא (ḥeḵməṯā); compare Hebrew חָכְמָה (khokhmá) and Arabic حِكْمَة (ḥikma).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈxɪx.məθɑː]

Noun

ܚܸܟ݂ܡܬ݂ܵܐ • (ḥiḵmṯā) f sg (plural ܚܸܟ݂ܡܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥiḵmātē))

Inflection

Inflection of **ܚܸܟ݂ܡܬܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܚܸܟ݂ܡܵܐ (ḥiḵmā)		1^st person	ܚܸܟ݂ܡܬܝܼ (ḥiḵmtī)		ܚܸܟ݂ܡܬܲܢ (ḥiḵmtan)
	construct	ܚܸܟ݂ܡܲܬ݂ (ḥiḵmaṯ)		2^nd person	ܚܸܟ݂ܡܬܘܼܟ݂ (ḥiḵmtōḵ)	ܚܸܟ݂ܡܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥiḵmtāḵ)	ܚܸܟ݂ܡܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥiḵmtawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܸܟ݂ܡܬܵܐ (ḥiḵmtā)		3^rd person	ܚܸܟ݂ܡܬܹܗ (ḥiḵmtēh)	ܚܸܟ݂ܡܬܵܗ̇ (ḥiḵmtāh)	ܚܸܟ݂ܡܬܗܘܿܢ (ḥiḵmthōn)
plural	absolute	ܚܸܟ݂ܡܵܢ̈ (ḥiḵmān)		1^st person	ܚܸܟ݂ܡܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ḥiḵmāṯī)		ܚܸܟ݂ܡܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ḥiḵmāṯan)
	construct	ܚܸܟ݂ܡܵܬ݂̈ (ḥiḵmāṯ)		2^nd person	ܚܸܟ݂ܡܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥiḵmāṯōḵ)	ܚܸܟ݂ܡܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥiḵmāṯāḵ)	ܚܸܟ݂ܡܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥiḵmāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܸܟ݂ܡ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥiḵmāṯā)		3^rd person	ܚܸܟ݂ܡ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ḥiḵmāṯēh)	ܚܸܟ݂ܡ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥiḵmāṯāh)	ܚܸܟ݂ܡܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥiḵmāṯhōn)

Derived terms

ܚܲܟܝܼܡܵܐ (ḥakīmā, “philosopher”)
ܚܸܟ݂ܡܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ḥiḵmtānāyā, “philosophical”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܚ ܟ ܡ related to wisdom; compare Hebrew חָכְמָה (ḥoḵmâ).

Pronunciation

(Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈħɛx.m(ə.)θɑ]
(Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈxɪx.mθɑ]
(Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈħex.mθɑ]

Noun

ܚܟܡܬܐ • (ḥeḵməṯā) f (plural ܚܟܡܬܐ (ḥeḵmāṯā))

wisdom, knowledge, science, philosophy
- Peshitta, Luke 2:52:
  ܝܫܘܥ ܕܝܢ ܪܒܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܩܘܡܬܗ. ܘܒܚܟܡܬܗ. ܘܒܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ.
  yəšūʿ dēn rāḇē [hə]wā ḇə-qawməṯēh, wa-ḇə-ḥeḵməṯēh, wa-ḇə-ṭaybūṯā ləwāṯ ʾălāhā, wa-ḇənaynāšā.
  And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
counsel, judgement
scheme, plan
expertness, skill, art

Inflection

Inflection of **ܚܟܡܬܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܟܡܐ		1^st person	ܚܟܡܬܝ		ܚܟܡܬܢ
	construct	ܚܟܡܬ		2^nd person	ܚܟܡܬܟ	ܚܟܡܬܟܝ	ܚܟܡܬܟܘܢ	ܚܟܡܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܟܡܬܐ		3^rd person	ܚܟܡܬܗ	ܚܟܡܬܗ	ܚܟܡܬܗܘܢ	ܚܟܡܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܟܡܢ		1^st person	ܚܟܡܬܢ		ܚܟܡܬܢ
	construct	ܚܟܡܬ		2^nd person	ܚܟܡܬܟ	ܚܟܡܬܟܝ	ܚܟܡܬܟܘܢ	ܚܟܡܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܟܡܬܐ		3^rd person	ܚܟܡܬܗ	ܚܟܡܬܗ	ܚܟܡܬܗܘܢ	ܚܟܡܬܗܝܢ

Descendants

→ Arabic: حِكْمَة (ḥikma)
- → Persian: حکمت (hekmet)
  - → Azerbaijani: hikmət
  - → Ottoman Turkish: حكمت (hikmet)
    - Turkish: hikmet
  - → Hindustani:
    - Hindi: हिकमत (hikmat)
    - Urdu: حکمت (hikmat)
  - → Malay: hikmat
    - Indonesian: hikmat
    - → Tagalog: hikmat
- → Uyghur: ھېكمەت (hëkmet)
- → Uzbek: hikmat
- → Swahili: hekima

References

“ḥkmh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 24 September 2011
Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 104a
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 141b–142a
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 451a