ܚܡܘܪܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܚܘܡܪܬܐ
Etymology
From the root ܚ ܡ ܪ related to being joined, possibly metathesized from Middle Iranian *muhr-. Compare Middle Persian muhr, muhrag[script needed] and Persian مهره (mohra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ħ(ə)murtɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ħumre], [ħumrɑθɑ], [ħumr(ə)jɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܚܡܘܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܘܡܪܝܬܐ or ܚܘܡܪܬܐ or ܚܘܡܪܐ)
- globule, any round object
- wheel
- bead, gem
- amulet
- (anatomy) joint, vertebra
- (architecture) socket, base (of a column)
- node
- berry
Usage notes
The plural ܚܘܡܪܝܬܐ (ḥūmr(ə)yāṯā) is used for the sense of "amulet" while the plurals ܚܘܡܪܐ (ḥūmre(ʾ)) and ܚܘܡܪܬܐ (ḥūmrāṯā) are used for other senses.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܚܘܡܪܐ | 1st person | ܚܡܘܪܬܝ | ܚܡܘܪܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܚܘܡܪܬ | 2nd person | ܚܡܘܪܬܟ | ܚܡܘܪܬܟܝ | ܚܡܘܪܬܟܘܢ | ܚܡܘܪܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܚܡܘܪܬܗ | ܚܡܘܪܬܗ | ܚܡܘܪܬܗܘܢ | ܚܡܘܪܬܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܚܘܡܪܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܚܘܡܪܝܬܝ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܝ ,ܚܘܡܪܝ | ܚܘܡܪܝܬܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܚܘܡܪܝܬ ,ܚܘܡܪܬ ,ܚܘܡܪܝ | 2nd person | ܚܘܡܪܝܬܟ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܟ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܟ | ܚܘܡܪܝܬܟܝ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܟܝ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܟܝ | ܚܘܡܪܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܟܘܢ | ܚܘܡܪܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܚܘܡܪܝܬܐ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܐ ,ܚܘܡܪܐ | 3rd person | ܚܘܡܪܝܬܗ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܗ ,ܚܘܡܪܘܗܝ | ܚܘܡܪܝܬܗ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܗ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܗ | ܚܘܡܪܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܗܘܢ | ܚܘܡܪܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “ḥmwrh”, 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 109a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 132a, 146a
- 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 462a