ܟܪܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Akkadian 𒃾 (GEŠTIN /⁠karānu⁠/, wine, vine, grapes), Arabic كَرْم (karm), and Hebrew כֶּרֶם (kérem).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [karmaː]

Noun

ܟܲܪܡܵܐ • (karmām (plural ܟܲܪ̈ܡܹܐ (karmē) or ܟܲܪ̈ܡܵܢܹܐ (karmānē))

  1. vineyard
  2. orchard

Proper noun

ܟܲܪܡܵܐ • (karmā?

  1. a surname

Derived terms

  • ܟܲܪܡܘܿܢܵܐ (karmōnā, little vineyard)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Akkadian 𒃾 (GEŠTIN /⁠karānu⁠/, wine, vine, grapes), Arabic كَرْم (karm), and Hebrew כֶּרֶם (kérem).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [karmɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [karme] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܡܐ • (karmām (plural ܟܪܡܐ)

  1. vineyard
  2. vine
  3. counting table, abacus
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܪܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܪܡ 1st person ܟܪܡܝ ܟܪܡܢ
construct ܟܪܡ 2nd person ܟܪܡܟ ܟܪܡܟܝ ܟܪܡܟܘܢ ܟܪܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܪܡܐ 3rd person ܟܪܡܗ ܟܪܡܗ ܟܪܡܗܘܢ ܟܪܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܟܪܡܝܢ 1st person ܟܪܡܝ ܟܪܡܝܢ
construct ܟܪܡܝ 2nd person ܟܪܡܝܟ ܟܪܡܝܟܝ ܟܪܡܝܟܘܢ ܟܪܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܪܡܐ 3rd person ܟܪܡܘܗܝ ܟܪܡܝܗ ܟܪܡܝܗܘܢ ܟܪܡܝܗܝܢ
Derived terms
  • ܒܝܬ ܟܪܡܐ
  • ܟܪܡ
  • ܟܪܡܐ ܕܚܘܝܐ

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Arabic كَرَّام (karrām).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [karrɑmɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [karrɑme] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܡܐ • (karrāmām (plural ܟܪܡܐ)

  1. vintner
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܪܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܪܡ 1st person ܟܪܡܝ ܟܪܡܢ
construct ܟܪܡ 2nd person ܟܪܡܟ ܟܪܡܟܝ ܟܪܡܟܘܢ ܟܪܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܪܡܐ 3rd person ܟܪܡܗ ܟܪܡܗ ܟܪܡܗܘܢ ܟܪܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܟܪܡܝܢ 1st person ܟܪܡܝ ܟܪܡܝܢ
construct ܟܪܡܝ 2nd person ܟܪܡܝܟ ܟܪܡܝܟܝ ܟܪܡܝܟܘܢ ܟܪܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܪܡܐ 3rd person ܟܪܡܘܗܝ ܟܪܡܝܗ ܟܪܡܝܗܘܢ ܟܪܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Modified from above. Compare Hebrew כּוֹרֵם (kôrēm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɑrmɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [kɑrme] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܡܐ • (kārmām (plural ܟܪܡܐ)

  1. vintner
  2. trimmer, pruner
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܪܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܪܡ 1st person ܟܪܡܝ ܟܪܡܢ
construct ܟܪܡ 2nd person ܟܪܡܟ ܟܪܡܟܝ ܟܪܡܟܘܢ ܟܪܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܪܡܐ 3rd person ܟܪܡܗ ܟܪܡܗ ܟܪܡܗܘܢ ܟܪܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܟܪܡܝܢ 1st person ܟܪܡܝ ܟܪܡܝܢ
construct ܟܪܡܝ 2nd person ܟܪܡܝܟ ܟܪܡܝܟܝ ܟܪܡܝܟܘܢ ܟܪܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܪܡܐ 3rd person ܟܪܡܘܗܝ ܟܪܡܝܗ ܟܪܡܝܗܘܢ ܟܪܡܝܗܝܢ

References

  • krm”, 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 163a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 228a
  • 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, pages 655a–b