ܥܡܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܡ ܠ (ˁ m l)
1 term

Of the 1a23ā, from the verb ܥܵܡܹܠ (ˁāmēl, to toil); compare Arabic عَمَل (ʕamal) and Hebrew עָמָל ('amál).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʕamlɑː]

Noun

ܥܲܡܠܵܐ • (ˁamlām sg (plural ܥܲܡ̈ܠܹܐ (ˁamlē))

  1. effort, strain, exertion
  2. labour, work, toil
    Synonym: ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ (pulḥānā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܲܡܠܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܥܡܲܠ (ˁmal) 1st person ܥܲܡܠܝܼ (ˁamlī) ܥܲܡܠܲܢ (ˁamlan)
construct ܥܡܲܠ (ˁmal) 2nd person ܥܲܡܠܘܼܟ݂ (ˁamlōḵ) ܥܲܡܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁamlāḵ) ܥܲܡܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁamlawḵōn)
emphatic ܥܲܡܠܵܐ (ˁamlā) 3rd person ܥܲܡܠܹܗ (ˁamlēh) ܥܲܡܠܵܗ̇ (ˁamlāh) ܥܲܡܠܗܘܿܢ (ˁamlhōn)
plural absolute ܥܲܡܠܝܼ̈ܢ (ˁamlīn) 1st person ܥܲܡܠܝܼ̈ (ˁamlī) ܥܲܡܠܲܢ̈ (ˁamlan)
construct ܥܲܡܠܲܝ̈ (ˁamlay) 2nd person ܥܲܡܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁamlōḵ) ܥܲܡܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁamlāḵ) ܥܲܡܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁamlawḵōn)
emphatic ܥܲܡ̈ܠܹܐ (ˁamlē) 3rd person ܥܲܡܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁamlūh) ܥܲܡܠܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ˁamlōh) ܥܲܡܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ˁamlayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܥ ܡ ܠ related to toiling. Compare Arabic عَمَل (ʕamal) and Hebrew עָמָל (ʿāmāl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʕamlɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕamle] (plural)

Noun

ܥܡܠܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܡܠܐ)

  1. labour, work, toil
  2. weariness, pain, trouble
  3. district, prefecture
Inflection
Inflection of ܥܡܠܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܥܡܠ 1st person ܥܡܠܝ ܥܡܠܢ
construct ܥܡܠ 2nd person ܥܡܠܟ ܥܡܠܟܝ ܥܡܠܟܘܢ ܥܡܠܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܡܠܐ 3rd person ܥܡܠܗ ܥܡܠܗ ܥܡܠܗܘܢ ܥܡܠܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܥܡܠܝܢ 1st person ܥܡܠܝ ܥܡܠܝܢ
construct ܥܡܠܝ 2nd person ܥܡܠܝܟ ܥܡܠܝܟܝ ܥܡܠܝܟܘܢ ܥܡܠܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܡܠܐ 3rd person ܥܡܠܘܗܝ ܥܡܠܝܗ ܥܡܠܝܗܘܢ ܥܡܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَامِل (ʕāmil).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʕɑmlɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕɑmle] (plural)

Noun

ܥܡܠܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܡܠܐ)

  1. prefect, official
Inflection
Inflection of ܥܡܠܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܥܡܠ 1st person ܥܡܠܝ ܥܡܠܢ
construct ܥܡܠ 2nd person ܥܡܠܟ ܥܡܠܟܝ ܥܡܠܟܘܢ ܥܡܠܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܡܠܐ 3rd person ܥܡܠܗ ܥܡܠܗ ܥܡܠܗܘܢ ܥܡܠܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܥܡܠܝܢ 1st person ܥܡܠܝ ܥܡܠܝܢ
construct ܥܡܠܝ 2nd person ܥܡܠܝܟ ܥܡܠܝܟܝ ܥܡܠܝܟܘܢ ܥܡܠܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܡܠܐ 3rd person ܥܡܠܘܗܝ ܥܡܠܝܗ ܥܡܠܝܗܘܢ ܥܡܠܝܗܝܢ

References

  • ˁml”, 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 256a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 417b
  • 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 1112a