ܪܘܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܪ ܘ ܡ (r w m)
8 terms

From Aramaic רַוְמָא (rawmā); related to Hebrew רוֹם (rom).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [raw.mɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [roːmɑː]

Noun

ܪܲܘܡܵܐ • (rawmām (plural ܪ̈ܲܘܡܹܐ (rawmē))

  1. height
  2. altitude
  3. elevation
  4. exaltation, glory
Inflection
Inflection of ܪܲܘܡܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܪܘܿܡ (rōm) 1st person ܪܲܘܡܝܼ (rawmī) ܪܲܘܡܲܢ (rawman)
construct ܪܘܿܡ (rōm) 2nd person ܪܲܘܡܘܼܟ݂ (rawmōḵ) ܪܲܘܡܵܟ݂ܝ (rawmāḵ) ܪܲܘܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rawmawḵōn)
emphatic ܪܲܘܡܵܐ (rawmā) 3rd person ܪܲܘܡܹܗ (rawmēh) ܪܲܘܡܵܗ̇ (rawmāh) ܪܲܘܡܗܘܿܢ (rawmhōn)
plural absolute ܪ̈ܲܘܡܝܼܢ (rawmīn) 1st person ܪ̈ܲܘܡܝܼ (rawmī) ܪ̈ܲܘܡܲܢ (rawman)
construct ܪ̈ܲܘܡܲܝ (rawmay) 2nd person ܪ̈ܲܘܡܘܼܟ݂ (rawmōḵ) ܪ̈ܲܘܡܵܟ݂ܝ (rawmāḵ) ܪ̈ܲܘܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rawmawḵōn)
emphatic ܪ̈ܲܘܡܹܐ (rawmē) 3rd person ܪ̈ܲܘܡܘܼܗܝ (rawmūh) ܪ̈ܲܘܡܘܼܗ̇ (rawmōh) ܪ̈ܲܘܡܲܝܗܘܿܢ (rawmayhōn)
Derived terms
  • ܪܲܘܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (rawmānāyā)

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܪܘܡܐ, from Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ruːmɑː]

Noun

ܪܹܘܡܵܐ • (rēwmām (plural ܪܹ̈ܘܡܹܐ (rēwmē))

  1. fluid, flowing
  2. (pathology) rheum, catarrh, flux, diarrhea
Inflection
Inflection of ܪܹܘܡܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܪܹܘܡ (rēwm) 1st person ܪܹܘܡܝܼ (rēwmī) ܪܹܘܡܲܢ (rēwman)
construct ܪܹܘܡ (rēwm) 2nd person ܪܹܘܡܘܼܟ݂ (rēwmōḵ) ܪܹܘܡܵܟ݂ܝ (rēwmāḵ) ܪܹܘܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rēwmawḵōn)
emphatic ܪܹܘܡܵܐ (rēwmā) 3rd person ܪܹܘܡܹܗ (rēwmēh) ܪܹܘܡܵܗ̇ (rēwmāh) ܪܹܘܡܗܘܿܢ (rēwmhōn)
plural absolute ܪܹ̈ܘܡܝܼܢ (rēwmīn) 1st person ܪܹ̈ܘܡܝܼ (rēwmī) ܪܹ̈ܘܡܲܢ (rēwman)
construct ܪܹ̈ܘܡܲܝ (rēwmay) 2nd person ܪܹ̈ܘܡܘܼܟ݂ (rēwmōḵ) ܪܹ̈ܘܡܵܟ݂ܝ (rēwmāḵ) ܪܹ̈ܘܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rēwmawḵōn)
emphatic ܪܹ̈ܘܡܹܐ (rēwmē) 3rd person ܪܹ̈ܘܡܘܼܗܝ (rēwmūh) ܪܹ̈ܘܡܘܼܗ̇ (rēwmōh) ܪܹ̈ܘܡܲܝܗܘܿܢ (rēwmayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ ܘ ܡ related to height. Compare Hebrew רוֹם (rôm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rawmɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [rawme] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܡܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܪܘܡܐ)

  1. height, elevation, breadth, size
  2. high place: hill, summit; sky, heaven
  3. pride, haughtiness
  4. exaltation, glory
  5. swollenness
Inflection
Inflection of ܪܘܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܪܘܡ 1st person ܪܘܡܝ ܪܘܡܢ
construct ܪܘܡ 2nd person ܪܘܡܟ ܪܘܡܟܝ ܪܘܡܟܘܢ ܪܘܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܘܡܐ 3rd person ܪܘܡܗ ܪܘܡܗ ܪܘܡܗܘܢ ܪܘܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܪܘܡܝܢ 1st person ܪܘܡܝ ܪܘܡܝܢ
construct ܪܘܡܝ 2nd person ܪܘܡܝܟ ܪܘܡܝܟܝ ܪܘܡܝܟܘܢ ܪܘܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܘܡܐ 3rd person ܪܘܡܘܗܝ ܪܘܡܝܗ ܪܘܡܝܗܘܢ ܪܘܡܝܗܝܢ
See also

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɛwmɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [rɛwme], [rɛwmɑtˤɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܡܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܪܘܡܛܐ or ܪܘܡܐ)

  1. fluid, flowing
    Synonym: ܕܘܥܬܐ
  2. (pathology) rheum, catarrh, flux, diarrhea
    Synonyms: ܪܕܝܐ, ܫܪܝܬܐ
Inflection
Inflection of ܪܘܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܪܘܡ 1st person ܪܘܡܝ ܪܘܡܢ
construct ܪܘܡ 2nd person ܪܘܡܟ ܪܘܡܟܝ ܪܘܡܟܘܢ ܪܘܡܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܪܘܡܗ ܪܘܡܗ ܪܘܡܗܘܢ ܪܘܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܪܘܡܝܢ 1st person ܪܘܡܝ ܪܘܡܝܢ
construct ܪܘܡܝ 2nd person ܪܘܡܝܟ ܪܘܡܝܟܝ ܪܘܡܝܟܘܢ ܪܘܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܘܡܛܐ , 3rd person ܪܘܡܘܗܝ ܪܘܡܝܗ ܪܘܡܝܗܘܢ ܪܘܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rumɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [rume] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܡܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܪܘܡܐ)

  1. lie, falsehood
Inflection
Inflection of ܪܘܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܪܘܡ 1st person ܪܘܡܝ ܪܘܡܢ
construct ܪܘܡ 2nd person ܪܘܡܟ ܪܘܡܟܝ ܪܘܡܟܘܢ ܪܘܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܘܡܐ 3rd person ܪܘܡܗ ܪܘܡܗ ܪܘܡܗܘܢ ܪܘܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܪܘܡܝܢ 1st person ܪܘܡܝ ܪܘܡܝܢ
construct ܪܘܡܝ 2nd person ܪܘܡܝܟ ܪܘܡܝܟܝ ܪܘܡܝܟܘܢ ܪܘܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܘܡܐ 3rd person ܪܘܡܘܗܝ ܪܘܡܝܗ ܪܘܡܝܗܘܢ ܪܘܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From Ancient Greek Ῥώμη (Rhṓmē), from Latin Rōma.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [romɑ], [rome]

Proper noun

ܪܘܡܐ • (transliteration neededf

  1. Rome
  2. Roman Empire
  3. Byzantine Empire

References

  • rwm”, 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, pages 342a, 419a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 531b, 535a
  • 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 1450a–b