ܪܚܡܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ܪ ܚ ܡ (r ḥ m) |
| 4 terms |
Compare the first sense with Arabic رَحِم (raḥim) and Hebrew רֶחֶם (rékhem); and compare the latter sense with Arabic رُحُم (ruḥum) and רַחֲמִים (rakhamím).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [rax.maː]
Noun
ܪܲܚܡܵܐ • (raḥmā) m (plural ܪ̈ܲܚܡܹܐ (raḥmē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܪܚܲܡ (rḥam) | 1st person | ܪܲܚܡܝܼ (raḥmī) | ܪܲܚܡܲܢ (raḥman) | |||
| construct | ܪܚܲܡ (rḥam) | 2nd person | ܪܲܚܡܘܼܟ݂ (raḥmōḵ) | ܪܲܚܡܵܟ݂ܝ (raḥmāḵ) | ܪܲܚܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (raḥmawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܪܲܚܡܵܐ (raḥmā) | 3rd person | ܪܲܚܡܹܗ (raḥmēh) | ܪܲܚܡܵܗ̇ (raḥmāh) | ܪܲܚܡܗܘܿܢ (raḥmhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܝܼܢ (raḥmīn) | 1st person | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܝܼ (raḥmī) | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܲܢ (raḥman) | |||
| construct | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܲܝ (raḥmay) | 2nd person | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܘܼܟ݂ (raḥmōḵ) | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܵܟ݂ܝ (raḥmāḵ) | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (raḥmawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܹܐ (raḥmē) | 3rd person | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܘܼܗܝ (raḥmūh) | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܘܼܗ̇ (raḥmōh) | ܪ̈ܲܚܡܲܝܗܘܿܢ (raḥmayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܪܲܚܡܵܝܵܐ (raḥmāyā)
- ܒܪ̈ܲܚܡܹܐ (braḥmē)
- ܓܠܝܼܙ ܪ̈ܲܚܡܹܐ (glīz raḥmē)
See also
- ܟܹܪ݇ܣܵܐ (kēsā)
Etymology 2
| Root |
|---|
| ܪ ܚ ܡ (r ḥ m) |
| 4 terms |
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic רָחְמָא (rāḥmā), and active participle of the verb ܪܵܚܹܡ (rāḥēm).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [raːxmaː]
Noun
ܪܵܚܡܵܐ • (rāḥmā) m (plural ܪ̈ܵܚܡܹܐ (rāḥmē), feminine ܪܵܚܸܡܬ݂ܵܐ (rāḥimṯā))
Usage notes
This word is formal and does not carry the connotation of romantic partner like ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (ḥaḇrā) does.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܪܵܚܸܡ (rāḥim) | 1st person | ܪܵܚܡܝܼ (rāḥmī) | ܪܵܚܡܲܢ (rāḥman) | |||
| construct | ܪܵܚܸܡ (rāḥim) | 2nd person | ܪܵܚܡܘܼܟ݂ (rāḥmōḵ) | ܪܵܚܡܵܟ݂ܝ (rāḥmāḵ) | ܪܵܚܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rāḥmawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܪܵܚܡܵܐ (rāḥmā) | 3rd person | ܪܵܚܡܹܗ (rāḥmēh) | ܪܵܚܡܵܗ̇ (rāḥmāh) | ܪܵܚܡܗܘܿܢ (rāḥmhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܪ̈ܵܚܡܝܼܢ (rāḥmīn) | 1st person | ܪ̈ܵܚܡܝܼ (rāḥmī) | ܪ̈ܵܚܡܲܢ (rāḥman) | |||
| construct | ܪ̈ܵܚܡܲܝ (rāḥmay) | 2nd person | ܪ̈ܵܚܡܘܼܟ݂ (rāḥmōḵ) | ܪ̈ܵܚܡܵܟ݂ܝ (rāḥmāḵ) | ܪ̈ܵܚܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rāḥmawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܪ̈ܵܚܡܹܐ (rāḥmē) | 3rd person | ܪ̈ܵܚܡܘܼܗܝ (rāḥmūh) | ܪ̈ܵܚܡܘܼܗ̇ (rāḥmōh) | ܪ̈ܵܚܡܲܝܗܘܿܢ (rāḥmayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܪ ܚ ܡ related to loving.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [rɑħmɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [rɑħme] (plural)
Noun
ܪܚܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܚܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܪܚܡܬܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܪܚܡ | 1st person | ܪܚܡܝ | ܪܚܡܢ | |||
| construct | ܪܚܡ | 2nd person | ܪܚܡܟ | ܪܚܡܟܝ | ܪܚܡܟܘܢ | ܪܚܡܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܪܚܡܐ | 3rd person | ܪܚܡܗ | ܪܚܡܗ | ܪܚܡܗܘܢ | ܪܚܡܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܪܚܡܝܢ | 1st person | ܪܚܡܝ | ܪܚܡܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܪܚܡܝ | 2nd person | ܪܚܡܝܟ | ܪܚܡܝܟܝ | ܪܚܡܝܟܘܢ | ܪܚܡܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܪܚܡܐ | 3rd person | ܪܚܡܘܗܝ | ܪܚܡܝܗ | ܪܚܡܝܗܘܢ | ܪܚܡܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
From the root ܪ ܚ ܡ related to loving. Compare Arabic رَحِم (raḥim) and Hebrew רַחַם (ráḥam) and רַחֲמִים (raḥămîm).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [raħmɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [raħme] (plural)
Noun
ܪܚܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܚܡܐ)
- (anatomy) various meanings: womb, uterus; (male or female) genitalia; bladder
- (anatomy, in the plural) bowels, intestines; insides, viscera
- (figuratively, in the plural) mercy, compassion, pity, favor/favour, affection, love, tenderness
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܪܚܡ | 1st person | ܪܚܡܝ | ܪܚܡܢ | |||
| construct | ܪܚܡ | 2nd person | ܪܚܡܟ | ܪܚܡܟܝ | ܪܚܡܟܘܢ | ܪܚܡܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܪܚܡܐ | 3rd person | ܪܚܡܗ | ܪܚܡܗ | ܪܚܡܗܘܢ | ܪܚܡܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܪܚܡܝܢ | 1st person | ܪܚܡܝ | ܪܚܡܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܪܚܡܝ | 2nd person | ܪܚܡܝܟ | ܪܚܡܝܟܝ | ܪܚܡܝܟܘܢ | ܪܚܡܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܪܚܡܐ | 3rd person | ܪܚܡܘܗܝ | ܪܚܡܝܗ | ܪܚܡܝܗܘܢ | ܪܚܡܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “rḥm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “rḥmyn”, 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 343a, b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 537b
- 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 1456b