ܐܠܡܐ
Classical Syriac
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the root ܐ-ܠ-ܡ (ʾ-l-m) related to being angry; compare Arabic أَلِم (ʔalim, “pain, grief, irritation”), Hebrew אַלִּים (ʾallîm, “violent”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈʔɛl.mɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʔal.mɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʔɛl.mo]
Based on regular sound changes, the Eastern pronunciation differs from the expected *[ˈʔɪl.mɑ].
Noun
[edit]ܐܠܡܐ • (ʾelmā) m (plural ܐܠܡܐ (ʾelmē))
Inflection
[edit] inflection of ܐܠܡܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܠܡ | ܐܠܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܠܡ | ܐܠܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܠܡܐ | ܐܠܡܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܠܡܝ | ܐܠܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܠܡܟ | ܐܠܡܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܠܡܟܝ | ܐܠܡܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܠܡܗ | ܐܠܡܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܠܡܗ | ܐܠܡܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܠܡܢ | ܐܠܡܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܠܡܟܘܢ | ܐܠܡܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܠܡܟܝܢ | ܐܠܡܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܠܡܗܘܢ | ܐܠܡܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܠܡܗܝܢ | ܐܠܡܝܗܝܢ |
References
[edit]- “ˀlm2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-22
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 10b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 18a
- 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, page 50a