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ܐܡܙܪܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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Traditionally thought to be a blend of ܐܡܬܐ (ʾamməṯā, cubit; forearm) and ܙܪܬܐ (zartā, span; hand, fist).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔamzartɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔamzarte(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܐܡܙܪܬܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܐܡܙܪܬܐ)

  1. dwarf, pygmy

Inflection

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Inflection of ܐܡܙܪܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܡܙܪܬ 1st person ܐܡܙܪܬܝ ܐܡܙܪܬܢ
construct ܐܡܙܪܬ 2nd person ܐܡܙܪܬܟ ܐܡܙܪܬܟܝ ܐܡܙܪܬܟܘܢ ܐܡܙܪܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܡܙܪܬܐ 3rd person ܐܡܙܪܬܗ ܐܡܙܪܬܗ ܐܡܙܪܬܗܘܢ ܐܡܙܪܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܡܙܪܬܝܢ 1st person ܐܡܙܪܬܝ ܐܡܙܪܬܝܢ
construct ܐܡܙܪܬܝ 2nd person ܐܡܙܪܬܝܟ ܐܡܙܪܬܝܟܝ ܐܡܙܪܬܝܟܘܢ ܐܡܙܪܬܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܡܙܪܬܐ 3rd person ܐܡܙܪܬܘܗܝ ܐܡܙܪܬܝܗ ܐܡܙܪܬܝܗܘܢ ܐܡܙܪܬܝܗܝܢ

References

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  • ˀmzrtˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-23
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 11b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 19a
  • 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, p. 54b