ܐܡܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʔam.(mə.)θɑ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʔamat-.

Noun

ܐܡܬܐ • (ʾamməṯā) f (plural ܐܡܗܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܥܒܕܐ)

1. maidservant

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܡܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܡܬ		1st person	ܐܡܬܝ		ܐܡܬܢ
	construct	ܐܡܬ		2nd person	ܐܡܬܟ	ܐܡܬܟܝ	ܐܡܬܟܘܢ	ܐܡܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܡܬܗ	ܐܡܬܗ	ܐܡܬܗܘܢ	ܐܡܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܡܗܢ		1st person	ܐܡܗܬܝ		ܐܡܗܬܢ
	construct	ܐܡܗܬ		2nd person	ܐܡܗܬܟ	ܐܡܗܬܟܝ	ܐܡܗܬܟܘܢ	ܐܡܗܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܡܗܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܡܗܬܗ	ܐܡܗܬܗ	ܐܡܗܬܗܘܢ	ܐܡܗܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew אַמָּה (ʾammâ).

Noun

ܐܡܬܐ • (ʾamməṯā) f (plural ܐܡܐ)

1. (anatomy) forearm
2. cubit

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܡܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܡܐ		1st person	ܐܡܬܝ		ܐܡܬܢ
	construct	ܐܡܬ		2nd person	ܐܡܬܟ	ܐܡܬܟܝ	ܐܡܬܟܝܢ	ܐܡܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܡܬܗ	ܐܡܬܗ	ܐܡܬܗܘܢ	ܐܡܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܡܝܢ		1st person	ܐܡܝ		ܐܡܝܢ
	construct	ܐܡܝ		2nd person	ܐܡܝܟ	ܐܡܝܟܝ	ܐܡܝܟܘܢ	ܐܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܡܐ		3rd person	ܐܡܘܗܝ	ܐܡܝܗ	ܐܡܝܗܘܢ	ܐܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀmhh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-01-18
• “ˀmh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-01-18
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 11a-b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 19a, 20b
• 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. 58a