ܐܣܟܝܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܟ ܡ (s k m)
1 term

From Aramaic אֶסְכֵּימָא (ʾeskēmā), from Ancient Greek σχῆμα (skhêma).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪskeːmɑː]

Noun

ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܐ • (iskēmā) m sg (plural ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܹ̈ܐ (iskēmē))

1. shape, form, figure
2. fashion, dress, mode, method
3. manner, character

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܝܼ (iskēmī)		ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܲܢ (iskēman)
	construct	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡ (iskēm)		2nd person	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܘܼܟ݂ (iskēmūḵ)	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܟ݂ܝ (iskēmāḵ)	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (iskēmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܐ (iskēmā)		3rd person	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܹܗ (iskēmēh)	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܗ̇ (iskēmāh)	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܗܘܿܢ (iskēmhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܝܼ̈ (iskēmī)		ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܲܢ̈ (iskēman)
	construct	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܲܝ̈ (iskēmay)		2nd person	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (iskēmūḵ)	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (iskēmāḵ)	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (iskēmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܹ̈ܐ (iskēmē)		3rd person	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (iskēmūh)	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (iskēmōh)	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (iskēmhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܐ ܡܲܚܵܪܵܝܵܐ (iskēmā maḥḥārāyā, “geometric shape”)
• ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܬ݂ܵܢܵܐ (iskēmṯānā, “modest, apparent”)
• ܡܣܲܟܸܡ (msakkim, “to give shape; to form”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܐܣܟܡܐ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σχῆμα (skhêma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛske(j)mɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛske(j)me] (plural)

Noun

ܐܣܟܝܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܣܟܝܡܐ)

1. form, figure, shape; kind, type
2. appearance, look, show
3. ornament
4. attire, dress, garb
5. manner, character, way
6. habit

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܣܟܝܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܣܟܝܡ		1st person	ܐܣܟܝܡܝ		ܐܣܟܝܡܢ
	construct	ܐܣܟܝܡ		2nd person	ܐܣܟܝܡܟ	ܐܣܟܝܡܟܝ	ܐܣܟܝܡܟܘܢ	ܐܣܟܝܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܣܟܝܡܐ		3rd person	ܐܣܟܝܡܗ	ܐܣܟܝܡܗ	ܐܣܟܝܡܗܘܢ	ܐܣܟܝܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܣܟܝܡܝܢ		1st person	ܐܣܟܝܡܝ		ܐܣܟܝܡܝܢ
	construct	ܐܣܟܝܡܝ		2nd person	ܐܣܟܝܡܝܟ	ܐܣܟܝܡܝܟܝ	ܐܣܟܝܡܝܟܘܢ	ܐܣܟܝܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܣܟܝܡܐ		3rd person	ܐܣܟܝܡܘܗܝ	ܐܣܟܝܡܝܗ	ܐܣܟܝܡܝܗܘܢ	ܐܣܟܝܡܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܣܟܝܡܬܢ
  • ܐܣܟܝܡܬܢܐܝܬ
  • ܐܣܟܝܡܬܢܘܬܐ

References

• “ˀskmˀ”, 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 15a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 23b–24a
• 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 74a