ܐܪܡܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔarm(ə)lɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔarm(ə)le(ʔ)] (plural)

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic أَرْمَل (ʔarmal) and Hebrew אַלְמָן (ʾalmān).

Noun

ܐܪܡܠܐ • (ʾarməlā) m (plural ܐܪܡܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܪܡܠܬܐ)

1. widower (humans or animals)
2. sterile ground, barren tree
3. church left without a pastor

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܪܡܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܪܡܠ		1st person	ܐܪܡܠܝ		ܐܪܡܠܢ
	construct	ܐܪܡܠ		2nd person	ܐܪܡܠܟ	ܐܪܡܠܟܝ	ܐܪܡܠܟܘܢ	ܐܪܡܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܪܡܠܐ		3rd person	ܐܪܡܠܗ	ܐܪܡܠܗ	ܐܪܡܠܗܘܢ	ܐܪܡܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܪܡܠܝܢ		1st person	ܐܪܡܠܝ		ܐܪܡܠܝܢ
	construct	ܐܪܡܠܝ		2nd person	ܐܪܡܠܝܟ	ܐܪܡܠܝܟܝ	ܐܪܡܠܝܟܘܢ	ܐܪܡܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܪܡܠܐ		3rd person	ܐܪܡܠܘܗܝ	ܐܪܡܠܝܗ	ܐܪܡܠܝܗܘܢ	ܐܪܡܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ἁρμαλά (harmalá).

Noun

ܐܪܡܠܐ • (ʾarməlā) m (plural ܐܪܡܠܐ)

1. (botany) Peganum harmala, harmal

   Synonym: ܫܒܪܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܪܡܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܪܡܠ		1st person	ܐܪܡܠܝ		ܐܪܡܠܢ
	construct	ܐܪܡܠ		2nd person	ܐܪܡܠܟ	ܐܪܡܠܟܝ	ܐܪܡܠܟܘܢ	ܐܪܡܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܪܡܠܐ		3rd person	ܐܪܡܠܗ	ܐܪܡܠܗ	ܐܪܡܠܗܘܢ	ܐܪܡܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܪܡܠܝܢ		1st person	ܐܪܡܠܝ		ܐܪܡܠܝܢ
	construct	ܐܪܡܠܝ		2nd person	ܐܪܡܠܝܟ	ܐܪܡܠܝܟܝ	ܐܪܡܠܝܟܘܢ	ܐܪܡܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܪܡܠܐ		3rd person	ܐܪܡܠܘܗܝ	ܐܪܡܠܝܗ	ܐܪܡܠܝܗܘܢ	ܐܪܡܠܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: حَرْمَل (ḥarmal)
  • English: harmal
  • ⇒ English: harmine, harmaline, harmalol, Peganum harmala

References

• “ˀrml”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ˀrmlˀ”, 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 20a
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[1] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 371
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 29b
• 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 102b