ܓܪܡܐ

See also: ܓܕܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܪ ܡ (g r m)
3 terms

Inherited from Aramaic גַּרְמָּא (garmā), derived from the verb ܓܵܪܹܡ (gārēm, “to cause, decide; to make into a firm shape”) and probably related to ܩܢܘܿܡܵܐ (qnōmā); compare Hebrew גֶּרֶם (gérem).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡarmaː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒarmaː]

Noun

ܓܲܪܡܵܐ • (garmā) m (plural ܓܲܪ̈ܡܹܐ (garmē) or ܓܲܪ̈ܡܵܡܹܐ (garmāmē) or ܓܲܪ̈ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ (garmāṯā))

1. (anatomy) bone

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܲܪܡܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			ܓܲܪܡܲܢ (garman)
	construct	ܓܪܸܡ (grim)		2nd person	ܓܲܪܡܘܼܟ݂ (garmūḵ)	ܓܲܪܡܵܟ݂ܝ (garmāḵ)	ܓܲܪܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (garmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܪܡܵܐ (garmā)		3rd person	ܓܲܪܡܹܗ (garmēh)	ܓܲܪܡܘܿܗ̇ (garmōh)	ܓܲܪܡܗܘܿܢ (garmhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܓܲܪ̈ܡܝܼ (garmī)		ܓܲܪ̈ܡܲܢ (garman)
	construct	ܓܲܪ̈ܡܲܝ (garmay)		2nd person	ܓܲܪ̈ܡܘܼܟ݂ (garmūḵ)	ܓܲܪ̈ܡܵܟ݂ܝ (garmāḵ)	ܓܲܪ̈ܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (garmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܪ̈ܡܹܐ (garmē)		3rd person	ܓܲܪ̈ܡܘܼܗܝ (garmūh)	ܓܲܪ̈ܡܘܿܗ̇ (garmōh)	ܓܲܪ̈ܡܗܘܿܢ (garmhōn)

Derived terms

• ܓܪܸܡ ܚܲܨܵܐ (grim ḥaṣṣā, “backbone, spine”)
• ܓܪܸܡ ܢܘܼܢܵܐ (grim nūnā, “coccyx”)
• ܓܪܸܡ ܦܝܼܠܵܐ (grim pīlā, “ivory”)
• ܓܲܪܡܘܿܢܵܐ (garmōnā, “small bone”)
• ܓܲܪܡܵܢܵܐ (garmānā, “bony”)
• ܝܘܼܠܦܵܢ ܓܲܪ̈ܡܹܐ (yulpān garmē, “osteology”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew גֶּרֶם (gérem).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡarmɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡarme] (in the plural)

Noun

ܓܪܡܐ • (garmā) m (plural ܓܪܡܐ (garmē))

1. (anatomy) bone
2. crustacean shell
3. kernel, stone (of fruit)
4. (figuratively) self

   ܐܙܠ ܠܟ ܡܢܝ ܐܣܬܟܠ ܠܓܪ̈ܡܟ

   go away and watch out for yourself

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܪܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܪܡ		1st person	ܓܪܡܝ		ܓܪܡܢ
	construct	ܓܪܡ		2nd person	ܓܪܡܟ	ܓܪܡܟܝ	ܓܪܡܟܘܢ	ܓܪܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܪܡܐ		3rd person	ܓܪܡܗ	ܓܪܡܗ	ܓܪܡܗܘܢ	ܓܪܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܪܡܝܢ		1st person	ܓܪܡܝ		ܓܪܡܝܢ
	construct	ܓܪܡܝ		2nd person	ܓܪܡܝܟ	ܓܪܡܝܟܝ	ܓܪܡܝܟܘܢ	ܓܪܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܪܡܐ		3rd person	ܓܪܡܘܗܝ	ܓܪܡܝܗ	ܓܪܡܝܗܘܢ	ܓܪܡܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܬܓܪܘܡܬܐ (taḡrūmtā)

References

• “grm”, 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 54a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 78b
• 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 261a