ܗܕܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܗ ܕ ܡ (h d m)
1 term

Etymology

From Aramaic הַדָּמָא (haddāmā), from Middle Persian [script needed] (hndʾm /⁠handām⁠/); compare Persian اندام (andâm), Northern Kurdish endam, Armenian անդամ (andam) and Arabic هِنْدَام (hindām).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [haddɑːmɑː]

Noun

ܗܲܕܵܡܵܐ • (haddāmā) m sg (plural ܗܲܕܵܡܹ̈ܐ (haddāmē), feminine ܗܲܕܵܡܬܵܐ (haddāmtā))

1. (anatomy) organ, limb, body part
2. group member
3. piece, morsel
4. phrase, group of words

Inflection

Inflection of ܗܲܕܵܡܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			ܗܲܕܵܡܲܢ (haddāman)
	construct	ܗܲܕܵܡ (haddām)		2nd person	ܗܲܕܵܡܘܼܟ݂ (haddāmūḵ)	ܗܲܕܵܡܵܟ݂ܝ (haddāmāḵ)	ܗܲܕܵܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (haddāmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܗܲܕܵܡܵܐ (haddāmā)		3rd person	ܗܲܕܵܡܹܗ (haddāmēh)	ܗܲܕܵܡܵܗ̇ (haddāmāh)	ܗܲܕܵܡܗܘܿܢ (haddāmhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܗܲܕܵܡܝܼ̈ (haddāmī)		ܗܲܕܵܡܲܢ̈ (haddāman)
	construct	ܗܲܕܵܡܲܝ̈ (haddāmay)		2nd person	ܗܲܕܵܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (haddāmūḵ)	ܗܲܕܵܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (haddāmāḵ)	ܗܲܕܵܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (haddāmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܗܲܕܵܡܹ̈ܐ (haddāmē)		3rd person	ܗܲܕܵܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (haddāmūh)	ܗܲܕܵܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (haddāmōh)	ܗܲܕܵܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (haddāmhōn)

Derived terms

• ܗܲܕܵܡܘܼܬܵܐ (haddāmūtā)
• ܗܲܕܵܡܵܐ ܒܲܪܵܝܵܐ (haddāmā barrāyā)
• ܗܲܕܵܡܵܐ ܓܵܘܵܝܵܐ (haddāmā gāwāyā)
• ܗܲܕܵܡܵܝܵܐ (haddāmāyā)
• ܗܵܕܹܡ (hādēm)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (hndʾm /⁠handām⁠/). Compare Persian اندام (andâm) and see there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [haddɑmɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [haddɑme(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܗܕܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܗܕܡܐ)

1. (anatomy) body part, limb, member (especially male member)

   Synonym: ܐܒܪܐ

2. group member
3. piece, morsel
4. group of words
5. (grammar) part of speech, word; syllable; form

Inflection

Inflection of ܗܕܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܗܕܡ		1st person	ܗܕܡܝ		ܗܕܡܢ
	construct	ܗܕܡ		2nd person	ܗܕܡܟ	ܗܕܡܟܝ	ܗܕܡܟܘܢ	ܗܕܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܗܕܡܐ		3rd person	ܗܕܡܗ	ܗܕܡܗ	ܗܕܡܗܘܢ	ܗܕܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܗܕܡܝܢ		1st person	ܗܕܡܝ		ܗܕܡܝܢ
	construct	ܗܕܡܝ		2nd person	ܗܕܡܝܟ	ܗܕܡܝܟܝ	ܗܕܡܝܟܘܢ	ܗܕܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܗܕܡܐ		3rd person	ܗܕܡܘܗܝ	ܗܕܡܝܗ	ܗܕܡܝܗܘܢ	ܗܕܡܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܗܕܡܐ ܓܘܝܐ
• ܗܕܡܐ ܒܪܝܐ

References

• “hdm”, 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, p. 73b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 100a
• 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, pp. 331b-332a