ܚܡܘܪܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܚܘܡܪܬܐ

Etymology

From the root ܚ-ܡ-ܪ (ḥ-m-r) related to being joined, possibly metathesized from Middle Iranian *muhr-. Compare Middle Persian muhr, muhrag[script needed] and Persian مهره (mohra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)murtɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħumre(ʔ)], [ħumrɑθɑ(ʔ)], [ħumr(ə)jɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܚܡܘܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܘܡܪܝܬܐ or ܚܘܡܪܬܐ or ܚܘܡܪܐ)

1. globule, any round object
2. wheel
3. bead, gem
4. amulet
5. (anatomy) joint, vertebra
6. (architecture) socket, base (of a column)
7. node
8. berry

Usage notes

The plural ܚܘܡܪܝܬܐ (ḥūmr(ə)yāṯā(ʾ)) is used for the sense of "amulet" while the plurals ܚܘܡܪܐ (ḥūmre(ʾ)) and ܚܘܡܪܬܐ (ḥūmrāṯā(ʾ)) are used for other senses.

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܡܘܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܘܡܪܐ		1st person	ܚܡܘܪܬܝ		ܚܡܘܪܬܢ
	construct	ܚܘܡܪܬ		2nd person	ܚܡܘܪܬܟ	ܚܡܘܪܬܟܝ	ܚܡܘܪܬܟܘܢ	ܚܡܘܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܡܘܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܡܘܪܬܗ	ܚܡܘܪܬܗ	ܚܡܘܪܬܗܘܢ	ܚܡܘܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܘܡܪܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܢ		1st person	ܚܘܡܪܝܬܝ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܝ ,ܚܘܡܪܝ		ܚܘܡܪܝܬܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܢ
	construct	ܚܘܡܪܝܬ ,ܚܘܡܪܬ ,ܚܘܡܪܝ		2nd person	ܚܘܡܪܝܬܟ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܟ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܟ	ܚܘܡܪܝܬܟܝ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܟܝ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܟܝ	ܚܘܡܪܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܟܘܢ	ܚܘܡܪܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܘܡܪܝܬܐ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܐ ,ܚܘܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܚܘܡܪܝܬܗ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܗ ,ܚܘܡܪܘܗܝ	ܚܘܡܪܝܬܗ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܗ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܗ	ܚܘܡܪܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܗܘܢ	ܚܘܡܪܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥmwrh”, 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. 109a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 132a, 146a
• 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. 462a