ܚܬܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܬ ܡ (ḥ t m)
3 terms

Derived from the verb ܚܵܬ݂ܹܡ (ḥāṯēm, “to seal, sign”); compare Arabic خَاتَم (ḵātam), Hebrew חוֹתָם (khotám) and חֲתִימָה (khatimá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xɑθːmɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [xɑtːmɑː]

Noun

ܚܵܬ݂ܡܵܐ • (ḥāṯmā) m sg (plural ܚܵܬ݂ܡܹ̈ܐ (ḥāṯmē))

1. seal, stamp
2. signature, autograph
3. signet
4. scar, cicatrix

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܵܬ݂ܡܵܐ (ḥāṯmā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܵܬ݂ܡܝܼ (ḥāṯmī)		ܚܵܬ݂ܡܲܢ (ḥāṯman)
	construct	ܚܵܬ݂ܸܡ (ḥāṯim)	2nd person	ܚܵܬ݂ܡܘܼܟ݂ (ḥāṯmūḵ)	ܚܵܬ݂ܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥāṯmāḵ)	ܚܵܬ݂ܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥāṯmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܵܬ݂ܡܵܐ (ḥāṯmā)	3rd person	ܚܵܬ݂ܡܹܗ (ḥāṯmēh)	ܚܵܬ݂ܡܵܗ̇ (ḥāṯmāh)	ܚܵܬ݂ܡܗܘܿܢ (ḥāṯmhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܵܬ݂ܡܝܼ̈ (ḥāṯmī)		ܚܵܬ݂ܡܲܢ̈ (ḥāṯman)
	construct	ܚܵܬ݂ܡܲܝ̈ (ḥāṯmay)	2nd person	ܚܵܬ݂ܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥāṯmūḵ)	ܚܵܬ݂ܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥāṯmāḵ)	ܚܵܬ݂ܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥāṯmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܵܬ݂ܡܹ̈ܐ (ḥāṯmē)	3rd person	ܚܵܬ݂ܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥāṯmūh)	ܚܵܬ݂ܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥāṯmōh)	ܚܵܬ݂ܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥāṯmhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ-ܬ-ܡ (ḥ-t-m) related to sealing. Compare Arabic خَاتَم (ḵātam) and Hebrew חוֹתָם (ḥôṯām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɑθmɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħɑθme] (plural)

Noun

ܚܬܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܬܡܐ)

1. seal, stamp, token, sign
2. signet
3. scar, cicatrix

Inflection

    inflection of ܚܬܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܬܡ	ܚܬܡܝܢ
construct	ܚܬܡ	ܚܬܡܝ
emphatic	ܚܬܡܐ	ܚܬܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܬܡܝ	ܚܬܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܬܡܟ	ܚܬܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܬܡܟܝ	ܚܬܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܬܡܗ	ܚܬܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܬܡܗ	ܚܬܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܬܡܢ	ܚܬܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܬܡܟܘܢ	ܚܬܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܬܡܟܝܢ	ܚܬܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܬܡܗܘܢ	ܚܬܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܬܡܗܝܢ	ܚܬܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܚ-ܬ-ܡ (ḥ-t-m) related to sealing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)θɑmɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)θɑme] (plural)

Noun

ܚܬܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܬܡܐ)

1. sealing, closing
2. signing, obsignation
3. (Christianity) making the sign of the cross
4. end

Inflection

    inflection of ܚܬܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܬܡ	ܚܬܡܝܢ
construct	ܚܬܡ	ܚܬܡܝ
emphatic	ܚܬܡܐ	ܚܬܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܬܡܝ	ܚܬܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܬܡܟ	ܚܬܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܬܡܟܝ	ܚܬܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܬܡܗ	ܚܬܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܬܡܗ	ܚܬܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܬܡܢ	ܚܬܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܬܡܟܘܢ	ܚܬܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܬܡܟܝܢ	ܚܬܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܬܡܗܘܢ	ܚܬܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܬܡܗܝܢ	ܚܬܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥtm”, 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 120a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 164a-b
• 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 505a