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

	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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܬܡ		1st person	ܚܬܡܝ		ܚܬܡܢ
	construct	ܚܬܡ		2nd person	ܚܬܡܟ	ܚܬܡܟܝ	ܚܬܡܟܘܢ	ܚܬܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܬܡܐ		3rd person	ܚܬܡܗ	ܚܬܡܗ	ܚܬܡܗܘܢ	ܚܬܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܬܡܝܢ		1st person	ܚܬܡܝ		ܚܬܡܝܢ
	construct	ܚܬܡܝ		2nd person	ܚܬܡܝܟ	ܚܬܡܝܟܝ	ܚܬܡܝܟܘܢ	ܚܬܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܬܡܐ		3rd person	ܚܬܡܘܗܝ	ܚܬܡܝܗ	ܚܬܡܝܗܘܢ	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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܬܡ		1st person	ܚܬܡܝ		ܚܬܡܢ
	construct	ܚܬܡ		2nd person	ܚܬܡܟ	ܚܬܡܟܝ	ܚܬܡܟܘܢ	ܚܬܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܬܡܐ		3rd person	ܚܬܡܗ	ܚܬܡܗ	ܚܬܡܗܘܢ	ܚܬܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܬܡܝܢ		1st person	ܚܬܡܝ		ܚܬܡܝܢ
	construct	ܚܬܡܝ		2nd person	ܚܬܡܝܟ	ܚܬܡܝܟܝ	ܚܬܡܝܟܘܢ	ܚܬܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܬܡܐ		3rd person	ܚܬܡܘܗܝ	ܚܬܡܝܗ	ܚܬܡܝܗܘܢ	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