ܝܘܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܝ ܘ ܡ (y w m)
1 term

From Aramaic יַוְמָא (yawmā), from Proto-Semitic *yawm-; compare Arabic يَوْم (yawm), Hebrew יוֹם (yom) and Akkadian 𒌓 (ūmum).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jawmɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [joːmɑː]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [jaw.mɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [jʊːmɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܘܡܵܐ • (yawmā) m sg (plural ܝܲܘ̈ܡܹܐ (yawmē) or ܝܲܘ̈ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ (yawmāṯā) or ܝܲܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (yawmānē))

1. day, period of twenty-four hours
   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Ephesians 6:13:

     ܡܸܛܠ ܗܵܢܵܐ، ܠܒ݂ܘܿܫܘܼܢ ܟܠܹܗ ܙܲܝܢܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܕܡܵܨܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܟܵܠܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܗܘܿܢ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܐܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܝܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܒܝܼܫܵܐ، ܘܡܸܢ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܕܗܵܘܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܥܒ݂ܝܼ̈ܕ݂ܹܐ ܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ، ܟܵܠܹܝܬܘܿܢ.

     miṭṭul hānā, lḇōšūn kullēh zaynā d-allāhā d-māṣētōn kālētōn dalquḇlhōn īman d-āṯē yawmā d-bīšā, w-min bāṯar d-hāwētōn ˁḇīḏē kul mindī, kālētōn.

     Therefore wear the whole armour of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

2. daytime, period from sunrise to sunset

   Synonym: ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā)

Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܝܲܘ̈ܡܹܐ (yawmē) is a paucal plural (from two to nine) while the plural ܝܲܘ̈ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ (yawmāṯā) is a multiple plural (ten or more).

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܲܘܡܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܝܲܘܡܝܼ (yawmī)		ܝܲܘܡܲܢ (yawman)
	construct	ܝܘܿܡ (yōm)		2nd person	ܝܲܘܡܘܼܟ݂ (yawmūḵ)	ܝܲܘܡܵܟ݂ܝ (yawmāḵ)	ܝܲܘܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yawmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܘܡܵܐ (yawmā)		3rd person	ܝܲܘܡܹܗ (yawmēh)	ܝܲܘܡܵܗ̇ (yawmāh)	ܝܲܘܡܗܘܿܢ (yawmhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܝܲܘܡܝܼ̈ (yawmī)		ܝܲܘܡܲܢ̈ (yawman)
	construct	ܝܲܘܡܲܝ̈ (yawmay)		2nd person	ܝܲܘܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (yawmūḵ)	ܝܲܘܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (yawmāḵ)	ܝܲܘܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yawmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܘܡܹ̈ܐ (yawmē)		3rd person	ܝܲܘܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (yawmūh)	ܝܲܘܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (yawmōh)	ܝܲܘܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (yawmhōn)

Hyponyms

• days of the week: ܝܲܘ̈ܡܹܐ ܕܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ (yawmē d-šāḇōˁā) (appendix): ܚܲܕ݇ܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (ḥaḇšabbā) · ܬܪܹܝܢ݇ܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (trēḇšabbā) · ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (tlāṯāḇšabbā) · ܐܲܪܒܥܵܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (arbˁāḇšabbā) · ܚܲܡܫܵܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (ḥamšāḇšabbā) · ܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ (ˁruḇtā) · ܫܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ (šabṯā) ^[edit]

Coordinate terms

• ܪܦܵܦܵܐ (rpāpā, “moment”), ܬܪܲܝܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (trayyānīṯā, “second”), ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (daqīqā, “minute”), ܫܵܥܬ݂ܵܐ (šāˁṯā, “hour”), ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ (šāḇōˁā, “week”), ܝܲܪܚܵܐ (yarḥā, “month”), ܐܸܩܡܵܐ (iqmā, “season”), ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (šēttā, “year”)

times of day: ܥܸܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܵܘܡܵܐ (ˁiddānē d-yāwmā)edit

• ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ (nuḡhā)
• ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā)
• ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā)
• ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā)
• ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā)
• ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁrāḇā)
• ܢܘܼܨܦܵܐ (nuṣpā)
• ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ramšā)
• ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē)
• ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ (palgā d-laylē)

Derived terms

• ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ (idyōm, “today”)
• ܒܚܲܕ݇ ܝܲܘܡܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܝܲܘ̈ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bḥa yawmā min yawmāṯā, “once upon a time”)
• ܝܲܘܡܵܐ ܒܝܲܘܡܵܐ (yawmā byawmā, “day after day”)
• ܝܲܘܡܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (yawmāˀīṯ, “daily”)
• ܝܲܘܡܵܝܵܐ (yawmāyā, “daily”)
• ܝܲܘܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (yawmānāyā, “diurnal”)
• ܣܦܲܪܝܲܘܡܵܐ (sparyawmā, “newspaper”)

References

• “ܝܲܘܡܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2022 October 19 (last accessed)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *yawm-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jawmɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [jawme], [jawmɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܝܘܡܐ • (yawmā) m (plural ܝܘܡܬܐ (yawmē) or ܝܘܡܐ (yawmāṯā))

1. day (24 hours)
2. daytime, daylight

Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܝܘܡܐ (yawmē) is a paucal plural (from two to ten) while the plural ܝܘܡܬܐ (yawmāṯā) is a multiple plural (eleven or more).

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܘܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܝܘܡ		1st person	ܝܘܡܝ		ܝܘܡܢ
	construct	ܝܘܡ		2nd person	ܝܘܡܟ	ܝܘܡܟܝ	ܝܘܡܟܘܢ	ܝܘܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܝܘܡܐ		3rd person	ܝܘܡܗ	ܝܘܡܗ	ܝܘܡܗܘܢ	ܝܘܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܝܘܡܢ ,ܝܘܡܝܢ		1st person	ܝܘܡܬܝ ,ܝܘܡܝ		ܝܘܡܬܢ ,ܝܘܡܝܢ
	construct	ܝܘܡܬ ,ܝܘܡܝ		2nd person	ܝܘܡܬܟ ,ܝܘܡܝܟ	ܝܘܡܬܟܝ ,ܝܘܡܝܟܝ	ܝܘܡܬܟܘܢ ,ܝܘܡܝܟܘܢ	ܝܘܡܬܟܝܢ ,ܝܘܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܝܘܡܬܐ ,ܝܘܡܐ		3rd person	ܝܘܡܬܗ ,ܝܘܡܘܗܝ	ܝܘܡܬܗ ,ܝܘܡܝܗ	ܝܘܡܬܗܘܢ ,ܝܘܡܝܗܘܢ	ܝܘܡܬܗܝܢ ,ܝܘܡܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܝܘܡܝܐ
• ܝܘܡܢܐ
• ܝܘܡܢܝܐ

See also

• ܐܝܡܡܐ

References

• “ywm”, 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 139b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 190a
• 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, pages 568b–569a

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic ܝܘܡܐ (yawmā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (singular) /jawmo/
• IPA^(key): (plural) /jawme/

Noun

ܝܰܘܡܳܐ • (yawmo) m (plural ܝܰܘܡܶܐ (yawme))

1. day

See also

• ܫܰܬܳܐ (šato, “year”)
• ܝܰܪܚܳܐ (yarḥo, “month”)
• ܫܰܒܬ݂ܳܐ (šabṯo, “week”)
• ܣܰܥܰܐ (saca, “hour”), ܫܳܥܬ݂ܳܐ (šocṯo, “hour”)
• ܕܰܩܩܰܐ (daqqa, “minute”), ܩܰܛܷܢܬܳܐ (qaṭënto, “minute”)
• ܨܰܢܝـܝܶܐ (ṣaniye, “second”), ܪܦܳܦܳܐ (rfofo, “second”)