ܝܡܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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Diminutive of ܝܡܐ (yammā(ʾ), sea). Compare Hebrew יַמָּה (yammâ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܝܡܬܐ (yamməṯā’f (plural ܝܡܡܬܐ)

  1. lake
  2. pool, pond
  3. swamp

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  • ymh”, 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. 141b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 193b
  • 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. 576b