ܟܪܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Akkadian 𒃾 (GEŠTIN /⁠karānu⁠/, “wine, vine, grapes”), Arabic كَرْم (karm), and Hebrew כֶּרֶם (kérem).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [karmaː]

Noun

ܟܲܪܡܵܐ • (karmā) m (plural ܟܲܪ̈ܡܹܐ (karmē) or ܟܲܪ̈ܡܵܢܹܐ (karmānē))

1. vineyard
2. orchard

Proper noun

ܟܲܪܡܵܐ • (karmā) ?

1. a surname

Derived terms

• ܟܲܪܡܘܿܢܵܐ (karmōnā, “little vineyard”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Akkadian 𒃾 (GEŠTIN /⁠karānu⁠/, “wine, vine, grapes”), Arabic كَرْم (karm), and Hebrew כֶּרֶם (kérem).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [karmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [karme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܡܐ • (karmā) m (plural ܟܪܡܐ)

1. vineyard
2. vine
3. counting table, abacus

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܪܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܪܡ		1st person	ܟܪܡܝ		ܟܪܡܢ
	construct	ܟܪܡ		2nd person	ܟܪܡܟ	ܟܪܡܟܝ	ܟܪܡܟܘܢ	ܟܪܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܡܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܡܗ	ܟܪܡܗ	ܟܪܡܗܘܢ	ܟܪܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܪܡܝܢ		1st person	ܟܪܡܝ		ܟܪܡܝܢ
	construct	ܟܪܡܝ		2nd person	ܟܪܡܝܟ	ܟܪܡܝܟܝ	ܟܪܡܝܟܘܢ	ܟܪܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܡܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܡܘܗܝ	ܟܪܡܝܗ	ܟܪܡܝܗܘܢ	ܟܪܡܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܝܬ ܟܪܡܐ
• ܟܪܡ
• ܟܪܡܐ ܕܚܘܝܐ

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Arabic كَرَّام (karrām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [karrɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [karrɑme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܡܐ • (karrāmā) m (plural ܟܪܡܐ)

1. vintner

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܪܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܪܡ		1st person	ܟܪܡܝ		ܟܪܡܢ
	construct	ܟܪܡ		2nd person	ܟܪܡܟ	ܟܪܡܟܝ	ܟܪܡܟܘܢ	ܟܪܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܡܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܡܗ	ܟܪܡܗ	ܟܪܡܗܘܢ	ܟܪܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܪܡܝܢ		1st person	ܟܪܡܝ		ܟܪܡܝܢ
	construct	ܟܪܡܝ		2nd person	ܟܪܡܝܟ	ܟܪܡܝܟܝ	ܟܪܡܝܟܘܢ	ܟܪܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܡܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܡܘܗܝ	ܟܪܡܝܗ	ܟܪܡܝܗܘܢ	ܟܪܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Modified from above. Compare Hebrew כּוֹרֵם (kôrēm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑrmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kɑrme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܡܐ • (kārmā) m (plural ܟܪܡܐ)

1. vintner
2. trimmer, pruner

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܪܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܪܡ		1st person	ܟܪܡܝ		ܟܪܡܢ
	construct	ܟܪܡ		2nd person	ܟܪܡܟ	ܟܪܡܟܝ	ܟܪܡܟܘܢ	ܟܪܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܡܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܡܗ	ܟܪܡܗ	ܟܪܡܗܘܢ	ܟܪܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܪܡܝܢ		1st person	ܟܪܡܝ		ܟܪܡܝܢ
	construct	ܟܪܡܝ		2nd person	ܟܪܡܝܟ	ܟܪܡܝܟܝ	ܟܪܡܝܟܘܢ	ܟܪܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܡܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܡܘܗܝ	ܟܪܡܝܗ	ܟܪܡܝܗܘܢ	ܟܪܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• “krm”, 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. 163a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 228a
• 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. 655a-b