ܡܘܡܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew מוּם (mûm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mumɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mume(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܘܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܘܡܐ)

1. defect, flaw, fault, imperfection
2. blemish, spot, speck, mark
3. vice, bad habit

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܘܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܘܡ		1st person	ܡܘܡܝ		ܡܘܡܢ
	construct	ܡܘܡ		2nd person	ܡܘܡܟ	ܡܘܡܟܝ	ܡܘܡܟܘܢ	ܡܘܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܘܡܐ		3rd person	ܡܘܡܗ	ܡܘܡܗ	ܡܘܡܗܘܢ	ܡܘܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܘܡܝܢ		1st person	ܡܘܡܝ		ܡܘܡܝܢ
	construct	ܡܘܡܝ		2nd person	ܡܘܡܝܟ	ܡܘܡܝܟܝ	ܡܘܡܝܟܘܢ	ܡܘܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܘܡܐ		3rd person	ܡܘܡܘܗܝ	ܡܘܡܝܗ	ܡܘܡܝܗܘܢ	ܡܘܡܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܡܘܡܝܐ
• ܡܘܡܬܢܐ
• ܡܘܡܬܢܘܬܐ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mawmɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܡܘܡܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܡܘܡܬܐ

References

• “mwm”, 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. 178b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 257b-258a
• 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. 726a