ܡܘܡܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܘ-ܡ-ܐ (w-m-ʾ) related to swearing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mawmɑθɑ(ʔ)], [mawm(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mawmɑθɑ(ʔ)], [mawmɑjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܘܡܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܘܡܝܬܐ or ܡܘܡܬܐ)

1. oath
2. agreement, treaty
3. curse, execration, deprecation
4. exorcism
5. adjuration
6. levy, mass enlistment

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܘܡܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܘܡܐ		1st person	ܡܘܡܬܝ		ܡܘܡܬܢ
	construct	ܡܘܡܬ		2nd person	ܡܘܡܬܟ	ܡܘܡܬܟܝ	ܡܘܡܬܟܘܢ	ܡܘܡܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܘܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܘܡܬܗ	ܡܘܡܬܗ	ܡܘܡܬܗܘܢ	ܡܘܡܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܘܡܝܬܐ ,ܡܘܡܬܐ		1st person	ܡܘܡܝܬܝ ,ܡܘܡܬܝ		ܡܘܡܝܬܢ ,ܡܘܡܬܢ
	construct	ܡܘܡܝܬܐ ,ܡܘܡܬܐ		2nd person	ܡܘܡܝܬܟ ,ܡܘܡܬܟ	ܡܘܡܝܬܟܝ ,ܡܘܡܬܟܝ	ܡܘܡܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܘܡܬܟܘܢ	ܡܘܡܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܘܡܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܘܡܝܬܐ ,ܡܘܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܘܡܝܬܗ ,ܡܘܡܬܗ	ܡܘܡܝܬܗ ,ܡܘܡܬܗ	ܡܘܡܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܘܡܬܗܘܢ	ܡܘܡܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܡܘܡܬܗܝܢ

References

• “mwmˀh”, 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. 142a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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-b