ܢܡܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic نَمْلَة (namla) and Hebrew נְמָלָה (nəmālâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [n(ə)mɑlɑ], [nammɑlɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [n(ə)mɑle], [nammɑle] (plural)

Noun

ܢܡܠܐ • (transliteration needed) c (plural ܢܡܠܐ)

1. (masculine) anthill

   Synonym: ܩܢܐ

2. (feminine) ant

   Synonyms: ܫܘܫܡܢܐ, ܪܚܫܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܡܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܡܠ		1st person	ܢܡܠܝ		ܢܡܠܢ
	construct	ܢܡܠ		2nd person	ܢܡܠܟ	ܢܡܠܟܝ	ܢܡܠܟܘܢ	ܢܡܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܡܠܐ		3rd person	ܢܡܠܗ	ܢܡܠܗ	ܢܡܠܗܘܢ	ܢܡܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܡܠܝܢ		1st person	ܢܡܠܝ		ܢܡܠܝܢ
	construct	ܢܡܠܝ		2nd person	ܢܡܠܝܟ	ܢܡܠܝܟܝ	ܢܡܠܝܟܘܢ	ܢܡܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܡܠܐ		3rd person	ܢܡܠܘܗܝ	ܢܡܠܝܗ	ܢܡܠܝܗܘܢ	ܢܡܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [namlɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [namle] (plural)

Noun

ܢܡܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܡܠܐ)

1. (pathology) wart; rash

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܡܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܡܠ		1st person	ܢܡܠܝ		ܢܡܠܢ
	construct	ܢܡܠ		2nd person	ܢܡܠܟ	ܢܡܠܟܝ	ܢܡܠܟܘܢ	ܢܡܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܡܠܐ		3rd person	ܢܡܠܗ	ܢܡܠܗ	ܢܡܠܗܘܢ	ܢܡܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܡܠܝܢ		1st person	ܢܡܠܝ		ܢܡܠܝܢ
	construct	ܢܡܠܝ		2nd person	ܢܡܠܝܟ	ܢܡܠܝܟܝ	ܢܡܠܝܟܘܢ	ܢܡܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܡܠܐ		3rd person	ܢܡܠܘܗܝ	ܢܡܠܝܗ	ܢܡܠܝܗܘܢ	ܢܡܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “nml”, 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 205b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 341a
• 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, page 922b