ܥܡܘܕܐ

See also: ܥܡܘܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʿ-m-d. Compare Arabic عَمُود (ʕamūd) and Hebrew עַמּוּד (ʿammûḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕammuðɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕammuðe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܡܘܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܡܘܕܐ)

1. (architecture) pillar, column
2. platform
3. (geometry) altitude
4. (astronomy) meteor

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܡܘܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܡܘܕ		1st person	ܥܡܘܕܝ		ܥܡܘܕܢ
	construct	ܥܡܘܕ		2nd person	ܥܡܘܕܟ	ܥܡܘܕܟܝ	ܥܡܘܕܟܘܢ	ܥܡܘܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܡܘܕܐ		3rd person	ܥܡܘܕܗ	ܥܡܘܕܗ	ܥܡܘܕܗܘܢ	ܥܡܘܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܡܘܕܝܢ		1st person	ܥܡܘܕܝ		ܥܡܘܕܝܢ
	construct	ܥܡܘܕܝ		2nd person	ܥܡܘܕܝܟ	ܥܡܘܕܝܟܝ	ܥܡܘܕܝܟܘܢ	ܥܡܘܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܡܘܕܐ		3rd person	ܥܡܘܕܘܗܝ	ܥܡܘܕܝܗ	ܥܡܘܕܝܗܘܢ	ܥܡܘܕܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܥ-ܡ-ܕ (ʿ-m-d) related to immersing, from Proto-Semitic *ġ-m-d.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕɑmoðɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕɑmoðe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܡܘܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܡܘܕܐ)

1. diver
2. confirmand, baptismal candidate

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܡܘܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܡܘܕ		1st person	ܥܡܘܕܝ		ܥܡܘܕܢ
	construct	ܥܡܘܕ		2nd person	ܥܡܘܕܟ	ܥܡܘܕܟܝ	ܥܡܘܕܟܘܢ	ܥܡܘܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܡܘܕܐ		3rd person	ܥܡܘܕܗ	ܥܡܘܕܗ	ܥܡܘܕܗܘܢ	ܥܡܘܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܡܘܕܝܢ		1st person	ܥܡܘܕܝ		ܥܡܘܕܝܢ
	construct	ܥܡܘܕܝ		2nd person	ܥܡܘܕܝܟ	ܥܡܘܕܝܟܝ	ܥܡܘܕܝܟܘܢ	ܥܡܘܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܡܘܕܐ		3rd person	ܥܡܘܕܘܗܝ	ܥܡܘܕܝܗ	ܥܡܘܕܝܗܘܢ	ܥܡܘܕܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˁmwd”, 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. 255b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 416b
• 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, pp. 1108b-1109a