ܥܡܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܡ ܠ (ˁ m l)
1 term

From the verb ܥܵܡܹܠ (ˁāmēl, “to toil”); compare Arabic عَمَل (ʕamal) and Hebrew עָמָל ('amál).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕamlɑː]

Noun

ܥܲܡܠܵܐ • (ˁamlā) m sg (plural ܥܲܡ̈ܠܹܐ (ˁamlē))

1. effort, strain, exertion
2. labour, work, toil

   Synonym: ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ (pulḥānā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܲܡܠܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܲܡܠܝܼ (ˁamlī)		ܥܲܡܠܲܢ (ˁamlan)
	construct	ܥܡܲܠ (ˁmal)		2nd person	ܥܲܡܠܘܼܟ݂ (ˁamlūḵ)	ܥܲܡܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁamlāḵ)	ܥܲܡܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁamlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܡܠܵܐ (ˁamlā)		3rd person	ܥܲܡܠܹܗ (ˁamlēh)	ܥܲܡܠܵܗ̇ (ˁamlāh)	ܥܲܡܠܗܘܿܢ (ˁamlhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܲܡܠܝܼ̈ (ˁamlī)		ܥܲܡܠܲܢ̈ (ˁamlan)
	construct	ܥܲܡܠܲܝ̈ (ˁamlay)		2nd person	ܥܲܡܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁamlūḵ)	ܥܲܡܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁamlāḵ)	ܥܲܡܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁamlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܡܠܹ̈ܐ (ˁamlē)		3rd person	ܥܲܡܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁamlūh)	ܥܲܡܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁamlōh)	ܥܲܡܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁamlhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܥ-ܡ-ܠ (ʿ-m-l) related to toiling. Compare Arabic عَمَل (ʕamal) and Hebrew עָמָל (ʿāmāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕamlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕamle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܡܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܡܠܐ)

1. labour, work, toil
2. weariness, pain, trouble
3. district, prefecture

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܡܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܡܠ		1st person	ܥܡܠܝ		ܥܡܠܢ
	construct	ܥܡܠ		2nd person	ܥܡܠܟ	ܥܡܠܟܝ	ܥܡܠܟܘܢ	ܥܡܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܡܠܐ		3rd person	ܥܡܠܗ	ܥܡܠܗ	ܥܡܠܗܘܢ	ܥܡܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܡܠܝܢ		1st person	ܥܡܠܝ		ܥܡܠܝܢ
	construct	ܥܡܠܝ		2nd person	ܥܡܠܝܟ	ܥܡܠܝܟܝ	ܥܡܠܝܟܘܢ	ܥܡܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܡܠܐ		3rd person	ܥܡܠܘܗܝ	ܥܡܠܝܗ	ܥܡܠܝܗܘܢ	ܥܡܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَامِل (ʕāmil).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕɑmlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕɑmle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܡܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܡܠܐ)

1. prefect, official

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܡܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܡܠ		1st person	ܥܡܠܝ		ܥܡܠܢ
	construct	ܥܡܠ		2nd person	ܥܡܠܟ	ܥܡܠܟܝ	ܥܡܠܟܘܢ	ܥܡܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܡܠܐ		3rd person	ܥܡܠܗ	ܥܡܠܗ	ܥܡܠܗܘܢ	ܥܡܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܡܠܝܢ		1st person	ܥܡܠܝ		ܥܡܠܝܢ
	construct	ܥܡܠܝ		2nd person	ܥܡܠܝܟ	ܥܡܠܝܟܝ	ܥܡܠܝܟܘܢ	ܥܡܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܡܠܐ		3rd person	ܥܡܠܘܗܝ	ܥܡܠܝܗ	ܥܡܠܝܗܘܢ	ܥܡܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˁml”, 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. 256a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 417b
• 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. 1112a