ܦܘܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܟܸܡܵܐ (kimmā)

Etymology

From Aramaic פּוּמָא (pumā), from Proto-Semitic *pay-; compare Arabic فَم (fam), Hebrew פֶּה (pe) and Akkadian 𒅗 (pûm).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pum.mɑː]

Noun

ܦܘܼܡܵܐ • (pummā) m sg (plural ܦܘܼܡܹ̈ܐ (pummē) or ܦܘܼܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (pūmānē) or ܦܘܼܡܵܡܹ̈ܐ (pūmāmē) or ܦܘܼ̈ܡܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (pūmawwāṯā))

1. (anatomy) mouth
2. (animal anatomy) beak
3. mouthful
4. entrance, opening, orifice
5. command, order, decree

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܘܼܡܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܘܼܡܝܼ (pummī)		ܦܘܼܡܲܢ (pumman)
	construct	ܦܘܼܡ (pum)		2nd person	ܦܘܼܡܘܼܟ݂ (pummūḵ)	ܦܘܼܡܵܟ݂ܝ (pummāḵ)	ܦܘܼܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pummāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܘܼܡܵܐ (pummā)		3rd person	ܦܘܼܡܹܗ (pummēh)	ܦܘܼܡܵܗ̇ (pummāh)	ܦܘܼܡܗܘܿܢ (pummhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܘܼܡܝܼ̈ (pummī)		ܦܘܼܡܲܢ̈ (pumman)
	construct	ܦܘܼܡܲܝ̈ (pummay)		2nd person	ܦܘܼܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pummūḵ)	ܦܘܼܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pummāḵ)	ܦܘܼܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pummāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܘܼܡܹ̈ܐ (pummē)		3rd person	ܦܘܼܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pummūh)	ܦܘܼܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (pummōh)	ܦܘܼܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (pummhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܪܲܫܠܘܼܬ݂ ܦܘܼܡܵܐ (mrašlūṯ pummā, “facial paralysis”)
• ܦܘܼܡܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (pūmāˀīṯ, “orally”)
• ܦܘܼܡܵܝܵܐ (pummāyā, “oral”)
• ܦܘܼܡܵܢܵܐ (pummānā, “glutton”)
• ܦܘܼܡܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (pūmānāˀīṯ, “aloud”)
• ܫܘܼܠܗܵܒ݂ ܦܘܼܡܵܐ (šulhāḇ pummā, “stomatitis”)
• ܫܡܲܝ ܦܘܼܡܵܐ (šmay pummā, “palate”)

 

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *pay-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pumɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pume] (plural)

Noun

ܦܘܡܐ • (pūmā) m (plural ܦܘܡܐ (pūmē))

1. (anatomy) mouth
2. (animal anatomy) beak
3. mouthful
4. entrance, opening, orifice
5. command, order, decree
6. surface, peel
7. riverbank
8. blade, edge of a sword

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܘܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܘܡ		1st person	ܦܘܡܝ		ܦܘܡܢ
	construct	ܦܘܡ		2nd person	ܦܘܡܟ	ܦܘܡܟܝ	ܦܘܡܟܘܢ	ܦܘܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܘܡܐ		3rd person	ܦܘܡܗ	ܦܘܡܗ	ܦܘܡܗܘܢ	ܦܘܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܘܡܝܢ		1st person	ܦܘܡܝ		ܦܘܡܝܢ
	construct	ܦܘܡܝ		2nd person	ܦܘܡܝܟ	ܦܘܡܝܟܝ	ܦܘܡܝܟܘܢ	ܦܘܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܘܡܐ		3rd person	ܦܘܡܘܗܝ	ܦܘܡܝܗ	ܦܘܡܝܗܘܢ	ܦܘܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• “pwm”, 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 271a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 437b
• 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 1165a-b