ܪܘܫܡܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ-ܫ-ܡ related to marking. Compare Arabic رَسْم (rasm) and Hebrew רֹשֶׁם (rṓšem).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ruʃmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ruʃme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܫܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܫܡܐ)

1. sign, mark, token, indication, index
2. inscription, superscription, title (of a book)
3. (orthography) script, writing, spelling (as opposed to pronunciation)
4. text, edition, copy
5. ascription
6. description, design, plan (e.g., of a house)
7. annotation
8. recording, authentification
9. (law) prescription, precept, law
10. (Christianity) making the sign of the cross

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܘܫܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܫܘܡ		1st person	ܪܘܫܡܝ		ܪܘܫܡܢ
	construct	ܪܫܘܡ		2nd person	ܪܘܫܡܟ	ܪܘܫܡܟܝ	ܪܘܫܡܟܘܢ	ܪܘܫܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܘܫܡܐ		3rd person	ܪܘܫܡܗ	ܪܘܫܡܗ	ܪܘܫܡܗܘܢ	ܪܘܫܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܘܫܡܝܢ		1st person	ܪܘܫܡܝ		ܪܘܫܡܝܢ
	construct	ܪܘܫܡܝ		2nd person	ܪܘܫܡܝܟ	ܪܘܫܡܝܟܝ	ܪܘܫܡܝܟܘܢ	ܪܘܫܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܘܫܡܐ		3rd person	ܪܘܫܡܘܗܝ	ܪܘܫܡܝܗ	ܪܘܫܡܝܗܘܢ	ܪܘܫܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ-ܫ-ܡ related to marking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ruʃʃɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ruʃʃɑme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܫܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܫܡܐ)

1. sign

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܘܫܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܘܫܡ		1st person	ܪܘܫܡܝ		ܪܘܫܡܢ
	construct	ܪܘܫܡ		2nd person	ܪܘܫܡܟ	ܪܘܫܡܟܝ	ܪܘܫܡܟܘܢ	ܪܘܫܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܘܫܡܐ		3rd person	ܪܘܫܡܗ	ܪܘܫܡܗ	ܪܘܫܡܗܘܢ	ܪܘܫܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܘܫܡܝܢ		1st person	ܪܘܫܡܝ		ܪܘܫܡܝܢ
	construct	ܪܘܫܡܝ		2nd person	ܪܘܫܡܝܟ	ܪܘܫܡܝܟܝ	ܪܘܫܡܝܟܘܢ	ܪܘܫܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܘܫܡܐ		3rd person	ܪܘܫܡܘܗܝ	ܪܘܫܡܝܗ	ܪܘܫܡܝܗܘܢ	ܪܘܫܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• “rwšm”, 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. 353b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 536a
• 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. 1453b