ܪܚܡܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ-ܚ-ܡ (r-ḥ-m) related to loving.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɑħɛm(mə)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rɑħmɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܪܚܡܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܪܚܡܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܪܚܡܐ)

1. friend
2. (grammar, phonetics, in the plural) phonotactically-permissible phonemes

   Antonym: ܣܢܐܬܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܚܡܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܚܡܐ		1st person	ܪܚܡܬܝ		ܪܚܡܬܢ
	construct	ܪܚܡܬ		2nd person	ܪܚܡܬܟ	ܪܚܡܬܟܝ	ܪܚܡܬܟܘܢ	ܪܚܡܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܚܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܪܚܡܬܗ	ܪܚܡܬܗ	ܪܚܡܬܗܘܢ	ܪܚܡܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܚܡܢ		1st person	ܪܚܡܬܢ		ܪܚܡܬܢ
	construct	ܪܚܡܬ		2nd person	ܪܚܡܬܟ	ܪܚܡܬܟܝ	ܪܚܡܬܟܘܢ	ܪܚܡܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܚܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܪܚܡܬܗ	ܪܚܡܬܗ	ܪܚܡܬܗܘܢ	ܪܚܡܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ-ܚ-ܡ (r-ḥ-m) related to loving. Compare Arabic رَحْمَة (raḥma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɛħm(ə)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rɛħmɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܪܚܡܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܪܚܡܬܐ)

1. love, kindness
2. friendship
3. desire
4. (figuratively) magnetism

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܚܡܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܚܡܐ		1st person	ܪܚܡܬܝ		ܪܚܡܬܢ
	construct	ܪܚܡܬ		2nd person	ܪܚܡܬܟ	ܪܚܡܬܟܝ	ܪܚܡܬܟܘܢ	ܪܚܡܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܚܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܪܚܡܬܗ	ܪܚܡܬܗ	ܪܚܡܬܗܘܢ	ܪܚܡܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܚܡܢ		1st person	ܪܚܡܬܢ		ܪܚܡܬܢ
	construct	ܪܚܡܬ		2nd person	ܪܚܡܬܟ	ܪܚܡܬܟܝ	ܪܚܡܬܟܘܢ	ܪܚܡܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܚܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܪܚܡܬܗ	ܪܚܡܬܗ	ܪܚܡܬܗܘܢ	ܪܚܡܬܗܝܢ

References

• “rḥmh”, 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. 343a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 538a
• 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. 1456b, 1457a, b