ܪܝܡܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ-ܘ-ܡ (r-w-m) related to height.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [r(ə)jɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [r(ə)jɑme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܝܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܝܡܐ)

1. height, altitude, elevation
2. raising, elevating, lifting up, erection
3. support
4. honor/honour
5. (grammar) removal

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܝܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܝܡ		1st person	ܪܝܡܝ		ܪܝܡܢ
	construct	ܪܝܡ		2nd person	ܪܝܡܟ	ܪܝܡܟܝ	ܪܝܡܟܘܢ	ܪܝܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܝܡܐ		3rd person	ܪܝܡܗ	ܪܝܡܗ	ܪܝܡܗܘܢ	ܪܝܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܝܡܝܢ		1st person	ܪܝܡܝ		ܪܝܡܝܢ
	construct	ܪܝܡܝ		2nd person	ܪܝܡܝܟ	ܪܝܡܝܟܝ	ܪܝܡܝܟܘܢ	ܪܝܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܝܡܐ		3rd person	ܪܝܡܘܗܝ	ܪܝܡܝܗ	ܪܝܡܝܗܘܢ	ܪܝܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Aramaic 𐡌𐡀𐡓 (mʾr). Compare Arabic رِيم (rīm) and Hebrew רְאֵם (rəʾēm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rajmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rajme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܝܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܝܡܐ)

1. buffalo
2. unicorn
3. (biblical) addax, pygarg (used to translate Hebrew dishon)

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܝܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܝܡ		1st person	ܪܝܡܝ		ܪܝܡܢ
	construct	ܪܝܡ		2nd person	ܪܝܡܟ	ܪܝܡܟܝ	ܪܝܡܟܘܢ	ܪܝܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܝܡܐ		3rd person	ܪܝܡܗ	ܪܝܡܗ	ܪܝܡܗܘܢ	ܪܝܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܝܡܝܢ		1st person	ܪܝܡܝ		ܪܝܡܝܢ
	construct	ܪܝܡܝ		2nd person	ܪܝܡܝܟ	ܪܝܡܝܟܝ	ܪܝܡܝܟܘܢ	ܪܝܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܝܡܐ		3rd person	ܪܝܡܘܗܝ	ܪܝܡܝܗ	ܪܝܡܝܗܘܢ	ܪܝܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• “rym”, 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, pp. 342a, 345a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 539b
• 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. 1461b