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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܝܡ	ܪܝܡܝܢ
construct	ܪܝܡ	ܪܝܡܝ
emphatic	ܪܝܡܐ	ܪܝܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܝܡܝ	ܪܝܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܝܡܟ	ܪܝܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܝܡܟܝ	ܪܝܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܝܡܗ	ܪܝܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܝܡܗ	ܪܝܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܝܡܢ	ܪܝܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܝܡܟܘܢ	ܪܝܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܝܡܟܝܢ	ܪܝܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܝܡܗܘܢ	ܪܝܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܝܡܗܝܢ	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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܝܡ	ܪܝܡܝܢ
construct	ܪܝܡ	ܪܝܡܝ
emphatic	ܪܝܡܐ	ܪܝܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܝܡܝ	ܪܝܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܝܡܟ	ܪܝܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܝܡܟܝ	ܪܝܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܝܡܗ	ܪܝܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܝܡܗ	ܪܝܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܝܡܢ	ܪܝܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܝܡܟܘܢ	ܪܝܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܝܡܟܝܢ	ܪܝܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܝܡܗܘܢ	ܪܝܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܝܡܗܝܢ	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