ܪܡܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܡ ܙ (r m z)
3 terms

Compare Arabic رَمْز (ramz) and Hebrew רֶמֶז (rémez).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [rɪm.zɑː]

Noun

ܪܸܡܙܵܐ • (rimzā) m (plural ܪܸ̈ܡܙܹܐ (rimzē))

1. symbol, emblem, sign

   Synonyms: ܝܲܕ݂ܥܵܐ (yaḏˁā), ܐܵܬ݂ܵܐ (āṯā), ܢܲܘܦܵܐ (nawpā)

2. hint, clue; mystery, riddle

   Synonym: ܐ݇ܪܵܙܵܐ (rāzā)

3. cipher, code

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܸܡܙܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܪܸܡܙܝܼ (rimzī)		ܪܸܡܙܲܢ (rimzan)
	construct	ܪܡܲܙ (rmaz)		2nd person	ܪܸܡܙܘܼܟ݂ (rimzūḵ)	ܪܸܡܙܵܟ݂ܝ (rimzāḵ)	ܪܸܡܙܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rimzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܸܡܙܵܐ (rimzā)		3rd person	ܪܸܡܙܹܗ (rimzēh)	ܪܸܡܙܘܿܗ̇ (rimzōh)	ܪܸܡܙܗܘܿܢ (rimzhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܪܸ̈ܡܙܝܼ (rimzī)		ܪܸ̈ܡܙܲܢ (rimzan)
	construct	ܪܸ̈ܡܙܲܝ (rimzay)		2nd person	ܪܸ̈ܡܙܘܼܟ݂ (rimzūḵ)	ܪܸ̈ܡܙܵܟ݂ܝ (rimzāḵ)	ܪܸ̈ܡܙܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rimzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܸ̈ܡܙܹܐ (rimzē)		3rd person	ܪܸ̈ܡܙܘܼܗܝ (rimzūh)	ܪܸ̈ܡܙܘܿܗ̇ (rimzōh)	ܪܸ̈ܡܙܗܘܿܢ (rimzhōn)

Derived terms

• ܪܸܡܙܵܢܵܝܵܐ (rimzānāyā)
• ܪܸܡܙܵܐ ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܵܝܵܐ (rimzā bīldārāyā)
• ܪܸܡܙܵܐ ܚܲܒ݂ܠܵܝܵܐ (rimzā ḥaḇlāyā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ ܡ ܙ related to hinting. Compare Arabic رَمْز (ramz) and Hebrew רֶמֶז (rémez).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɛmzɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rɛmze] (plural)

Noun

ܪܡܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܡܙܐ)

1. hint, clue, sign, symbol
2. gesture, motion
3. suggestion
4. intention, will, command
5. meaning, sense
6. instant
7. enigma

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܡܙܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܡܙ		1st person	ܪܡܙܝ		ܪܡܙܢ
	construct	ܪܡܙ		2nd person	ܪܡܙܟ	ܪܡܙܟܝ	ܪܡܙܟܘܢ	ܪܡܙܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܡܙܐ		3rd person	ܪܡܙܗ	ܪܡܙܗ	ܪܡܙܗܘܢ	ܪܡܙܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܡܙܝܢ		1st person	ܪܡܙܝ		ܪܡܙܝܢ
	construct	ܪܡܙܝ		2nd person	ܪܡܙܝܟ	ܪܡܙܝܟܝ	ܪܡܙܝܟܘܢ	ܪܡܙܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܡܙܐ		3rd person	ܪܡܙܘܗܝ	ܪܡܙܝܗ	ܪܡܙܝܗܘܢ	ܪܡܙܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ ܡ ܙ related to hinting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rammɑzɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rammɑze] (plural)

Noun

ܪܡܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܡܙܐ)

1. winker (one who winks)

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܡܙܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܡܙ		1st person	ܪܡܙܝ		ܪܡܙܢ
	construct	ܪܡܙ		2nd person	ܪܡܙܟ	ܪܡܙܟܝ	ܪܡܙܟܘܢ	ܪܡܙܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܡܙܐ		3rd person	ܪܡܙܗ	ܪܡܙܗ	ܪܡܙܗܘܢ	ܪܡܙܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܡܙܝܢ		1st person	ܪܡܙܝ		ܪܡܙܝܢ
	construct	ܪܡܙܝ		2nd person	ܪܡܙܝܟ	ܪܡܙܝܟܝ	ܪܡܙܝܟܘܢ	ܪܡܙܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܡܙܐ		3rd person	ܪܡܙܘܗܝ	ܪܡܙܝܗ	ܪܡܙܝܗܘܢ	ܪܡܙܝܗܝܢ

References

• “rmz”, 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 348b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 543b
• 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, →ISBN, pages 1471a–b