ܪܡܙܐ

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(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rɛmze(ʔ)] (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(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rammɑze(ʔ)] (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, p. 348b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 1471a-b