ܥܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic עַמָּא‎ (ʿammā); related to Hebrew עַם‎ (am).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʕam.mɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔam.mɑː]

Noun

ܥܲܡܵܐ • (ʿammā) m (plural ܥܲܡܡܹ̈ܐ‎ (ʿammē))

  1. people, nation
  2. folk
Inflection
Inflection of ܥܲܡܵܐ (ʿammā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܥܲܡܝܼ‎
(ʿamī)		 ܥܲܡܲܢ‎
(ʿamman)
construct ܥܲܡ‎
(ʿam)		 2nd person ܥܲܡܘܼܟ݂‎
(ʿamuḵ)		 ܥܲܡܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(ʿammāḵ)		 ܥܲܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(ʿammāwḵon)
emphatic ܥܲܡܵܐ
(ʿammā)		 3rd person ܥܲܡܹܗ‎
(ʿammēh)		 ܥܲܡܘܿܗ̇‎
(ʿamoh)		 ܥܲܡܗܘܿܢ‎
(ʿamhon)
plural absolute – 1st person ܥܲܡܡܝܼ̈‎
(ʿammī)		 ܥܲܡܡܲܢ̈‎
(ʿamman)
construct ܥܲܡܡܲܝ̈‎
(ʿammay)		 2nd person ܥܲܡܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎
(ʿammuḵ)		 ܥܲܡܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎
(ʿammāḵ)		 ܥܲܡܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(ʿammāwḵon)
emphatic ܥܲܡܡܹ̈ܐ‎
(ʿammē)		 3rd person ܥܲܡܡܹ̈ܗ‎
(ʿammēh)		 ܥܲܡܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎
(ʿammoh)		 ܥܲܡܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎
(ʿammhon)
Synonyms
  • (people): ܛܵܝܸܦܵܐ‎ (ṭāyippā)
  • (nation): ܐܘܼܡܬܵܐ‎ (umtā)
Derived terms
  • ܥܲܡܡܵܝܵܐ‎ (ʿammāyā, “public”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَمّ‎ (ʕamm). Doublet of ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܐ‎ (maʿmonā).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʕam.mɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔa.mɑː]

Noun

ܥܲܡܵܐ • (ʿammā) m (plural ܥܵܡܹ̈ܐ (ʿāmē), feminine ܥܲܡܬܵܐ‎ (ʿamtā) or ܕܵܕ݂ܬܵܐ‎ (dāḏtā))

  1. paternal blood uncle (brother of one's father)
    Coordinate terms: ܥܲܡܬܵܐ‎ (ʿamtā), ܚܵܠܵܐ‎ (ḥālā), ܚܵܠܬܵܐ‎ (ḥāltā)
Inflection
Inflection of ܥܲܡܵܐ (ʿammā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܥܲܡܝܼ‎
(ʿamī)		 ܥܲܡܲܢ‎
(ʿamman)
construct ܥܲܡ‎
(ʿam)		 2nd person ܥܲܡܘܼܟ݂‎
(ʿamuḵ)		 ܥܲܡܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(ʿammāḵ)		 ܥܲܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(ʿammāwḵon)
emphatic ܥܲܡܵܐ
(ʿammā)		 3rd person ܥܲܡܹܗ‎
(ʿammēh)		 ܥܲܡܘܿܗ̇‎
(ʿamoh)		 ܥܲܡܗܘܿܢ‎
(ʿamhon)
plural absolute – 1st person ܥܲܡܝܼ̈‎
(ʿamī)		 ܥܲܡܲܢ̈‎
(ʿamman)
construct ܥܲܡܲܝ̈‎
(ʿammay)		 2nd person ܥܲܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎
(ʿamuḵ)		 ܥܲܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎
(ʿammāḵ)		 ܥܲܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(ʿammāwḵon)
emphatic ܥܲܡܹ̈ܐ
(ʿammē)		 3rd person ܥܲܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎
(ʿamuh)		 ܥܲܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎
(ʿamoh)		 ܥܲܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎
(ʿamhon)
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • ܥܲܡܘܿ‎ (ʿamo, “endearing form”)
  • ܒܲܟ݂ܬ ܥܲܡܵܐ‎ (baḵt ʿammā, “aunt (father's brother's wife)”)
  • ܒܲܪ ܥܲܡܵܐ‎ (bar ʿammā, “cousin (father's brother's son)”)
  • ܒܲܪ݇ܬ ܥܲܡܵܐ‎ (bat ʿammā, “cousin (father's brother's daughter)”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew עַם‎ (ʿam).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʕammɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܥܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܡܡܐ‎)

  1. people, nation
  2. populace, crowd, sect
  3. commoner
  4. ignoramus, unlearned man

Usage notes
  • The sense of "people" is used especially when contrasting Jews vs. Gentiles or Christians vs. pagans.

Inflection
    declension of ܥܡܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܥܡ‎ ܥܡܡܝܢ‎
construct ܥܡ‎ ܥܡܡܝ‎
emphatic ܥܡܐ ܥܡܡܐ‎
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܥܡܝ‎ ܥܡܡܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your) ܥܡܟ‎ ܥܡܡܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your) ܥܡܟܝ‎ ܥܡܡܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his) ܥܡܗ‎ ܥܡܡܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her) ܥܡܗ‎ ܥܡܡܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our) ܥܡܢ‎ ܥܡܡܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your) ܥܡܟܘܢ‎ ܥܡܡܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your) ܥܡܟܝܢ‎ ܥܡܡܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their) ܥܡܗܘܢ‎ ܥܡܡܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their) ܥܡܗܝܢ‎ ܥܡܡܝܗܝܢ‎

References
  • “ˁm”, 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. 255a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 416b
  • 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. 1108a
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