ܪܡܘܢܐ

• ܐܪܡܘܢܬܐ‎ (armuntā), ܐܪܡܘܢܐ‎ (armonā), ܪܘܡܢܐ‎ (rummānā)

From Aramaic רִמֹּונָא‎ (rimmōnā); compare Hebrew רִמּוֹן‎ (rimmón), Akkadian 𒄑𒈢𒆳𒊏 (/armannu/), Classical Syriac ܪܘܡܢܐ‎ (rummānā) and Arabic رُمَّان‎ (rummān)

• (standard) IPA^(key): [rɪ.muːnɑː]

ܪܸܡܘܼܢܵܐ • (rimunā) m (plural ܪܸܡܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (rimunē))

1. pomegranate (spherical fruit with a tough golden-orange outer skin and sweet red gelatinous flesh containing many seeds)

   ‏ܡܲܬܒ݂ܲܚ ܦܸܪ̈ܕܹܐ ܕܪܸܡܘܼܢܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܣܵܠܵܛܵܐ.‎‎

   matḇaḥ pirdē d-rimunā gāw sālāṭā.

   Let's put pomegranate seeds in the salad.

   • Exodus 28:34:

     ‏ܙܹܓܵܐ ܕܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ ܘܪܸܡܘܼܢܵܐ، ܙܹܓܵܐ ܕܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ ܘܪܸܡܘܼܢܵܐ، ܥܲܠ ܫܸܦܘܼܠܵܠܹ̈ܐ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ ܠܚܵܕܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܹܐ.‎‎

     zēgā d-dahḇā w-rimunā, zēgā d-dahḇā w-rimunā, ʿal šipulālē d-ʿāḇāytā l-ḥādirwānē.

     a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe all around.

   • Jeremiah 52:23:

     ‏ܘܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܹܐ ܬܸܫܥܝܼ ܘܐܸܫܬܵܐ ܠܓܹܒܵܐ ܕܦܵܘܚܵܐ؛ ܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܹܐ ܡܵܐܐ ܥܲܠ ܫܲܟܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܠܚܵܕܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܹܐ.‎‎

     w-wē lhon rimunē tišʿī w-ʾištā l-gēbā d-pāwḥā; kullāyh rimunē māʾā ʿal šakkāḇā l-ḥādirwānē.

     There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates, all around on the network, were one hundred.

2. grenade (small explosive device thrown by hand)