ܝܘܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic יַוְמָא (yawmā), from Proto-Semitic *yawm-; compare Arabic يَوْم (yawm), Hebrew יוֹם (yom) and Akkadian 𒌓 (ūmum).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [jawmɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [joːmɑː]
  • (Tyari) IPA(key): [jaw.mɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [jʊːmɑː]

Noun

ܝܵܘܡܵܐ (yāwmā) m sg (plural ܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (yāwmānē) or ܝܲܘ̈ܡܹܐ (yawmē) or ܝܲܘ̈ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ (yawmāṯā))

  1. day
    • Ephesians 6:13:
      ܒܘܼܬ ܐܵܗܵܐ، ܠܒ݂ܘܿܫܘܼܢ ܟܠܹܗ ܙܲܝܢܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܕܡܵܨܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܟܵܠܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܵܝܗ‌ܝ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܐܵܬܹܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܒܝܼܫܵܐ، ܘܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܕܗܵܘܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕܹܐ ܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ، ܟܵܠܹܝܬܘܿܢ.
      but āhā, lḇošun kullēh zaynā d-ʾallāhā d-māṣēton kālēton dalquḇlāyh‌y īman d-ʾātē yāwmā d-bīšā, w-min bār d-hāwēton ʿḇīdē kul mindī, kālēton.
      Therefore wear the whole armour of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
  2. daytime
    ܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܚܹܢ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ ܘܟܹܐ ܕܵܡܟ݂ܹܢ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܐ.
    I work at night and sleep during the day.
    Synonym: ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā)

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References

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *yawm-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jawmɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [jawme], [jawmɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܝܘܡܐ (yawmā) m (plural ܝܘܡܬܐ (yawmē) or ܝܘܡܐ (yawmāṯā))

  1. day (24 hours)
  2. daytime, daylight

Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܝܘܡܐ (yawmē) is a paucal plural (from two to ten) while the plural ܝܘܡܬܐ (yawmāṯā) is a multiple plural (eleven or more).

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See also

References

  • ywm”, 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 139b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 190a
  • 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, pages 568b-569a

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic ܝܘܡܐ (yawmā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (singular) /jawmo/
  • IPA(key): (plural) /jawme/

Noun

ܝܰܘܡܳܐ (yawmo) m (plural ܝܰܘܡܶܐ (yawme))

  1. day

See also

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