ܥܡܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic עָמתָא‎ (ʿamṯā); related to Arabic عَمَّة‎ (ʕamma).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʕam.tɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔam.tɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʔam.tɑː]

Noun

ܥܲܡܬܵܐ • (ʿamtā) f sg (plural ܥܲܡܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ʿammātē), masculine ܕܵܕ݂ܵܐ‎ (dāḏā) or ܥܲܡܵܐ‎ (ʿammā))

  1. paternal blood aunt (sister of one's father)
    Coordinate terms: ܥܵܡܵܐ‎ (ʿamā), ܚܵܠܵܐ‎ (ḥālā), ܚܵܠܬܵܐ‎ (ḥāltā)

Declension
Inflection of ܥܲܡܬܵܐ (ʿamtā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܥܲܡܬܝܼ‎
(ʿamtī)		 ܥܲܡܬܲܢ‎
(ʿamtan)
construct ܥܲܡܲܬ‎
(ʿammat)		 2nd person ܥܲܡܬܘܼܟ݂‎
(ʿamtuḵ)		 ܥܲܡܬܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(ʿamtāḵ)		 ܥܲܡܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(ʿamtāwḵon)
emphatic ܥܲܡܬܵܐ
(ʿamtā)		 3rd person ܥܲܡܬܹܗ‎
(ʿamtēh)		 ܥܲܡܬܘܿܗ̇‎
(ʿamtoh)		 ܥܲܡܬܗܘܿܢ‎
(ʿamthon)
plural absolute – 1st person ܥܲܡܵܬܝܼ̈‎
(ʿammātī)		 ܥܲܡܵܬܲܢ̈‎
(ʿammātan)
construct ܥܲܡܵܬ̈‎
(ʿammāt)		 2nd person ܥܲܡܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎
(ʿammātuḵ)		 ܥܲܡܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎
(ʿammātāḵ)		 ܥܲܡܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(ʿammātāwḵon)
emphatic ܥܲܡܵܬܹ̈ܐ
(ʿammātē)		 3rd person ܥܲܡܵܬܹ̈ܗ‎
(ʿammātēh)		 ܥܲܡܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎
(ʿammātoh)		 ܥܲܡܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎
(ʿammāthon)

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • ܓܒ݂ܲܪ ܥܲܡܬܵܐ‎ (gḇar ʿamtā, “uncle (father's sister's husband)”)
  • ܒܲܪ ܥܲܡܬܵܐ‎ (bar ʿamtā, “cousin (father's sister's son)”)
  • ܒܲܪ݇ܬ݂ ܥܲܡܬܵܐ‎ (baṯ ʿamtā, “cousin (father's sister's daughter)”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic عَمَّة‎ (ʕamma).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʕam(mə)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕam(mə)mɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܥܡܬܐ • (ʿamməṯā) f (plural ܥܡܡܬܐ‎ (ʿamməmāṯā) or ܥܡܬܐ (ʿammāṯā))

  1. paternal aunt (father's sister)

Inflection
    declension of ܥܡܬܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܥܡܐ‎ ܥܡܡܢ ,ܥܡܢ‎
construct ܥܡܬ‎ ܥܡܡܬ ,ܥܡܬܢ‎
emphatic ܥܡܬܐ ܥܡܡܬܐ ,ܥܡܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܥܡܬܝ‎ ܥܡܡܬܝ ,ܥܡܬܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your) ܥܡܬܟ‎ ܥܡܡܬܟ ,ܥܡܬܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your) ܥܡܬܟܝ‎ ܥܡܡܬܟܝ ,ܥܡܬܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his) ܥܡܬܗ‎ ܥܡܡܬܗ ,ܥܡܬܗ‎
3rd f. sg. (her) ܥܡܬܗ‎ ܥܡܡܬܗ ,ܥܡܬܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our) ܥܡܬܢ‎ ܥܡܡܬܢ ,ܥܡܬܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your) ܥܡܬܟܘܢ‎ ܥܡܡܬܟܘܢ ,ܥܡܬܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your) ܥܡܬܟܝܢ‎ ܥܡܡܬܟܝܢ ,ܥܡܬܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their) ܥܡܬܗܘܢ‎ ܥܡܡܬܗܘܢ ,ܥܡܬܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their) ܥܡܬܗܝܢ‎ ܥܡܡܬܗܝܢ ,ܥܡܬܗܝܢ‎

Synonyms

See also

References
  • “ˁmh”, 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 255a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 419a
  • 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, page 1114a-b

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic עָמתָא‎ (ʿamṯā); related to Arabic عَمَّة‎ (ʕamma).

Noun

ܥܰܡܬ̣ܐ • (camṯo) f

  1. paternal aunt
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