ܚܡܘܪܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܚܘܡܪܬܐ

Etymology

From the root ܚ-ܡ-ܪ (ḥ-m-r) related to being joined, possibly metathesized from Middle Iranian *muhr-. Compare Middle Persian muhr, muhrag[script needed] and Persian مهره (mohra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)murtɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħumre(ʔ)], [ħumrɑθɑ(ʔ)], [ħumr(ə)jɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܚܡܘܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܘܡܪܝܬܐ or ܚܘܡܪܬܐ or ܚܘܡܪܐ)

1. globule, any round object
2. wheel
3. bead, gem
4. amulet
5. (anatomy) joint, vertebra
6. (architecture) socket, base (of a column)
7. node
8. berry

Usage notes

The plural ܚܘܡܪܝܬܐ (ḥūmr(ə)yāṯā(ʾ)) is used for the sense of "amulet" while the plurals ܚܘܡܪܐ (ḥūmre(ʾ)) and ܚܘܡܪܬܐ (ḥūmrāṯā(ʾ)) are used for other senses.

Inflection

    declension of ܚܡܘܪܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܘܡܪܐ	ܚܘܡܪܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܢ
construct	ܚܘܡܪܬ	ܚܘܡܪܝܬ ,ܚܘܡܪܬ ,ܚܘܡܪܝ
emphatic	ܚܡܘܪܬܐ	ܚܘܡܪܝܬܐ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܐ ,ܚܘܡܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܡܘܪܬܝ	ܚܘܡܪܝܬܝ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܝ ,ܚܘܡܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܡܘܪܬܟ	ܚܘܡܪܝܬܟ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܟ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܡܘܪܬܟܝ	ܚܘܡܪܝܬܟܝ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܟܝ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܡܘܪܬܗ	ܚܘܡܪܝܬܗ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܗ ,ܚܘܡܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܡܘܪܬܗ	ܚܘܡܪܝܬܗ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܗ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܡܘܪܬܢ	ܚܘܡܪܝܬܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܡܘܪܬܟܘܢ	ܚܘܡܪܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܡܘܪܬܟܝܢ	ܚܘܡܪܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܡܘܪܬܗܘܢ	ܚܘܡܪܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܡܘܪܬܗܝܢ	ܚܘܡܪܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܚܘܡܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥmwrh”, 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. 109a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 132a, 146a
• 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. 462a