ܐܪܡܠܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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Compare Arabic أَرْمَلَة (ʔarmala) and Hebrew אַלְמָנָה (ʾalmānâ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔarmal(ə)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔarm(ə)lɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

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ܐܪܡܠܬܐ (ʾarmalṯāf (plural ܐܪܡܠܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܐܪܡܠܐ (ʾarməlā))

  1. widow (humans or animals)
  2. sterile ground, barren tree
  3. church left without a pastor

Inflection

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References

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  • ˀrmlh”, 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 20a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 29b
  • 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 102b