ܓܪܡܐ

See also: ܓܕܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Probably related to ܩܢܘܿܡܵܐ (qnōmā). Compare Hebrew גֶּרֶם (gérem).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡarmaː]

Noun

ܓܲܪܡܹܐ • (garmē) m (plural ܓܲܪ̈ܡܹܐ (garmē) or ܓܲܪ̈ܡܵܡܹܐ (garmāmē) or ܓܲܪ̈ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ (garmāṯā))

1. (anatomy) bone

Derived terms

• ܓܲܪܡܵܢܵܐ (garmānā, “bony”)
• ܓܲܪܡܘܿܢܵܐ (garmōnā, “small bone”)
• ܓܪܸܡ ܚܲܨܵܐ (grim ḥaṣṣā, “backbone”)
• ܓܪܸܡ ܦܝܼܠܵܐ (grim pīlā, “ivory”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew גֶּרֶם (gérem).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡarmɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡarme] (plural)

Noun

ܓܪܡܐ • (garmā) m (plural ܓܪܡܐ (garmē))

1. (anatomy) bone
2. crustacean shell
3. kernel, stone (of fruit)
4. (figuratively) self

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܪܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܪܡ	ܓܪܡܝܢ
construct	ܓܪܡ	ܓܪܡܝ
emphatic	ܓܪܡܐ	ܓܪܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܪܡܝ	ܓܪܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܪܡܟ	ܓܪܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܪܡܟܝ	ܓܪܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܪܡܗ	ܓܪܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܪܡܗ	ܓܪܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܪܡܢ	ܓܪܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܪܡܟܘܢ	ܓܪܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܪܡܟܝܢ	ܓܪܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܪܡܗܘܢ	ܓܪܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܪܡܗܝܢ	ܓܪܡܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܬܓܪܘܡܬܐ (taḡrūmtā)

References

• “grm”, 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 54a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 78b
• 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 261a