ܕܡܝܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ܕ-ܡ-ܐ (d-m-ʾ); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *dam- (blood; by extension blood price, compensation for wrongful slaying). Compare Akkadian 𒁕𒈬 (/⁠damu⁠/, blood price, monetary compensation, literally blood) and Hebrew דָּמִים (dāmīm).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ܕܡܝܐ (dǝmayyām (plural only; not used in singular form)

  1. price, hire, value
  2. ransom

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • dmyn”, 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 66b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 94a
  • 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 309a-b