ܥܘܡܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܥ-ܡ-ܪ (ʿ-m-r) related to inhabiting.

Compare Arabic عمرة (“'umra”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕumrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕumre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܘܡܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܘܡܪܐ)

1. life, living, way of life
2. habitation, dwelling place, house
3. family
4. congregation, people
5. monastic communion
6. monastery
7. cell, room

Inflection

Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.

    declension of ܥܘܡܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܡܘܪ	ܥܘܡܪܝܢ
construct	ܥܡܘܪ	ܥܘܡܪܝ
emphatic	ܥܘܡܪܐ	ܥܘܡܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܘܡܪܝ	ܥܘܡܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܘܡܪܟ	ܥܘܡܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܘܡܪܟܝ	ܥܘܡܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܘܡܪܗ	ܥܘܡܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܘܡܪܗ	ܥܘܡܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܘܡܪܢ	ܥܘܡܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܘܡܪܟܘܢ	ܥܘܡܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܘܡܪܟܝܢ	ܥܘܡܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܘܡܪܗܘܢ	ܥܘܡܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܘܡܪܗܝܢ	ܥܘܡܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܥ-ܡ-ܪ (ʿ-m-r) related to inhabiting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕummɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕummɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܘܡܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܘܡܪܐ)

1. world

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܘܡܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܘܡܪ	ܥܘܡܪܝܢ
construct	ܥܘܡܪ	ܥܘܡܪܝ
emphatic	ܥܘܡܪܐ	ܥܘܡܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܘܡܪܝ	ܥܘܡܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܘܡܪܟ	ܥܘܡܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܘܡܪܟܝ	ܥܘܡܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܘܡܪܗ	ܥܘܡܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܘܡܪܗ	ܥܘܡܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܘܡܪܢ	ܥܘܡܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܘܡܪܟܘܢ	ܥܘܡܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܘܡܪܟܝܢ	ܥܘܡܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܘܡܪܗܘܢ	ܥܘܡܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܘܡܪܗܝܢ	ܥܘܡܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˁwmr”, 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. 256b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 405b
• 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. 1081b