ܥܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic עַמָּא (ʿammā); related to Hebrew עַם (am).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʕam.mɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [ʔam.mɑː]

Noun

ܥܲܡܵܐ • (ˁammā) m (plural ܥܲܡܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁammē))

1. people, nation
2. folk

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܲܡܵܐ (ˁammā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܲܡܝܼ (ˁamī)		ܥܲܡܲܢ (ˁamman)
	construct	ܥܲܡ (ˁam)	2nd person	ܥܲܡܘܼܟ݂ (ˁamūḵ)	ܥܲܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁammāḵ)	ܥܲܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁammāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܡܵܐ (ˁammā)	3rd person	ܥܲܡܹܗ (ˁammēh)	ܥܲܡܵܗ̇ (ˁammāh)	ܥܲܡܗܘܿܢ (ˁamhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܲܡܡܝܼ̈ (ˁammī)		ܥܲܡܡܲܢ̈ (ˁamman)
	construct	ܥܲܡܡܲܝ̈ (ˁammay)	2nd person	ܥܲܡܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁammūḵ)	ܥܲܡܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁammāḵ)	ܥܲܡܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁammāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܡܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁammē)	3rd person	ܥܲܡܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁammūh)	ܥܲܡܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁammōh)	ܥܲܡܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁammhōn)

Synonyms

• (people): ܛܵܝܸܦܵܐ (ṭāyippā)
• (nation): ܐܘܼܡܬܵܐ (umtā)

Derived terms

• ܥܲܡܡܵܝܵܐ (ˁammāyā, “public”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَمّ (ʕamm). Doublet of ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܐ (maˁmōnā).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʕam.mɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [ʔa.mɑː]

Noun

ܥܲܡܵܐ • (ˁammā) m (plural ܥܵܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁāmē), feminine ܥܲܡܬܵܐ (ˁamtā) or ܕܵܕ݂ܬܵܐ (dāḏtā))

1. paternal blood uncle (brother of one's father)

   Coordinate terms: ܥܲܡܬܵܐ (ʿamtā), ܚܵܠܵܐ (ḥālā), ܚܵܠܬܵܐ (ḥāltā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܲܡܵܐ (ˁammā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܲܡܝܼ (ˁamī)		ܥܲܡܲܢ (ˁamman)
	construct	ܥܲܡ (ˁam)	2nd person	ܥܲܡܘܼܟ݂ (ˁamūḵ)	ܥܲܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁammāḵ)	ܥܲܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁammāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܡܵܐ (ˁammā)	3rd person	ܥܲܡܹܗ (ˁammēh)	ܥܲܡܵܗ̇ (ˁammāh)	ܥܲܡܗܘܿܢ (ˁamhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܲܡܝܼ̈ (ˁamī)		ܥܲܡܲܢ̈ (ˁamman)
	construct	ܥܲܡܲܝ̈ (ˁammay)	2nd person	ܥܲܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁamūḵ)	ܥܲܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁammāḵ)	ܥܲܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁammāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁammē)	3rd person	ܥܲܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁamūh)	ܥܲܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁammōh)	ܥܲܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁamhōn)

Synonyms

• ܕܵܕܵܐ (dādā)

Derived terms

• ܥܲܡܘܿ (ˁamō, “endearing form”)
• ܒܲܟ݂ܬ ܥܲܡܵܐ (baḵt ˁammā, “aunt (father's brother's wife)”)
• ܒܲܪ ܥܲܡܵܐ (bar ˁammā, “cousin (father's brother's son)”)
• ܒܲܪ݇ܬ ܥܲܡܵܐ (bat ˁammā, “cousin (father's brother's daughter)”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew עַם (ʿam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕammɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܥܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܡܡܐ)

1. people, nation
2. populace, crowd, sect
3. commoner
4. ignoramus, unlearned man

Usage notes

• The sense of "people" is used especially when contrasting Jews vs. Gentiles or Christians vs. pagans.

Inflection

    declension of ܥܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܡ	ܥܡܡܝܢ
construct	ܥܡ	ܥܡܡܝ
emphatic	ܥܡܐ	ܥܡܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܡܝ	ܥܡܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܡܟ	ܥܡܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܡܟܝ	ܥܡܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܡܗ	ܥܡܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܡܗ	ܥܡܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܡܢ	ܥܡܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܡܟܘܢ	ܥܡܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܡܟܝܢ	ܥܡܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܡܗܘܢ	ܥܡܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܡܗܝܢ	ܥܡܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˁm”, 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. 255a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 416b
• 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. 1108a