ܪܡܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܪܡܘܢܐ

Alternative forms

• ܐܪܡܘܢܬܐ (armuntā), ܐܪܡܘܢܐ (armonā), ܪܘܡܢܐ (rummānā)

Etymology

From Aramaic רִמֹּונָא (rimmōnā); compare Hebrew רִמּוֹן (rimmón), Akkadian 𒄑𒈢𒆳𒊏 (/⁠armannu⁠/), Classical Syriac ܪܘܡܢܐ (rummānā) and Arabic رُمَّان (rummān)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [rɪ.muːnɑː]

Noun

ܪܸܡܘܼܢܵܐ • (rimūnā) m (plural ܪܸܡܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (rimūnē))

1. pomegranate (spherical fruit with a tough golden-orange outer skin and sweet red gelatinous flesh containing many seeds)

   ܡܲܬܒ݂ܲܚ ܦܸܪ̈ܕܹܐ ܕܪܸܡܘܼܢܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܣܵܠܵܛܵܐ.

   matḇaḥ pirdē d-rimūnā gāw sālāṭā.

   Let's put pomegranate seeds in the salad.

   • Exodus 28:34:

     ܙܹܓܵܐ ܕܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ ܘܪܸܡܘܼܢܵܐ، ܙܹܓܵܐ ܕܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ ܘܪܸܡܘܼܢܵܐ، ܥܲܠ ܫܸܦܘܼܠܵܠܹ̈ܐ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ ܠܚܵܕܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܹܐ.

     zēgā d-dahḇā w-rimūnā, zēgā d-dahḇā w-rimūnā, ˁal šipūlālē d-ˁāḇāytā l-ḥādirwānē.

     a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe all around.

   • Jeremiah 52:23:

     ܘܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܹܐ ܬܸܫܥܝܼ ܘܐܸܫܬܵܐ ܠܓܹܒܵܐ ܕܦܵܘܚܵܐ؛ ܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܹܐ ܡܵܐܐ ܥܲܠ ܫܲܟܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܠܚܵܕܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܹܐ.

     w-wē lhōn rimūnē tišˁī w-ištā l-gēbā d-pāwḥā; kullāyh rimūnē māˀā ˁal šakkāḇā l-ḥādirwānē.

     There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates, all around on the network, were one hundred.

2. grenade (small explosive device thrown by hand)

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܸܡܘܼܢܵܐ (rimūnā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܪܸܡܘܼܢܝܼ (rimūnī)		ܪܸܡܘܼܢܲܢ (rimūnan)
	construct	ܪܸܡܘܼܢ (rimūn)	2nd person	ܪܸܡܘܼܢܘܼܟ݂ (rimūnūḵ)	ܪܸܡܘܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ (rimūnāḵ)	ܪܸܡܘܼܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rimūnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܸܡܘܼܢܵܐ (rimūnā)	3rd person	ܪܸܡܘܼܢܹܗ (rimūnēh)	ܪܸܡܘܼܢܵܗ̇ (rimūnāh)	ܪܸܡܘܼܢܗܘܿܢ (rimunhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܝܼ (rimūnī)		ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܲܢ (rimūnan)
	construct	ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܲܝ (rimūnay)	2nd person	ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܘܼܟ݂ (rimūnūḵ)	ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ (rimūnāḵ)	ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rimūnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܹܐ (rimūnē)	3rd person	ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܘܼܗܝ (rimūnūh)	ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܘܿܗ̇ (rimūnōh)	ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܗܘܿܢ (rimunhōn)