ܪܘܫܡܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ-ܫ-ܡ (r-š-m) related to marking. Compare Arabic رَسْم (rasm) and Hebrew רֹשֶׁם (rṓšem).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ruʃmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ruʃme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܫܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܫܡܐ)

1. sign, mark, token, indication, index
2. inscription, superscription, title (of a book)
3. (orthography) script, writing, spelling (as opposed to pronunciation)
4. text, edition, copy
5. ascription
6. description, design, plan (e.g., of a house)
7. annotation
8. recording, authentification
9. (law) prescription, precept, law
10. (Christianity) making the sign of the cross

Inflection

Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.

    declension of ܪܘܫܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܫܘܡ	ܪܘܫܡܝܢ
construct	ܪܫܘܡ	ܪܘܫܡܝ
emphatic	ܪܘܫܡܐ	ܪܘܫܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܘܫܡܝ	ܪܘܫܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܘܫܡܟ	ܪܘܫܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܘܫܡܟܝ	ܪܘܫܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܘܫܡܗ	ܪܘܫܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܘܫܡܗ	ܪܘܫܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܘܫܡܢ	ܪܘܫܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܘܫܡܟܘܢ	ܪܘܫܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܘܫܡܟܝܢ	ܪܘܫܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܘܫܡܗܘܢ	ܪܘܫܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܘܫܡܗܝܢ	ܪܘܫܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ-ܫ-ܡ (r-š-m) related to marking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ruʃʃɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ruʃʃɑme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܫܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܫܡܐ)

1. sign

Inflection

    inflection of ܪܘܫܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܘܫܡ	ܪܘܫܡܝܢ
construct	ܪܘܫܡ	ܪܘܫܡܝ
emphatic	ܪܘܫܡܐ	ܪܘܫܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܘܫܡܝ	ܪܘܫܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܘܫܡܟ	ܪܘܫܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܘܫܡܟܝ	ܪܘܫܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܘܫܡܗ	ܪܘܫܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܘܫܡܗ	ܪܘܫܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܘܫܡܢ	ܪܘܫܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܘܫܡܟܘܢ	ܪܘܫܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܘܫܡܟܝܢ	ܪܘܫܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܘܫܡܗܘܢ	ܪܘܫܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܘܫܡܗܝܢ	ܪܘܫܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• “rwšm”, 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. 353b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 536a
• 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. 1453b