ܐܘܡܢܐ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Akkadian 𒌝𒈪𒀀 (UM.MI.A /ummânu/, “expert, artisan, artist, craftsman, foreman”). Compare Hebrew אֻמָּן (ʾummān), from Aramaic.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ܐܘܡܢܐ • (ʾūmmānāʾ) m (plural ܐܘܡܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܘܡܢܬܐ)
Inflection
declension of ܐܘܡܢܐ
Noun
ܐܘܡܢܐ • (ʾūmmānāʾ) m (plural ܐܘܡܢܐ)
Inflection
inflection of ܐܘܡܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܘܡܢ | ܐܘܡܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܘܡܢ | ܐܘܡܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܘܡܢܐ | ܐܘܡܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܘܡܢܝ | ܐܘܡܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܘܡܢܟ | ܐܘܡܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܘܡܢܟܝ | ܐܘܡܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܘܡܢܗ | ܐܘܡܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܘܡܢܗ | ܐܘܡܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܘܡܢܢ | ܐܘܡܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܘܡܢܟܘܢ | ܐܘܡܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܘܡܢܟܝܢ | ܐܘܡܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܘܡܢܗܘܢ | ܐܘܡܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܘܡܢܗܝܢ | ܐܘܡܢܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ˀwmn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2014-07-25
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 12a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 6a
- 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. 17a