ܐܪܡܝܐ

Classical Syriac

ܩܪܒܐ ܒܝܬ ܐܪܡܝ̈ܐ ܘܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Aramaic אָרָמָיָא (ʾārāmāyā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɑrɑmɑjɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɑrɑmɑje] (plural)

Noun

ܐܪܡܝܐ • (ʾārāmāyā) m (plural ܐܪ̈ܡܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܪܡܝܬܐ)

1. (glossonym) Aramaic

   Synonyms: ܠܫܢܐ ܐܪܡܝܐ (leššānā ʾārāmāyā), ܐܵܪܵܡܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ʾārāmā(ʾ)īṯ)

2. (ethnonym) a speaker of Aramaic; an Aramean
3. (demonym) an inhabitant of Aram, an Aramean; a Syrian

Adjective

ܐܪܡܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܪ̈ܡܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܪܡܝܬܐ)

1. of or relating to Aram; Aramaic, Aramean, Syrian

Etymology 2

Variant of the above. This ancient name was restricted to the Arameans of the east; when they did not accept Christianity the name became a synonym for pagan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔar(ə)mɑjɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔar(ə)mɑje] (plural)

Noun

ܐܪܡܝܐ • (ʾar(ə)māyā) m (plural ܐܪ̈ܡܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܪܡܝܬܐ)

1. nonbeliever, heathen, pagan

   Synonym: ܚܢܦܐ (ḥanpā)

Etymology 3

From Hebrew יִרְמְיָה (yirm'yá, “Jeremiah”, literally “Yahweh exalt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔeramjɑ]

Proper noun

ܐܪܡܝܐ • (ʾēramyā) m

1. Jeremiah

References

• Toma Audo, Treasure of the Syriac Language: A Dictionary of Classical Syriac (Mosul: Imprimerie des pères dominicains, 1897-[1901]. Reprints: Chicago, 1978; Stockholm, 1979; Glane/Losser, 1985; Piscataway, NJ, 2008) Vol 1, p. 49
• Sebastian P. Brock & George A. Kiraz, Gorgias Concise Syriac-English, English-Syriac Dictionary (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2015) ܐܪܡܝܐ [from sedra.bethmardutho.org, accessed on Jun. 20, 2021]
• Louis Costaz, S. J., Dictionnaire Syriaque-Français / Syriac-English Dictionary / قاموس سرياني عربي (Beirut: Dar al-Machreq; transcribed into tables by the American Foundation for Syriac Studies, NJ) ܐܪܡܝܐ p. 20
• J. Payne Smith (Mrs. Margoliouth), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary (Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1903) p. 29