ܕܡܘܬܐ
See also: ܪܡܘܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܕ-ܡ-ܐ (d-m-ʾ) related to resembling. Compare Arabic دُمْيَة (dumya(t)) and Hebrew דְּמוּת (dəmûṯ).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܕܡܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܕܡܘܬܐ)
- likeness, reflection, image
- form, figure, shape
- (astronomy) constellation
- copy
- likening, simile
- class, kind, type
- example, archetype
- pattern, plan
- imagination
- enigma
- garment, clothing
Inflection
declension of ܕܡܘܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܕܡܘ | ܕܡܘܢ |
| construct | ܕܡܘܬ | ܕܡܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܕܡܘܬܐ | ܕܡܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܕܡܘܬܝ | ܕܡܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܕܡܘܬܟ | ܕܡܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܕܡܘܬܟܝ | ܕܡܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܕܡܘܬܗ | ܕܡܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܕܡܘܬܗ | ܕܡܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܕܡܘܬܢ | ܕܡܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܕܡܘܬܟܘܢ | ܕܡܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܕܡܘܬܟܝܢ | ܕܡܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܕܡܘܬܗܘܢ | ܕܡܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܕܡܘܬܗܝܢ | ܕܡܘܬܗܝܢ |
References
- “dmw”, 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. 66b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 94a
- 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. 308a