ܚܡܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܚ ܡ ܡ (ḥ m m)
10 terms

From Aramaic חֵמְתָּא (ḥemmətā); related to Arabic حُمَّة (ḥumma) and Hebrew חֵמָה (khemá).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xɪm.tɑː]

Noun

ܚܸܡܬܵܐ • (ḥimtā) f (plural ܚܸܡܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥimmātē))

1. heat (thermal energy)
2. anger, wrath, fury, rage
3. passion, ardor
4. (medicine) fever

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܸܡܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥimṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܸܡܬ݂ܝܼ (ḥimṯī)		ܚܸܡܬ݂ܲܢ (ḥimṯan)
	construct	ܚܸܡܲܬ݂ (ḥimmaṯ)	2nd person	ܚܸܡܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥimṯūḵ)	ܚܸܡܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥimṯāḵ)	ܚܸܡܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥimṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܸܡܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥimṯā)	3rd person	ܚܸܡܬ݂ܹܗ (ḥimṯēh)	ܚܸܡܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥimṯāh)	ܚܸܡܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥimṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܸܡܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ḥimmāṯī)		ܚܸܡܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ḥimmāṯan)
	construct	ܚܸܡܵܬ݂̈ (ḥimmāṯ)	2nd person	ܚܸܡܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥimmāṯūḵ)	ܚܸܡܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥimmāṯāḵ)	ܚܸܡܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥimmāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܸܡܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ḥimmāṯē)	3rd person	ܚܸܡܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥimmāṯūh)	ܚܸܡܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥimmāṯōh)	ܚܸܡܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥimmāṯhōn)

Etymology 2

From Aramaic חְמָתָא (ḥəmāṯā); related to Arabic حَمَاة (ḥamāh) and Hebrew חָמוֹת (khamót).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xmɑːtɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [xmɑːθɑː]

Noun

ܚܡܵܬܵܐ • (ḥmātā) f (plural ܚܡܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥmātē) or ܚܡܵܗܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥmāhātē), masculine ܚܸܡܝܵܢܵܐ (ḥimyānā))

1. mother-in-law (mother of one’s spouse)

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܡܵܬܵܐ (ḥmātā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܡܵܬܝܼ (ḥmātī)		ܚܡܵܬܲܢ (ḥmātan)
	construct	ܚܡܲܬ (ḥmat)	2nd person	ܚܡܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (ḥmātūḵ)	ܚܡܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥmātāḵ)	ܚܡܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥmātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܡܵܬܵܐ (ḥmātā)	3rd person	ܚܡܵܬܹܗ (ḥmātēh)	ܚܡܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (ḥmātōh)	ܚܡܵܬܗܘܿܢ (ḥmāthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܡܵܬܝܼ̈ (ḥmātī)		ܚܡܵܬܲܢ̈ (ḥmātan)
	construct	ܚܡܵܬ̈ (ḥmāt)	2nd person	ܚܡܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥmātūḵ)	ܚܡܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥmātāḵ)	ܚܡܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥmātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܡܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥmātē)	3rd person	ܚܡܵܬܹ̈ܗ (ḥmātēh)	ܚܡܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥmātōh)	ܚܡܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥmāthōn)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xam.θɑː]

Noun

ܚܲܡܬ݂ܵܐ • (ḥamṯā) f (plural ܚܲܡ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥammāṯā), masculine ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܵܐ (jwanqā))

1. pubescent maiden, young unmarried woman

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic حَمَاة (ḥamāh) and Hebrew חָמוֹת (ḥāmôṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)mɑθɑ]

Noun

ܚܡܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܡܗܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܚܡܐ)

1. mother-in-law

Inflection

    declension of ܚܡܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܡܐ	ܚܡܗܢ
construct	ܚܡܬ	ܚܡܗܬ
emphatic	ܚܡܬܐ	ܚܡܗܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܡܬܝ	ܚܡܗܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܡܬܟ	ܚܡܗܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܡܬܟܝ	ܚܡܗܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܡܬܗ	ܚܡܗܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܡܬܗ	ܚܡܗܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܡܬܢ	ܚܡܗܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܡܬܟܘܢ	ܚܡܗܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܡܬܟܝܢ	ܚܡܗܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܡܬܗܘܢ	ܚܡܗܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܡܬܗܝܢ	ܚܡܗܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܚ-ܡ-ܡ (ḥ-m-m) related to being hot. Compare Arabic حُمَّة (ḥumma) and Hebrew חֵמָה (ḥēmâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɛm(mə)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħɛm(mə)θe] (plural)

Noun

ܚܡܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܡܬܐ)

1. heat, passion, ardor/ardour
2. anger, wrath, fury, rage
3. venom, poison
4. (medicine) inflammation from venom

Inflection

    inflection of ܚܡܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܡܬ	ܚܡܬܝܢ
construct	ܚܡܬ	ܚܡܬܝ
emphatic	ܚܡܬܐ	ܚܡܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܡܬܝ	ܚܡܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܡܬܟ	ܚܡܬܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܡܬܟܝ	ܚܡܬܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܡܬܗ	ܚܡܬܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܡܬܗ	ܚܡܬܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܡܬܢ	ܚܡܬܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܡܬܟܘܢ	ܚܡܬܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܡܬܟܝܢ	ܚܡܬܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܡܬܗܘܢ	ܚܡܬܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܡܬܗܝܢ	ܚܡܬܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܚ-ܡ-ܡ (ḥ-m-m) related to being hot. Compare Arabic حَمَّة (ḥamma) and Hebrew חַמָּה (ḥammâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħam(mə)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħam(mə)θe] (plural)

Noun

ܚܡܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܡܬܐ)

1. heat

   Antonym: ܩܪܬܐ

2. (medicine) fever
3. pubescent maiden

Inflection

    inflection of ܚܡܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܡܬ	ܚܡܬܝܢ
construct	ܚܡܬ	ܚܡܬܝ
emphatic	ܚܡܬܐ	ܚܡܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܡܬܝ	ܚܡܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܡܬܟ	ܚܡܬܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܡܬܟܝ	ܚܡܬܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܡܬܗ	ܚܡܬܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܡܬܗ	ܚܡܬܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܡܬܢ	ܚܡܬܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܡܬܟܘܢ	ܚܡܬܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܡܬܟܝܢ	ܚܡܬܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܡܬܗܘܢ	ܚܡܬܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܡܬܗܝܢ	ܚܡܬܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥmh”, 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, pages 107b-109a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 148a
• 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, page 469a