ܝܘܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܝ ܘ ܡ (y w m)
1 term

Etymology

From Aramaic יַוְמָא (yawmā), from Proto-Semitic *yawm-; compare Arabic يَوْم (yawm), Hebrew יוֹם (yom) and Akkadian 𒌓 (ūmum).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [jawmɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [joːmɑː]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [jaw.mɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [jʊːmɑː]

Noun

ܝܵܘܡܵܐ • (yāwmā) m sg (plural ܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (yāwmānē) or ܝܲܘ̈ܡܹܐ (yawmē) or ܝܲܘ̈ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ (yawmāṯā))

1. day, period of twenty-four hours
   • Ephesians 6:13:

     ܒܘܼܬ ܐܵܗܵܐ، ܠܒ݂ܘܿܫܘܼܢ ܟܠܹܗ ܙܲܝܢܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܕܡܵܨܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܟܵܠܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܵܝܗ‌ܝ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܐܵܬܹܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܒܝܼܫܵܐ، ܘܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܕܗܵܘܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕܹܐ ܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ، ܟܵܠܹܝܬܘܿܢ.

     būt āhā, lḇōšūn kullēh zaynā d-allāhā d-māṣētōn kālētōn dalquḇlāyh‌y īman d-ātē yāwmā d-bīšā, w-min bār d-hāwētōn ˁḇīdē kul mindī, kālētōn.

     Therefore wear the whole armour of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

2. daytime, period from sunrise to sunset

   Synonym: ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā)

Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܝܲܘ̈ܡܹܐ (yawmē) is a paucal plural (from two to nine) while the plural ܝܲܘܡ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (yawmāṯā) is a multiple plural (ten or more).

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܵܘܡܵܐ (yāwmā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܵܘܡܝܼ (yāwmī)		ܝܵܘܡܲܢ (yāwman)
	construct	ܝܘܿܡ (yōm)	2nd person	ܝܵܘܡܘܼܟ݂ (yāwmūḵ)	ܝܵܘܡܵܟ݂ܝ (yāwmāḵ)	ܝܵܘܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yāwmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܵܘܡܵܐ (yāwmā)	3rd person	ܝܵܘܡܹܗ (yāwmēh)	ܝܵܘܡܵܗ̇ (yāwmāh)	ܝܵܘܡܗܘܿܢ (yāwmhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܵܘܡܵܢܝܼ̈ (yāwmānī)		ܝܵܘܡܵܢܲܢ̈ (yāwmānan)
	construct	ܝܵܘܡܲܝ̈ (yāwmay)	2nd person	ܝܵܘܡܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (yāwmānūḵ)	ܝܵܘܡܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (yāwmānāḵ)	ܝܵܘܡܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yāwmānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (yāwmānē)	3rd person	ܝܵܘܡܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (yāwmānūh)	ܝܵܘܡܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (yāwmānōh)	ܝܵܘܡܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (yāwmānhōn)

Hyponyms

• (days of the week) ܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ (yāwmānē d-šāḇōˁā); ܚܲܕ݇ܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (ḥaḇšabbā), ܬܪܹܝܢ݇ܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (trēḇšabbā), ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (tlāṯāḇšabbā), ܐܲܪܒܥܵܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (arbˁāḇšabbā), ܚܲܡܫܵܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (ḥamšāḇšabbā), ܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ (ˁruḇtā), ܫܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ (šabṯā) ^{(Category: aii:Days of the week)}

Coordinate terms

• ܪܦܵܦܵܐ (rpāpā, “moment”), ܬܪܲܝܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (trayyānīṯā, “second”), ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (daqīqā, “minute”), ܫܵܥܬ݂ܵܐ (šāˁṯā, “hour”), ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ (šāḇōˁā, “week”), ܝܲܪܚܵܐ (yarḥā, “month”), ܐܸܩܡܵܐ (iqmā, “season”), ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (šēttā, “year”)
• (times of day) ܥܸܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܵܘܡܵܐ (ˁiddānē d-yāwmā); ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā, “daytime”), ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ (nuḡhā, “dawn”), ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā, “sunrise”), ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā, “morning”), ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā, “noon, afternoon”), ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁrāḇā, “sunset”), ܢܘܼܨܦܵܐ (nuṣpā, “dusk”), ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ramšā, “evening”), ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ (palgā d-laylē, “midnight”), ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē, “nighttime”) ^{(Category: aii:Times of day)}

Derived terms

• ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ (idyōm, “today”)
• ܒܚܲܕ݇ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bḥa yāwmā min yāwmānē, “once upon a time”)
• ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܐ (yāwmā b-yāwmā, “day after day”)
• ܝܵܘܡܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (yāwmāˀīṯ, “daily”)
• ܝܵܘܡܵܝܵܐ (yāwmāyā, “daily”)
• ܝܵܘܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (yāwmānāyā, “diurnal”)
• ܣܦܲܪܝܵܘܡܵܐ (sparyāwmā, “newspaper”)

 

References

• “ܝܵܘܡܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2022 October 19 (last accessed)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *yawm-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jawmɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [jawme], [jawmɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܝܘܡܐ • (yawmā) m (plural ܝܘܡܬܐ (yawmē) or ܝܘܡܐ (yawmāṯā))

1. day (24 hours)
2. daytime, daylight

Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܝܘܡܐ (yawmē) is a paucal plural (from two to ten) while the plural ܝܘܡܬܐ (yawmāṯā) is a multiple plural (eleven or more).

Inflection

    declension of ܝܘܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܝܘܡ	ܝܘܡܢ ,ܝܘܡܝܢ
construct	ܝܘܡ	ܝܘܡܬ ,ܝܘܡܝ
emphatic	ܝܘܡܐ	ܝܘܡܬܐ ,ܝܘܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܝܘܡܝ	ܝܘܡܬܝ ,ܝܘܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܝܘܡܟ	ܝܘܡܬܟ ,ܝܘܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܝܘܡܟܝ	ܝܘܡܬܟܝ ,ܝܘܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܝܘܡܗ	ܝܘܡܬܗ ,ܝܘܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܝܘܡܗ	ܝܘܡܬܗ ,ܝܘܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܝܘܡܢ	ܝܘܡܬܢ ,ܝܘܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܝܘܡܟܘܢ	ܝܘܡܬܟܘܢ ,ܝܘܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܝܘܡܟܝܢ	ܝܘܡܬܟܝܢ ,ܝܘܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܝܘܡܗܘܢ	ܝܘܡܬܗܘܢ ,ܝܘܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܝܘܡܗܝܢ	ܝܘܡܬܗܝܢ ,ܝܘܡܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܝܘܡܝܐ
• ܝܘܡܢܐ
• ܝܘܡܢܝܐ

See also

• ܐܝܡܡܐ

References

• “ywm”, 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, page 139b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 190a
• 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, pages 568b-569a

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic ܝܘܡܐ (yawmā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (singular) /jawmo/
• IPA^(key): (plural) /jawme/

Noun

ܝܰܘܡܳܐ • (yawmo) m (plural ܝܰܘܡܶܐ (yawme))

1. day

See also

• ܫܰܬܳܐ (šato, “year”)
• ܝܰܪܚܳܐ (yarḥo, “month”)
• ܫܰܒܬ݂ܳܐ (šabṯo, “week”)
• ܣܰܥܰܐ (saca, “hour”), ܫܳܥܬ݂ܳܐ (šocṯo, “hour”)
• ܕܰܩܩܰܐ (daqqa, “minute”), ܩܰܛܷܢܬܳܐ (qaṭënto, “minute”)
• ܨܰܢܝـܝܶܐ (ṣaniye, “second”), ܪܦܳܦܳܐ (rfofo, “second”)