ܝܘܡܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *yawm-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jawmɑ(ʔ)] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value singular is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
- IPA(key): [jawme(ʔ)], [jawmɑθɑ(ʔ)] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value plural is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
Noun
ܝܘܡܐ • (yawmā) m (plural ܝܘܡܬܐ or ܝܘܡܐ)
Usage notes
Usually, the plural ܝܘܡܐ (yawmē(ʾ)) is a paucal plural (from two to ten) while the plural ܝܘܡܬܐ (yawmāṯā(ʾ)) 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
See also
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, p. 139b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, pp. 568b-569a