ܟܝܡܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Arabic كِيمِيَاء (kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā, “art of alloying metals”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kiːmiːjɑː]

Noun

ܟܝܼܡܝܼܵܐ • (kīmīyā) f

1. alchemy
2. chemistry

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܝܼܡܝܼܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܝܼܡܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (kīmīṯī)		ܟܝܼܡܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (kīmīṯan)
	construct	ܟܝܼܡܝܼܬ݂ (kīmīṯ)		2nd person	ܟܝܼܡܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (kīmīṯōḵ)	ܟܝܼܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (kīmīṯāḵ)	ܟܝܼܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kīmīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܝܼܡܝܼܵܐ (kīmīyā)		3rd person	ܟܝܼܡܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (kīmīṯēh)	ܟܝܼܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (kīmīṯāh)	ܟܝܼܡܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (kīmīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	ܟܝܼܡܝܵܢ̈ (kīmyān)		1st person	ܟܝܼܡܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (kīmyāṯī)		ܟܝܼܡܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (kīmyāṯan)
	construct	ܟܝܼܡܝܵܬ݂̈ (kīmyāṯ)		2nd person	ܟܝܼܡܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kīmyāṯōḵ)	ܟܝܼܡܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kīmyāṯāḵ)	ܟܝܼܡܝܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kīmyāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܝܼܡ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kīmyāṯā)		3rd person	ܟܝܼܡ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (kīmyāṯēh)	ܟܝܼܡ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (kīmyāṯāh)	ܟܝܼܡܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kīmyāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܟܹܝܡܵܠܹܐܹ̈ܐ (kēmālēˀē, “chemicals”)
  • ܟܹܝܡܵܠܹܐܵܝܵܐ (kēmālēˀāyā, “chemical”)

See also

• ܐܘܼܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܪܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ (ūmānūṯā rabṯā)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܟܝܡܝܐܐ, ܟܝܡܝܢ

Etymology

From Arabic كِيمِيَاء (kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kimi(j)ɑ]

Noun

ܟܝܡܝܐ • (transliteration needed) f(uncountable)

1. alchemy

   Synonym: ܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ

2. chemistry

   Synonym: ܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ

References

• “kymyˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 213a
• 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, →ISBN, page 619b