ܟܪܡܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Akkadian 𒃾 (GEŠTIN /⁠karānu⁠/, “wine, vine, grapes”), Arabic كَرْم (karm), and Hebrew כֶּרֶם (kérem).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [karmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [karme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܡܐ • (karmā) m (plural ܟܪܡܐ)

1. vineyard
2. vine
3. counting table, abacus

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܪܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܪܡ	ܟܪܡܝܢ
construct	ܟܪܡ	ܟܪܡܝ
emphatic	ܟܪܡܐ	ܟܪܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܪܡܝ	ܟܪܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܪܡܟ	ܟܪܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܪܡܟܝ	ܟܪܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܪܡܗ	ܟܪܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܪܡܗ	ܟܪܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܪܡܢ	ܟܪܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܪܡܟܘܢ	ܟܪܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܪܡܟܝܢ	ܟܪܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܪܡܗܘܢ	ܟܪܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܪܡܗܝܢ	ܟܪܡܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܝܬ ܟܪܡܐ
• ܟܪܡ
• ܟܪܡܐ ܕܚܘܝܐ

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Arabic كَرَّام (karrām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [karrɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [karrɑme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܡܐ • (karrāmā) m (plural ܟܪܡܐ)

1. vintner

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܪܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܪܡ	ܟܪܡܝܢ
construct	ܟܪܡ	ܟܪܡܝ
emphatic	ܟܪܡܐ	ܟܪܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܪܡܝ	ܟܪܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܪܡܟ	ܟܪܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܪܡܟܝ	ܟܪܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܪܡܗ	ܟܪܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܪܡܗ	ܟܪܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܪܡܢ	ܟܪܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܪܡܟܘܢ	ܟܪܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܪܡܟܝܢ	ܟܪܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܪܡܗܘܢ	ܟܪܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܪܡܗܝܢ	ܟܪܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Modified from above. Compare Hebrew כּוֹרֵם (kôrēm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑrmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kɑrme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܡܐ • (kārmā) m (plural ܟܪܡܐ)

1. vintner
2. trimmer, pruner

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܪܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܪܡ	ܟܪܡܝܢ
construct	ܟܪܡ	ܟܪܡܝ
emphatic	ܟܪܡܐ	ܟܪܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܪܡܝ	ܟܪܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܪܡܟ	ܟܪܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܪܡܟܝ	ܟܪܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܪܡܗ	ܟܪܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܪܡܗ	ܟܪܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܪܡܢ	ܟܪܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܪܡܟܘܢ	ܟܪܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܪܡܟܝܢ	ܟܪܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܪܡܗܘܢ	ܟܪܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܪܡܗܝܢ	ܟܪܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• “krm”, 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. 163a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 228a
• 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. 655a-b