ܪܘܡܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ-ܘ-ܡ (r-w-m) related to height. Compare Hebrew רוֹם (rôm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rawmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rawme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܡܐ)

1. height, elevation, breadth, size
2. high place: hill, summit; sky, heaven
3. pride, haughtiness
4. exaltation, glory
5. swollenness

Inflection

    inflection of ܪܘܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܘܡ	ܪܘܡܝܢ
construct	ܪܘܡ	ܪܘܡܝ
emphatic	ܪܘܡܐ	ܪܘܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܘܡܝ	ܪܘܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܘܡܟ	ܪܘܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܘܡܟܝ	ܪܘܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܘܡܗ	ܪܘܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܘܡܗ	ܪܘܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܘܡܢ	ܪܘܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܘܡܟܘܢ	ܪܘܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܘܡܟܝܢ	ܪܘܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܘܡܗܘܢ	ܪܘܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܘܡܗܝܢ	ܪܘܡܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܡܪܘܡܐ

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma).

Alternative forms

• ܪܗܘܡܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɛwmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rɛwme(ʔ)], [rɛwmɑtˤɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܡܛܐ or ܪܘܡܐ)

1. fluid, flowing
2. (pathology) rheum, catarrh, flux, diarrhea

Inflection

    declension of ܪܘܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܘܡ	ܪܘܡܝܢ
construct	ܪܘܡ	ܪܘܡܝ
emphatic	ܪܘܡܐ	ܪܘܡܛܐ ,ܪܘܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܘܡܝ	ܪܘܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܘܡܟ	ܪܘܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܘܡܟܝ	ܪܘܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܘܡܗ	ܪܘܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܘܡܗ	ܪܘܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܘܡܢ	ܪܘܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܘܡܟܘܢ	ܪܘܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܘܡܟܝܢ	ܪܘܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܘܡܗܘܢ	ܪܘܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܘܡܗܝܢ	ܪܘܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rumɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rume(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܡܐ)

1. lie, falsehood

Inflection

    inflection of ܪܘܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܘܡ	ܪܘܡܝܢ
construct	ܪܘܡ	ܪܘܡܝ
emphatic	ܪܘܡܐ	ܪܘܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܘܡܝ	ܪܘܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܘܡܟ	ܪܘܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܘܡܟܝ	ܪܘܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܘܡܗ	ܪܘܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܘܡܗ	ܪܘܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܘܡܢ	ܪܘܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܘܡܟܘܢ	ܪܘܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܘܡܟܝܢ	ܪܘܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܘܡܗܘܢ	ܪܘܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܘܡܗܝܢ	ܪܘܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Ῥώμη (Rhṓmē), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Rōma.

Alternative forms

• ܪܗܘܡ
• ܪܗܘܡܐ
• ܪܗܘܡܝ
• ܪܘܡܝ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [romɑ(ʔ)], [rome(ʔ)]

Proper noun

ܪܘܡܐ • (transliteration needed) f

1. Rome
2. Roman Empire
3. Byzantine Empire

References

• “rwm”, 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, pp. 342a, 419a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 531b, 535a
• 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. 1450a-b