ܪܘܡܢܐ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unclear, see Arabic رُمَّان (rummān, “pomegranate”) for more cognates.
Pronunciation
Noun
ܪܘܡܢܐ • (rummānā) m (plural ܪܘܡܢܐ (rummānē))
- pomegranate (tree and fruit)
- (figuratively, botany) pomegranate-shaped head at the end of a stalk
- (figuratively, architecture) capital
Inflection
inflection of ܪܘܡܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܪܘܡܢ | ܪܘܡܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܪܘܡܢ | ܪܘܡܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܪܘܡܢܐ | ܪܘܡܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܪܘܡܢܝ | ܪܘܡܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܪܘܡܢܟ | ܪܘܡܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܪܘܡܢܟܝ | ܪܘܡܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܪܘܡܢܗ | ܪܘܡܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܪܘܡܢܗ | ܪܘܡܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܪܘܡܢܢ | ܪܘܡܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܪܘܡܢܟܘܢ | ܪܘܡܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܪܘܡܢܟܝܢ | ܪܘܡܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܪܘܡܢܗܘܢ | ܪܘܡܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܪܘܡܢܗܝܢ | ܪܘܡܢܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “rwmn”, 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 342a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, page 1451a