ܪܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܪ ܘ ܡ (r w m)
7 terms

From Aramaic רָמָא (rāmā); compare Hebrew רָם (ram, “high”), Arabic رَيْم (raym, “excess; hill”) and Ugaritic 𐎗𐎎 (rm, “high; high place”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [rɑːmɑː]

Adjective

ܪܵܡܵܐ • (rāmā) (feminine ܪܵܡܬܵܐ (rāmtā), plural ܪ̈ܵܡܹܐ (rāmē))

1. high, tall

   Antonyms: ܟܘܼܦܵܐ (kūpā), ܟܸܪܝܵܐ (kiryā)

2. loud

   Antonyms: ܫܸܠܝܵܐ (šilyā), ܢܝܼܚܵܐ (nīḥā)

Derived terms

• ܪܵܡܘܼܬܵܐ (rāmūtā)
• ܪܵܡܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (rāmāˀīṯ)

Related terms

• ܪܵܘܡܵܐ (rāwmā, “height, longitude”)

Etymology 2

Root
ܪ ܡ ܐ (r m ˀ)
2 terms

From Aramaic רְמָא (rəmā), from Proto-Semitic *ramay- (“to throw”); compare Arabic رَمَى (ramā) and Hebrew רָמָה (ramá)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [rɑːmeː]

Verb

ܪܵܡܹܐ • (rāmē) (present participle ܪܡܵܝܵܐ (rmāyā), past participle ܪܸܡܝܵܐ (rimyā))

1. to throw, to warp, to cast, to hurl

   Synonyms: ܕܵܪܹܐ (dārē), ܫܵܝܹܬ (šāyēt)

2. to put, to place

   Synonyms: ܣܵܝܹܡ (sāyēm), ܡܲܬܸܒ݂ (mattiḇ)

3. to lay an egg

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܪܵܡܹܐ (rāmē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܪܡܹܐ ܠܝܼ (rmē lī)	ܪܡܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (rmē lūḵ)	ܪܡܹܐ ܠܹܗ (rmē lēh)	ܪܡܹܐ ܠܲܢ (rmē lan)	ܪܡܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rmē lāwḵōn)	ܪܡܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (rmē lhōn)
	f		ܪܡܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (rmē lāḵ)	ܪܡܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (rmē lāh)
non-past	m	ܪܵܡܹܝܢ (rāmēn)	ܪܵܡܹܝܬ (rāmēt)	ܪܵܡܹܐ (rāmē)	ܪܵܡܲܚ (rāmaḥ)	ܪܵܡܹܝܬܘܿܢ (rāmētōn)	ܪܵܡܝܼ (rāmī)
	f	ܪܵܡܝܵܢ (rāmyān)	ܪܵܡܝܵܬܝ (rāmyāt)	ܪܵܡܝܵܐ (rāmyā)
imperative	m		ܪܡܝܼ (rmī)			ܪܡܹܝܡܘܼܢ (rmēmūn)
	f		ܪܡܹܐ (rmē)