ܪܡܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic רַמְשָׁא (ramšā), from Proto-Semitic *mušy-; compare Arabic مَسَاء (masāʔ) and Hebrew אֶמֶשׁ (émesh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [rʌmʃaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [rˤʌmʃa]

Noun

ܪܲܡܫܵܐ • (ramšā) m (plural ܪܲܡܫܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ramšawwāṯā))

1. evening (the period of time at the end of the day, usually from sunset to bedtime)
2. evening prayer
3. (figuratively) old age, life

   Synonyms: ܩܲܫܝܼܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qašīšūṯā), ܣܲܝܒܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (saybūṯā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܲܡܫܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܡܸܫ (rmiš)		1st person	ܪܲܡܫܝܼ (ramšī)		ܪܲܡܫܲܢ (ramšan)
	construct	ܪܡܸܫ (rmiš)		2nd person	ܪܲܡܫܘܼܟ݂ (ramšōḵ)	ܪܲܡܫܵܟ݂ܝ (ramšāḵ)	ܪܲܡܫܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ramšawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ramšā)		3rd person	ܪܲܡܫܹܗ (ramšēh)	ܪܲܡܫܵܗ̇ (ramšāh)	ܪܲܡܫܗܘܿܢ (ramšhōn)
plural	absolute	ܪ̈ܲܡܫܲܘܵܢ (ramšawwān)		1st person	ܪ̈ܲܡܫܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (ramšawwāṯī)		ܪ̈ܲܡܫܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (ramšawwāṯan)
	construct	ܪ̈ܲܡܫܲܘܵܬ݂ (ramšawwāṯ)		2nd person	ܪ̈ܲܡܫܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ramšawwāṯōḵ)	ܪ̈ܲܡܫܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ramšawwāṯāḵ)	ܪ̈ܲܡܫܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ramšawwāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪ̈ܲܡܫܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ramšawwāṯā)		3rd person	ܪ̈ܲܡܫܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ramšawwāṯēh)	ܪ̈ܲܡܫܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ramšawwāṯāh)	ܪ̈ܲܡܫܲܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ramšawwāṯhōn)

Coordinate terms

times of day: ܥܸܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܵܘܡܵܐ (ˁiddānē d-yāwmā)edit

• ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ (nuḡhā)
• ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā)
• ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā)
• ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā)
• ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā)
• ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁrāḇā)
• ܢܘܼܨܦܵܐ (nuṣpā)
• ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ramšā)
• ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē)
• ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ (palgā d-laylē)

Derived terms

• ܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠ݇ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ḵāramšā, “dinner”)
• ܒܪܲܡܫܵܐ (b-ramšā, “in the evening”)
• ܪܲܡܫܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ramšā ṭāḇā, “good evening”)
• ܪܲܡܫܵܝܵܐ (ramšāyā, “of the evening”)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ramʃɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ramʃe], [ramʃawwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܪܡܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܡܫܘܬܐ or ܪܡܫܐ)

1. evening
2. (figuratively) old age, life

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܡܫܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܡܫ		1st person	ܪܡܫܝ		ܪܡܫܢ
	construct	ܪܡܫ		2nd person	ܪܡܫܟ	ܪܡܫܟܝ	ܪܡܫܟܘܢ	ܪܡܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܡܫܐ		3rd person	ܪܡܫܗ	ܪܡܫܗ	ܪܡܫܗܘܢ	ܪܡܫܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܡܫܘܢ ,ܪܡܫܝܢ		1st person	ܪܡܫܘܬܝ ,ܪܡܫܝ		ܪܡܫܘܬܢ ,ܪܡܫܝܢ
	construct	ܪܡܫܘܬ ,ܪܡܫܝ		2nd person	ܪܡܫܘܬܟ ,ܪܡܫܝܟ	ܪܡܫܘܬܟܝ ,ܪܡܫܝܟܝ	ܪܡܫܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܪܡܫܝܟܘܢ	ܪܡܫܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܪܡܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܡܫܘܬܐ ,ܪܡܫܐ		3rd person	ܪܡܫܘܬܗ ,ܪܡܫܘܗܝ	ܪܡܫܘܬܗ ,ܪܡܫܝܗ	ܪܡܫܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܪܡܫܝܗܘܢ	ܪܡܫܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܪܡܫܝܗܝܢ

References

• “rmš”, 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 348b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 544a
• 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, pages 1475a–b