ܚ ܬ ܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Denominal root from ܚܵܬܡܵܐ (ḥātmā); compare the same in Arabic خ ت م (ḵ t m) and Hebrew ח־ת־ם (kh-t-m).

Root

ܚ ܬ ܡ • (ḥ t m)

1. forming words pertaining to signing and ending

Derived terms

Verbs

• ܚܵܬܹܡ (ḥātēm, “to sign”)
• ܡܲܚܬܸܡ (maḥtim)

Nouns

• ܚܵܬܡܵܐ (ḥātmā, “signature, seal, stamp”)
• ܚܵܬܘܿܡܵܐ (ḥātōmā, “signer”)
• ܚܘܼܬܵܡܵܐ (ḥuttāmā, “sealing”)

Adjectives

• ܚܵܬܡܵܢܵܐ (ḥātmānā, “sealing, final”)