ܪܚܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܪ ܚ ܡ (r ḥ m)
4 terms

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [rɑxːmɑː]

Noun

ܪܵܚܡܵܐ • (rāḥmā) m (plural ܪ̈ܵܚܡܹܐ (rāḥmē), feminine ܪܵܚܸܡܬܵܐ (rāḥimtā))

  1. friend
    Synonym: ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (ḥaḇrā)
Usage notes

This word is formal and does not carry the connotation of romantic partner like ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (ḥaḇrā) does.

Inflection

Etymology 2

Root
ܪ ܚ ܡ (r ḥ m)
4 terms

Compare Arabic رُحُم (ruḥum) and רַחֲמִים (rakhamím).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [raxːmeː]

Noun

ܪ̈ܲܚܡܹܐ • (raḥmē) m pl (plural only; not used in singular form)

  1. mercy, pity
  2. compassion
Inflection

Etymology 3

Root
ܪ ܚ ܡ (r ḥ m)
4 terms

Compare Arabic رَحِم (raḥim) and Hebrew רֶחֶם (rékhem).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [raxːmɑː]

Noun

ܪܲܚܡܵܐ • (raḥmā) m (plural ܪ̈ܲܚܡܹܐ (raḥmē))

  1. (anatomy) womb, uterus (an organ of the female reproductive system in which the young are conceived and develop until birth)
Inflection
See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ-ܚ-ܡ (r-ḥ-m) related to loving.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɑħmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [rɑħme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܚܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܚܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܪܚܡܬܐ)

  1. friend
Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ-ܚ-ܡ (r-ḥ-m) related to loving. Compare Arabic رَحِم (raḥim) and Hebrew רַחַם (ráḥam) and רַחֲמִים (raḥămîm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [raħmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [raħme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܚܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܚܡܐ)

  1. (anatomy) various meanings: womb, uterus; (male or female) genitalia; bladder
  2. (anatomy, in the plural) bowels, intestines; insides, viscera
  3. (figuratively, in the plural) mercy, compassion, pity, favor/favour, affection, love, tenderness
Inflection

References

  • rḥm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • rḥmyn”, 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, p. 343a, b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 537b
  • 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. 1456b
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