ܝܬܡܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *yatam- (“to be fatherless or without a guardian, to be without support of family or tribe, to be disenfranchised or alone”). Cognate with Arabic يَتِيم (yatīm), Aramaic יַתְמָא (yaṯmā), Phoenician 𐤉𐤕𐤌 (ytm), Classical Mandaic ࡉࡀࡕࡉࡌࡀ (yatima), Hebrew יָתוֹם (yatóm), Tigre ያፓም (yattam), and Ugaritic 𐎊𐎚𐎎 (ytm).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jaθmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [jaθme(ʔ)] (plural)
Adjective
ܝܬܡܐ • (yaṯmāʾ) m (plural ܝܬܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܝܬܡܬܐ)
Inflection
Inflection
inflection of ܝܬܡܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܝܬܡ | ܝܬܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܝܬܡ | ܝܬܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܝܬܡܐ | ܝܬܡܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܝܬܡܝ | ܝܬܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܝܬܡܟ | ܝܬܡܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܝܬܡܟܝ | ܝܬܡܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܝܬܡܗ | ܝܬܡܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܝܬܡܗ | ܝܬܡܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܝܬܡܢ | ܝܬܡܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܝܬܡܟܘܢ | ܝܬܡܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܝܬܡܟܝܢ | ܝܬܡܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܝܬܡܗܘܢ | ܝܬܡܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܝܬܡܗܝܢ | ܝܬܡܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ytm”, 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. 147a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 200a
- 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. 589b
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