ܪܘܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܪ ܘ ܡ (r w m)
7 terms

From Aramaic רַוְמָא (rawmā); related to Hebrew רוֹם (rom).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [roːmɑː]

Noun

ܪܵܘܡܵܐ • (rāwmā) m (plural ܪ̈ܵܘܡܹܐ (rāwmē))

  1. height
  2. elevation
  3. exaltation, glory
Inflection

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܪܘܡܐ, from Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ruːmɑː]

Noun

ܪܹܘܡܵܐ • (rēwmā) m (plural ܪܹ̈ܘܡܹܐ (rēwmē))

  1. fluid, flowing
  2. (pathology) rheum, catarrh, flux, diarrhea
Inflection

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ-ܘ-ܡ (r-w-m) related to height. Compare Hebrew רוֹם (rôm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rawmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [rawme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܡܐ)

  1. height, elevation, breadth, size
  2. high place: hill, summit; sky, heaven
  3. pride, haughtiness
  4. exaltation, glory
  5. swollenness
Inflection
See also

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɛwmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [rɛwme(ʔ)], [rɛwmɑtˤɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܡܛܐ or ܪܘܡܐ)

  1. fluid, flowing
    Synonym: ܕܘܥܬܐ
  2. (pathology) rheum, catarrh, flux, diarrhea
    Synonyms: ܪܕܝܐ, ܫܪܝܬܐ
Inflection

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rumɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [rume(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܡܐ)

  1. lie, falsehood
Inflection

Etymology 4

From Ancient Greek Ῥώμη (Rhṓmē), from Latin Rōma.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [romɑ(ʔ)], [rome(ʔ)]

Proper noun

ܪܘܡܐ • (transliteration needed) f

  1. Rome
  2. Roman Empire
  3. Byzantine Empire

References

  • rwm”, 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, pp. 342a, 419a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 531b, 535a
  • 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. 1450a-b
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