ܪܡܘܢܐ

• ܐܪܡܘܢܬܐ (armuntā), ܐܪܡܘܢܐ (armonā), ܪܘܡܢܐ (rummānā)

From Aramaic רִמֹּונָא (rimmōnā); compare Hebrew רִמּוֹן (rimmón), Akkadian 𒄑𒈢𒆳𒊏 (/⁠armannu⁠/), Classical Syriac ܪܘܡܢܐ (rummānā) and Arabic رُمَّان (rummān)

• (standard) IPA^(key): [rɪ.muːnɑː]

ܪܸܡܘܼܢܵܐ • (rimūnā) m (plural ܪܸܡܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (rimūnē))

1. pomegranate (spherical fruit with a tough golden-orange outer skin and sweet red gelatinous flesh containing many seeds)

   ܡܲܬܒ݂ܲܚ ܦܸܪ̈ܕܹܐ ܕܪܸܡܘܼܢܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܣܵܠܵܛܵܐ.

   matḇaḥ pirdē d-rimūnā gāw sālāṭā.

   Let's put pomegranate seeds in the salad.

   • Exodus 28:34:

     ܙܹܓܵܐ ܕܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ ܘܪܸܡܘܼܢܵܐ، ܙܹܓܵܐ ܕܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ ܘܪܸܡܘܼܢܵܐ، ܥܲܠ ܫܸܦܘܼܠܵܠܹ̈ܐ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ ܠܚܵܕܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܹܐ.

     zēgā d-dahḇā w-rimūnā, zēgā d-dahḇā w-rimūnā, ˁal šipūlālē d-ˁāḇāytā l-ḥādirwānē.

     a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe all around.

   • Jeremiah 52:23:

     ܘܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܹܐ ܬܸܫܥܝܼ ܘܐܸܫܬܵܐ ܠܓܹܒܵܐ ܕܦܵܘܚܵܐ؛ ܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܪܸ̈ܡܘܼܢܹܐ ܡܵܐܐ ܥܲܠ ܫܲܟܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܠܚܵܕܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܹܐ.

     w-wē lhōn rimūnē tišˁī w-ištā l-gēbā d-pāwḥā; kullāyh rimūnē māˀā ˁal šakkāḇā l-ḥādirwānē.

     There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates, all around on the network, were one hundred.

2. grenade (small explosive device thrown by hand)