ܐܣܟܝܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܟ ܡ (s k m)
1 term

From Aramaic אֶסְכֵּימָא (ʾeskēmā), from Ancient Greek σχῆμα (skhêma).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪskeːmɑː]

Noun

ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܐ • (iskēmā) m sg (plural ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܹ̈ܐ (iskēmē))

1. shape, form, figure
2. fashion, dress, mode, method
3. manner, character

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܐ (iskēmā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܝܼ (iskēmī)		ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܲܢ (iskēman)
	construct	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡ (iskēm)	2nd person	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܘܼܟ݂ (iskēmūḵ)	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܟ݂ܝ (iskēmāḵ)	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (iskēmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܐ (iskēmā)	3rd person	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܹܗ (iskēmēh)	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܗ̇ (iskēmāh)	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܗܘܿܢ (iskēmhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܝܼ̈ (iskēmī)		ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܲܢ̈ (iskēman)
	construct	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܲܝ̈ (iskēmay)	2nd person	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (iskēmūḵ)	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (iskēmāḵ)	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (iskēmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܹ̈ܐ (iskēmē)	3rd person	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (iskēmūh)	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (iskēmōh)	ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (iskēmhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܐ ܡܲܚܵܪܵܝܵܐ (iskēmā maḥḥārāyā, “geometric shape”)
• ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܬ݂ܵܢܵܐ (iskēmṯānā, “modest, apparent”)
• ܡܣܲܟܸܡ (msakkim, “to give shape; to form”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܐܣܟܡܐ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σχῆμα (skhêma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛske(j)mɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛske(j)me(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܣܟܝܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܣܟܝܡܐ)

1. form, figure, shape; kind, type
2. appearance, look, show
3. ornament
4. attire, dress, garb
5. manner, character, way
6. habit

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܣܟܝܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܣܟܝܡ	ܐܣܟܝܡܝܢ
construct	ܐܣܟܝܡ	ܐܣܟܝܡܝ
emphatic	ܐܣܟܝܡܐ	ܐܣܟܝܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܣܟܝܡܝ	ܐܣܟܝܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܣܟܝܡܟ	ܐܣܟܝܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܣܟܝܡܟܝ	ܐܣܟܝܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܣܟܝܡܗ	ܐܣܟܝܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܣܟܝܡܗ	ܐܣܟܝܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܣܟܝܡܢ	ܐܣܟܝܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܣܟܝܡܟܘܢ	ܐܣܟܝܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܣܟܝܡܟܝܢ	ܐܣܟܝܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܣܟܝܡܗܘܢ	ܐܣܟܝܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܣܟܝܡܗܝܢ	ܐܣܟܝܡܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܣܟܝܡܬܢ
  • ܐܣܟܝܡܬܢܐܝܬ
  • ܐܣܟܝܡܬܢܘܬܐ

References

• “ˀskmˀ”, 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. 15a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 23b-24a
• 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. 74a