ܪܚܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

• ܪܵܚܡܵܐ:
  • (standard) IPA^(key): [rɑxːmɑː]
• ܪܲܚܡܵܐ:
  • (standard) IPA^(key): [rax.meː]
• ܪ̈ܲܚܡܹܐ:
  • (standard) IPA^(key): [rax.mɑː]

Etymology 1

Root
ܪ ܚ ܡ (r ḥ m)
4 terms

Inherited from Aramaic רָחְמָא (rāḥmā), active participle of the verb ܪܵܚܹܡ (rāḥēm).

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

Inflection of ܪܵܚܡܵܐ (rāḥmā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܪܵܚܡܝܼ (rāḥmī)		ܪܵܚܡܲܢ (rāḥman)
	construct	ܪܵܚܸܡ (rāḥim)	2nd person	ܪܵܚܡܘܼܟ݂ (rāḥmūḵ)	ܪܵܚܡܵܟ݂ܝ (rāḥmāḵ)	ܪܵܚܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rāḥmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܵܚܡܵܐ (rāḥmā)	3rd person	ܪܵܚܡܹܗ (rāḥmēh)	ܪܵܚܡܘܿܗ̇ (rāḥmōh)	ܪܵܚܡܗܘܿܢ (rāḥmhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܪ̈ܵܚܡܝܼ (rāḥmī)		ܪ̈ܵܚܡܲܢ (rāḥman)
	construct	ܪ̈ܵܚܡܲܝ (rāḥmay)	2nd person	ܪ̈ܵܚܡܘܼܟ݂ (rāḥmūḵ)	ܪ̈ܵܚܡܵܟ݂ܝ (rāḥmāḵ)	ܪ̈ܵܚܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rāḥmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪ̈ܵܚܡܹܐ (rāḥmē)	3rd person	ܪ̈ܵܚܡܘܼܗܝ (rāḥmūh)	ܪ̈ܵܚܡܘܿܗ̇ (rāḥmōh)	ܪ̈ܵܚܡܗܘܿܢ (rāḥmhōn)

Etymology 2

Root
ܪ ܚ ܡ (r ḥ m)
4 terms

Compare the first sense with Arabic رَحِم (raḥim) and Hebrew רֶחֶם (rékhem); and compare the latter sense with Arabic رُحُم (ruḥum) and רַחֲמִים (rakhamím).

Noun

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

1. (anatomy) womb, uterus
2. (figuratively, plural only) mercy, pity; compassion

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܲܚܡܵܐ (raḥmā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܪܲܚܡܝܼ (raḥmī)		ܪܲܚܡܲܢ (raḥman)
	construct	ܪܚܸܡ (rḥim)	2nd person	ܪܲܚܡܘܼܟ݂ (raḥmūḵ)	ܪܲܚܡܵܟ݂ܝ (raḥmāḵ)	ܪܲܚܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (raḥmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܲܚܡܵܐ (raḥmā)	3rd person	ܪܲܚܡܹܗ (raḥmēh)	ܪܲܚܡܘܿܗ̇ (raḥmōh)	ܪܲܚܡܗܘܿܢ (raḥmhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܪ̈ܲܚܡܝܼ (raḥmī)		ܪ̈ܲܚܡܲܢ (raḥman)
	construct	ܪ̈ܲܚܡܲܝ (raḥmay)	2nd person	ܪ̈ܲܚܡܘܼܟ݂ (raḥmūḵ)	ܪ̈ܲܚܡܵܟ݂ܝ (raḥmāḵ)	ܪ̈ܲܚܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (raḥmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪ̈ܲܚܡܹܐ (raḥmē)	3rd person	ܪ̈ܲܚܡܘܼܗܝ (raḥmūh)	ܪ̈ܲܚܡܘܿܗ̇ (raḥmōh)	ܪ̈ܲܚܡܗܘܿܢ (raḥmhōn)

Derived terms

• ܪܲܚܡܵܝܵܐ (raḥmāyā)
• ܒܪ̈ܲܚܡܹܐ (braḥmē)
• ܓܠܝܼܙ ܪ̈ܲܚܡܹܐ (glīz raḥmē)

See also

• ܟܹܪ݇ܣܵܐ (kēsā)

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

    inflection of ܪܚܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܚܡ	ܪܚܡܝܢ
construct	ܪܚܡ	ܪܚܡܝ
emphatic	ܪܚܡܐ	ܪܚܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܚܡܝ	ܪܚܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܚܡܟ	ܪܚܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܚܡܟܝ	ܪܚܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܚܡܗ	ܪܚܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܚܡܗ	ܪܚܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܚܡܢ	ܪܚܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܚܡܟܘܢ	ܪܚܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܚܡܟܝܢ	ܪܚܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܚܡܗܘܢ	ܪܚܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܚܡܗܝܢ	ܪܚܡܝܗܝܢ

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

    inflection of ܪܚܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܚܡ	ܪܚܡܝܢ
construct	ܪܚܡ	ܪܚܡܝ
emphatic	ܪܚܡܐ	ܪܚܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܚܡܝ	ܪܚܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܚܡܟ	ܪܚܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܚܡܟܝ	ܪܚܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܚܡܗ	ܪܚܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܚܡܗ	ܪܚܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܚܡܢ	ܪܚܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܚܡܟܘܢ	ܪܚܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܚܡܟܝܢ	ܪܚܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܚܡܗܘܢ	ܪܚܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܚܡܗܝܢ	ܪܚܡܝܗܝܢ

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