ܝܘܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܝ ܘ ܡ (y w m)
1 term

From Aramaic יַוְמָא (yawmā), from Proto-Semitic *yawm-; compare Arabic يَوْم (yawm), Hebrew יוֹם (yom) and Akkadian 𒌓 (ūmum).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [jawmɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [joːmɑː]
  • (Tyari) IPA(key): [jaw.mɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [jʊːmɑː]

Noun

ܝܵܘܡܵܐ • (yāwmā) m sg (plural ܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (yāwmānē) or ܝܲܘ̈ܡܹܐ (yawmē) or ܝܲܘ̈ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ (yawmāṯā))

  1. day, period of twenty-four hours
    • Ephesians 6:13:
      ܒܘܼܬ ܐܵܗܵܐ، ܠܒ݂ܘܿܫܘܼܢ ܟܠܹܗ ܙܲܝܢܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܕܡܵܨܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܟܵܠܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܵܝܗ‌ܝ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܐܵܬܹܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܒܝܼܫܵܐ، ܘܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܕܗܵܘܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕܹܐ ܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ، ܟܵܠܹܝܬܘܿܢ.
      būt āhā, lḇōšūn kullēh zaynā d-allāhā d-māṣētōn kālētōn dalquḇlāyh‌y īman d-ātē yāwmā d-bīšā, w-min bār d-hāwētōn ˁḇīdē kul mindī, kālētōn.
      Therefore wear the whole armour of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
  2. daytime, period from sunrise to sunset
    Synonym: ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā)

Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܝܲܘ̈ܡܹܐ (yawmē) is a paucal plural (from two to nine) while the plural ܝܲܘܡ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (yawmāṯā) is a multiple plural (ten or more).

Inflection

Hyponyms

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

References

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *yawm-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jawmɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [jawme], [jawmɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܝܘܡܐ • (yawmā) m (plural ܝܘܡܬܐ (yawmē) or ܝܘܡܐ (yawmāṯā))

  1. day (24 hours)
  2. daytime, daylight

Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܝܘܡܐ (yawmē) is a paucal plural (from two to ten) while the plural ܝܘܡܬܐ (yawmāṯā) is a multiple plural (eleven or more).

Inflection

Derived terms

See also

References

  • ywm”, 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, page 139b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 190a
  • 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, pages 568b-569a

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic ܝܘܡܐ (yawmā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (singular) /jawmo/
  • IPA(key): (plural) /jawme/

Noun

ܝܰܘܡܳܐ • (yawmo) m (plural ܝܰܘܡܶܐ (yawme))

  1. day

See also

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