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

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
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