ܕܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1
Root
ܕ ܡ ܡ (d m m)
2 terms

From Aramaic דְּמָא (dəmā), from Proto-Semitic *dam-; compare Arabic دَم (dam), Hebrew דָּם (dam) and Amharic ደም (däm).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [dɪmmaː]

Noun

ܕܸܡܵܐ • (dimmā) m

  1. blood
  2. (figuratively) strength, power
  3. character, self
    ܕܸܡܹܗ ܚܸܠܝܵܐ ― dimmēh ḥilyā ― He is handsome (literally, “His blood is sweet.”)
    ܕܸܡܹܗ ܝܲܩܘܼܪܵܐ ― dimmēh yaqūrā ― His character is serious (literally, “His blood is heavy.”)
Inflection
Inflection of ܕܸܡܵܐ (dimmā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܕܸܡܝܼ
(dimī)		 ܕܸܡܲܢ
(dimman)
construct ܕܸܡ
(dim)		 2nd person ܕܸܡܘܼܟ݂
(dimūḵ)		 ܕܸܡܵܟ݂ܝ
(dimmāḵ)		 ܕܸܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(dimmāwḵōn)
emphatic ܕܸܡܵܐ
(dimmā)		 3rd person ܕܸܡܹܗ
(dimmēh)		 ܕܸܡܵܗ̇
(dimmāh)		 ܕܸܡܗܘܿܢ
(dimhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܕܸܡܝܼ̈
(dimī)		 ܕܸܡܲܢ̈
(dimman)
construct ܕܸܡܲܝ̈
(dimmay)		 2nd person ܕܸܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(dimūḵ)		 ܕܸܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(dimmāḵ)		 ܕܸܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(dimmāwḵōn)
emphatic ܕܸܡܹ̈ܐ
(dimmē)		 3rd person ܕܸܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(dimūh)		 ܕܸܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(dimmōh)		 ܕܸܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(dimhōn)
Derived terms
  • ܐܵܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ ܕܲܕܡܵܐ (āḡōḡā da-dmā, “blood vessel”)
  • ܒܹܝܬ ܥܘܼܪܦܵܢܵܐ ܕܲܕܡܵܐ (bēt ˁurpānā da-dmā, “blood bank”)
  • ܕ̈ܡܲܝܵܐ (dmayyā, “value”)
  • ܕܲܡܕܸܡ (damdim, “to bleed”)
  • ܕܸܡܵܐ ܢܸܫܵܝܵܐ (dimmā niššāyā, “menstruation”)
  • ܕܸܡܵܢܵܐ (dimmānā, “bloody”)
  • ܕܸܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (dimmānāyā)
  • ܚܘܼܕܪܘܿܢܝܼܬܵܐ ܕܲܕܡܵܐ (ḥudrōnītā da-dmā, “blood cell”)
  • ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ ܕܲܕܡܵܐ (sarṭānā da-dmā, “leukemia”)
  • ܨܲܚܨܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܲܕܡܵܐ (ṣaḥṣāytā da-dmā, “blood test”)
  • ܪܸܒ݂ܨܵܐ ܕܲܕܡܵܐ (riḇṣā da-dmā, “blood pressure”)

Etymology 2
Root
ܕ ܡ ܐ (d m ˀ)
3 terms

From Aramaic דְּמָא (dəmā); cognate to Hebrew דָּמָה (damá).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [daːmeː]

Verb

ܕܵܡܹܐ • (dāmē) (present participle ܕܡܵܝܵܐ (dmāyā), past participle ܕܸܡܝܵܐ (dimyā))

  1. to resemble, to be similar (to share similar qualities with)
    ܟܹܐ ܐܵܡܪܹܢ ܕܟܹܐ ܕܵܡܝܼ ܠܝܸܡܗܘܿܢ.
    kē āmrēn d-kē dāmī l-yimhōn.
    I say they resemble their mother?
Conjugation
Conjugation of ܕܵܡܹܐ (dāmē)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܕܡܹܐ ܠܝܼ
(dmē lī)		 ܕܡܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂
(dmē lūḵ)		 ܕܡܹܐ ܠܹܗ
(dmē lēh)		 ܕܡܹܐ ܠܲܢ
(dmē lan)		 ܕܡܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(dmē lāwḵōn)		 ܕܡܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ
(dmē lhōn)
f ܕܡܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ
(dmē lāḵ)		 ܕܡܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇
(dmē lāh)
non-past m ܕܵܡܹܝܢ
(dāmēn)		 ܕܵܡܹܝܬ
(dāmēt)		 ܕܵܡܹܐ
(dāmē)		 ܕܵܡܲܚ
(dāmaḥ)		 ܕܵܡܹܝܬܘܿܢ
(dāmētōn)		 ܕܵܡܝܼ
(dāmī)
f ܕܵܡܝܵܢ
(dāmyān)		 ܕܵܡܝܵܬܝ
(dāmyāt)		 ܕܵܡܝܵܐ
(dāmyā)
imperative m ܕܡܝܼ
(dmī)		 ܕܡܹܝܡܘܼܢ
(dmēmūn)
f ܕܡܹܐ
(dmē)
Derived terms
  • ܡܲܕܡܹܐ (madmē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *dam-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [d(ə)mɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܕܡܐ • (dmā) m (plural ܕܡܐ)

  1. blood
  2. (figuratively) juice, sap
  3. (figuratively) life

Inflection
    inflection of ܕܡܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܕܡ ܕܡܝܢ
construct ܕܡ ܕܡܝ
emphatic ܕܡܐ ܕܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܕܡܝ ܕܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܕܡܟ ܕܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܕܡܟܝ ܕܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܕܡܗ ܕܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܕܡܗ ܕܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܕܡܢ ܕܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܕܡܟܘܢ ܕܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܕܡܟܝܢ ܕܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܕܡܗܘܢ ܕܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܕܡܗܝܢ ܕܡܝܗܝܢ

References
  • chapter DM, 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. 66a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 93b
  • 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. 307a-b
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