ܐܘܡܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܡ ܢ (ˀ m n)
8 terms

Inherited from Aramaic אוּמָּנָא (ʾūmmānā), from Akkadian 𒌝𒈪𒀀 (UM.MI.A /⁠ummānu⁠/, “expert, artisan, artist, craftsman, foreman”); compare Hebrew אֻמָּן (ʾummān).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔummɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܐܘܼܡܵܢܵܐ • (ūmānā) m (plural ܐܘܼܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ūmānē), feminine ܐܘܼܡܵܢܬܵܐ (ūmāntā))

1. artisan, artificer, craftsman
2. workman, maker
3. technician

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܘܼܡܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܘܼܡܵܢ (ūmān)		1st person	ܐܘܼܡܵܢܝܼ (ūmānī)		ܐܘܼܡܵܢܲܢ (ūmānan)
	construct	ܐܘܼܡܵܢ (ūmān)		2nd person	ܐܘܼܡܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (ūmānōḵ)	ܐܘܼܡܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ūmānāḵ)	ܐܘܼܡܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ūmānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܘܼܡܵܢܵܐ (ūmānā)		3rd person	ܐܘܼܡܵܢܹܗ (ūmānēh)	ܐܘܼܡܵܢܵܗ̇ (ūmānāh)	ܐܘܼܡܵܢܗܘܿܢ (ūmānhōn)
plural	absolute	ܐܘܼܡܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (ūmānīn)		1st person	ܐܘܼܡܵܢܝܼ̈ (ūmānī)		ܐܘܼܡܵܢܲܢ̈ (ūmānan)
	construct	ܐܘܼܡܵܢܲܝ̈ (ūmānay)		2nd person	ܐܘܼܡܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ūmānōḵ)	ܐܘܼܡܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ūmānāḵ)	ܐܘܼܡܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ūmānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܘܼܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ūmānē)		3rd person	ܐܘܼܡܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ūmānūh)	ܐܘܼܡܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ūmānōh)	ܐܘܼܡܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ūmānayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܘܼܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ūmānāyā)
• ܐܘܼܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ūmānūṯā)
• ܐܲܡܢܵܐ (amnā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒌝𒈪𒀀 (UM.MI.A /⁠ummānu⁠/, “expert, artisan, artist, craftsman, foreman”). Compare Hebrew אֻמָּן (ʾummān), from Aramaic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔummɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔummɑne] (plural)

Adjective

ܐܘܡܢܐ • (transliteration needed) (feminine ܐܘܡܢܬܐ (ʾūmmāntā), masculine plural ܐܘܡܢܐ (ʾūmmānē))

1. clever, skillful

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܘܡܢܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܐܘܡܢ	ܐܘܡܢܐ	ܐܘܡܢܝܢ	ܐܘܡܢܢ
construct	ܐܘܡܢ	ܐܘܡܢܬ	ܐܘܡܢܝ	ܐܘܡܢܬ
emphatic	ܐܘܡܢܐ	ܐܘܡܢܬܐ	ܐܘܡܢܐ	ܐܘܡܢܬܐ

Noun

ܐܘܡܢܐ • (ʾūmmānā) m (plural ܐܘܡܢܐ (ʾūmmānē))

1. artisan, artificer, craftsman
2. workman, maker
3. (carpentry) carpenter

   Synonym: ܢܓܪܐ

4. (medicine) surgeon

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܘܡܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܘܡܢ		1st person	ܐܘܡܢܝ		ܐܘܡܢܢ
	construct	ܐܘܡܢ		2nd person	ܐܘܡܢܟ	ܐܘܡܢܟܝ	ܐܘܡܢܟܘܢ	ܐܘܡܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܘܡܢܐ		3rd person	ܐܘܡܢܗ	ܐܘܡܢܗ	ܐܘܡܢܗܘܢ	ܐܘܡܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܘܡܢܝܢ		1st person	ܐܘܡܢܝ		ܐܘܡܢܝܢ
	construct	ܐܘܡܢܝ		2nd person	ܐܘܡܢܝܟ	ܐܘܡܢܝܟܝ	ܐܘܡܢܝܟܘܢ	ܐܘܡܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܘܡܢܐ		3rd person	ܐܘܡܢܘܗܝ	ܐܘܡܢܝܗ	ܐܘܡܢܝܗܘܢ	ܐܘܡܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀwmn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 25 July 2014
• Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 12a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 6a
• 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, →ISBN, page 17a