Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From the root ܥ-ܪ-ܡ (ʿ-r-m) related to heaping.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈʕar.mɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʕar.mɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʕɑr.mo]

Adjective edit

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ܥܪܡܐ (ʿarmām (plural ܥܪܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܥܪܡܬܐ)

  1. rugged, rough
  2. steep, high

Inflection edit

Noun edit

ܥܪܡܐ (ʿarmām (plural ܥܪܡܐ (ʿarmē))

  1. heap, rugged terrain
  2. height, crag
  3. asperity
  4. dark cloud
  5. (figuratively) scandal; temptation

Inflection edit

References edit

  • ˁrm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2017-01-08
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 264a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 429a
  • 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, page 1140b