ܚܡܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܚ ܡ ܡ (ḥ m m)
10 terms

From Aramaic חֵמְתָּא (ḥemmətā); related to Arabic حُمَّة (ḥumma) and Hebrew חֵמָה (khemá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xɪm.tɑː]

Noun

ܚܸܡܬܵܐ • (ḥimtā) f (plural ܚܸܡܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥimmātē))

1. heat (thermal energy)
2. anger, wrath, fury, rage
3. passion, ardor
4. (medicine) fever

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܸܡܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܸܡܬ݂ܝܼ (ḥimṯī)		ܚܸܡܬ݂ܲܢ (ḥimṯan)
	construct	ܚܸܡܲܬ݂ (ḥimmaṯ)		2nd person	ܚܸܡܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥimṯūḵ)	ܚܸܡܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥimṯāḵ)	ܚܸܡܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥimṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܸܡܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥimṯā)		3rd person	ܚܸܡܬ݂ܹܗ (ḥimṯēh)	ܚܸܡܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥimṯāh)	ܚܸܡܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥimṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܸܡܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ḥimmāṯī)		ܚܸܡܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ḥimmāṯan)
	construct	ܚܸܡܵܬ݂̈ (ḥimmāṯ)		2nd person	ܚܸܡܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥimmāṯūḵ)	ܚܸܡܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥimmāṯāḵ)	ܚܸܡܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥimmāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܸܡܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ḥimmāṯē)		3rd person	ܚܸܡܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥimmāṯūh)	ܚܸܡܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥimmāṯōh)	ܚܸܡܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥimmāṯhōn)

Etymology 2

From Aramaic חְמָתָא (ḥəmāṯā); related to Arabic حَمَاة (ḥamāh) and Hebrew חָמוֹת (khamót).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xmɑːtɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [xmɑːθɑː]

Noun

ܚܡܵܬܵܐ • (ḥmātā) f (plural ܚܡܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥmātē) or ܚܡܵܗܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥmāhātē), masculine ܚܸܡܝܵܢܵܐ (ḥimyānā))

1. mother-in-law (mother of one’s spouse)

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܡܵܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܡܵܬܝܼ (ḥmātī)		ܚܡܵܬܲܢ (ḥmātan)
	construct	ܚܡܲܬ (ḥmat)		2nd person	ܚܡܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (ḥmātūḵ)	ܚܡܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥmātāḵ)	ܚܡܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥmātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܡܵܬܵܐ (ḥmātā)		3rd person	ܚܡܵܬܹܗ (ḥmātēh)	ܚܡܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (ḥmātōh)	ܚܡܵܬܗܘܿܢ (ḥmāthōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܡܵܬܝܼ̈ (ḥmātī)		ܚܡܵܬܲܢ̈ (ḥmātan)
	construct	ܚܡܵܬ̈ (ḥmāt)		2nd person	ܚܡܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥmātūḵ)	ܚܡܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥmātāḵ)	ܚܡܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥmātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܡܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥmātē)		3rd person	ܚܡܵܬܹ̈ܗ (ḥmātēh)	ܚܡܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥmātōh)	ܚܡܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥmāthōn)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xam.θɑː]

Noun

ܚܲܡܬ݂ܵܐ • (ḥamṯā) f (plural ܚܲܡ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥammāṯā), masculine ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܵܐ (jwanqā))

1. pubescent maiden, young unmarried woman

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic حَمَاة (ḥamāh) and Hebrew חָמוֹת (ḥāmôṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)mɑθɑ]

Noun

ܚܡܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܡܗܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܚܡܐ)

1. mother-in-law

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܡܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܡܐ		1st person	ܚܡܬܝ		ܚܡܬܢ
	construct	ܚܡܬ		2nd person	ܚܡܬܟ	ܚܡܬܟܝ	ܚܡܬܟܘܢ	ܚܡܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܡܬܗ	ܚܡܬܗ	ܚܡܬܗܘܢ	ܚܡܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܡܗܢ		1st person	ܚܡܗܬܝ		ܚܡܗܬܢ
	construct	ܚܡܗܬ		2nd person	ܚܡܗܬܟ	ܚܡܗܬܟܝ	ܚܡܗܬܟܘܢ	ܚܡܗܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܡܗܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܡܗܬܗ	ܚܡܗܬܗ	ܚܡܗܬܗܘܢ	ܚܡܗܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܚ-ܡ-ܡ (ḥ-m-m) related to being hot. Compare Arabic حُمَّة (ḥumma) and Hebrew חֵמָה (ḥēmâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɛm(mə)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħɛm(mə)θe] (plural)

Noun

ܚܡܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܡܬܐ)

1. heat, passion, ardor/ardour
2. anger, wrath, fury, rage
3. venom, poison
4. (medicine) inflammation from venom

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܡܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܡܬ		1st person	ܚܡܬܝ		ܚܡܬܢ
	construct	ܚܡܬ		2nd person	ܚܡܬܟ	ܚܡܬܟܝ	ܚܡܬܟܘܢ	ܚܡܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܡܬܗ	ܚܡܬܗ	ܚܡܬܗܘܢ	ܚܡܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܡܬܝܢ		1st person	ܚܡܬܝ		ܚܡܬܝܢ
	construct	ܚܡܬܝ		2nd person	ܚܡܬܝܟ	ܚܡܬܝܟܝ	ܚܡܬܝܟܘܢ	ܚܡܬܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܡܬܘܗܝ	ܚܡܬܝܗ	ܚܡܬܝܗܘܢ	ܚܡܬܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܚ-ܡ-ܡ (ḥ-m-m) related to being hot. Compare Arabic حَمَّة (ḥamma) and Hebrew חַמָּה (ḥammâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħam(mə)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħam(mə)θe] (plural)

Noun

ܚܡܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܡܬܐ)

1. heat

   Antonym: ܩܪܬܐ

2. (medicine) fever
3. pubescent maiden

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܡܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܡܬ		1st person	ܚܡܬܝ		ܚܡܬܢ
	construct	ܚܡܬ		2nd person	ܚܡܬܟ	ܚܡܬܟܝ	ܚܡܬܟܘܢ	ܚܡܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܡܬܗ	ܚܡܬܗ	ܚܡܬܗܘܢ	ܚܡܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܡܬܝܢ		1st person	ܚܡܬܝ		ܚܡܬܝܢ
	construct	ܚܡܬܝ		2nd person	ܚܡܬܝܟ	ܚܡܬܝܟܝ	ܚܡܬܝܟܘܢ	ܚܡܬܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܡܬܘܗܝ	ܚܡܬܝܗ	ܚܡܬܝܗܘܢ	ܚܡܬܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥmh”, 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, pages 107b-109a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 148a
• 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 469a