ܚܟܡܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܚ-ܟ-ܡ‎ (ḥ-k-m) related to wisdom. Compare Arabic حِكْمَةٌ‎ (ḥikma(t)) and Hebrew חוכמה \ חָכְמָה‎ (ḥoḵmā́).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ħɛxm(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħɛxmɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܟܡܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܟܡܬܐ)

  1. wisdom, knowledge, science, philosophy
  2. counsel, judgement
  3. scheme, plan
  4. expertness, skill, art

Inflection
    declension of ܚܟܡܬܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܚܟܡܐ ܚܟܡܢ
construct ܚܟܡܬ ܚܟܡܬ
emphatic ܚܟܡܬܐ ܚܟܡܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܚܟܡܬܝ ܚܟܡܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܚܟܡܬܟ ܚܟܡܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܚܟܡܬܟܝ ܚܟܡܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܚܟܡܬܗ ܚܟܡܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܚܟܡܬܗ ܚܟܡܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܚܟܡܬܢ ܚܟܡܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܚܟܡܬܟܘܢ ܚܟܡܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܚܟܡܬܟܝܢ ܚܟܡܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܚܟܡܬܗܘܢ ܚܟܡܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܚܟܡܬܗܝܢ ܚܟܡܬܗܝܢ

References
  • “ḥkmh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 104a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 141b-142a
  • 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. 451a
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