ܪܘܫܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܫ ܡ (r š m)
5 terms

Inherited from Aramaic רוּשְׁמָא (rušmā), of the noun pattern 1u23ā; compare Arabic رَسْم (rasm) and Hebrew רֹשֶׁם (róshem).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ruʃmaː]

Noun

ܪܘܼܫܡܵܐ • (rušmām (plural ܪ̈ܘܼܫܡܹܐ (rušmē))

  1. mark, token, sign
    Synonyms: ܫܘܼܘܕܵܥܵܐ (šūwdāˁā), ܪܸܡܙܵܐ (rimzā), ܝܲܕ݂ܥܵܐ (yaḏˁā), ܐܵܬ݂ܵܐ (āṯā), ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܵܐ (nīšanqā)
  2. (Christianity) making the sign of the cross
  3. description, design, plan (e.g., of a house)
    Synonyms: ܚܘܼܛܵܛܵܐ (ḥuṭṭāṭā), ܣܘܼܪܛܵܐ (surṭā), ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܐ (iskēmā), ܨܘܼܪܬܵܐ (ṣurtā)
  4. (finance) share of a stock of a company
    Synonyms: ܡܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mnāṯā), ܢܸܟ݂ܣܹ̈ܐ (niḵsē)
  5. (law) prescription, precept, law
  6. (agriculture) earmark (of sheep)
  7. tattoo

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܘܼܫܡܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܪܘܿܫܲܡ (rōšam) 1st person ܪܘܼܫܡܝܼ (rušmī) ܪܘܼܫܡܲܢ (rušman)
construct ܪܘܿܫܲܡ (rōšam) 2nd person ܪܘܼܫܡܘܼܟ݂ (rušmōḵ) ܪܘܼܫܡܵܟ݂ܝ (rušmāḵ) ܪܘܼܫܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rušmawḵōn)
emphatic ܪܘܼܫܡܵܐ (rušmā) 3rd person ܪܘܼܫܡܹܗ (rušmēh) ܪܘܼܫܡܵܗ̇ (rušmāh) ܪܘܼܫܡܗܘܿܢ (rušmhōn)
plural absolute ܪ̈ܘܼܫܡܝܼܢ (rušmīn) 1st person ܪ̈ܘܼܫܡܝܼ (rušmī) ܪ̈ܘܼܫܡܲܢ (rušman)
construct ܪ̈ܘܼܫܡܲܝ (rušmay) 2nd person ܪ̈ܘܼܫܡܘܼܟ݂ (rušmōḵ) ܪ̈ܘܼܫܡܵܟ݂ܝ (rušmāḵ) ܪ̈ܘܼܫܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rušmawḵōn)
emphatic ܪ̈ܘܼܫܡܹܐ (rušmē) 3rd person ܪ̈ܘܼܫܡܘܼܗܝ (rušmūh) ܪ̈ܘܼܫܡܘܼܗ̇ (rušmōh) ܪ̈ܘܼܫܡܲܝܗܘܿܢ (rušmayhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܪ ܫ ܡ
2 terms

Compare Arabic رَسْم (rasm) and Hebrew רֹשֶׁם (rṓšem).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ruʃmɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ruʃme] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܫܡܐ • (rušmām (plural ܪܘܫܡܐ (rušmē))

  1. sign, mark, token, indication, index
  2. inscription, superscription, title (of a book)
  3. (orthography) script, writing, spelling (as opposed to pronunciation)
  4. text, edition, copy
  5. ascription
  6. description, design, plan (e.g., of a house)
  7. annotation
  8. recording, authentification
  9. (law) prescription, precept, law
  10. (Christianity) making the sign of the cross
Inflection
Inflection of ܪܘܫܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܪܫܘܡ 1st person ܪܘܫܡܝ ܪܘܫܡܢ
construct ܪܫܘܡ 2nd person ܪܘܫܡܟ ܪܘܫܡܟܝ ܪܘܫܡܟܘܢ ܪܘܫܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܘܫܡܐ 3rd person ܪܘܫܡܗ ܪܘܫܡܗ ܪܘܫܡܗܘܢ ܪܘܫܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܪܘܫܡܝܢ 1st person ܪܘܫܡܝ ܪܘܫܡܝܢ
construct ܪܘܫܡܝ 2nd person ܪܘܫܡܝܟ ܪܘܫܡܝܟܝ ܪܘܫܡܝܟܘܢ ܪܘܫܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܘܫܡܐ 3rd person ܪܘܫܡܘܗܝ ܪܘܫܡܝܗ ܪܘܫܡܝܗܘܢ ܪܘܫܡܝܗܝܢ
Descendants
  • Malayalam: റൂശ്മ (ṟūśma, sign of the Cross)

Etymology 2

Root
ܪ ܫ ܡ
2 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ruʃʃɑmɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ruʃʃɑme] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܫܡܐ • (ruššāmām (plural ܪܘܫܡܐ (ruššāmē))

  1. sign
Inflection
Inflection of ܪܘܫܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܪܘܫܡ 1st person ܪܘܫܡܝ ܪܘܫܡܢ
construct ܪܘܫܡ 2nd person ܪܘܫܡܟ ܪܘܫܡܟܝ ܪܘܫܡܟܘܢ ܪܘܫܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܘܫܡܐ 3rd person ܪܘܫܡܗ ܪܘܫܡܗ ܪܘܫܡܗܘܢ ܪܘܫܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܪܘܫܡܝܢ 1st person ܪܘܫܡܝ ܪܘܫܡܝܢ
construct ܪܘܫܡܝ 2nd person ܪܘܫܡܝܟ ܪܘܫܡܝܟܝ ܪܘܫܡܝܟܘܢ ܪܘܫܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܘܫܡܐ 3rd person ܪܘܫܡܘܗܝ ܪܘܫܡܝܗ ܪܘܫܡܝܗܘܢ ܪܘܫܡܝܗܝܢ

References

  • rwšm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • rwšm2”, 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, page 353b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 536a
  • 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 1453b