ܥܡܐ

From Aramaic עַמָּא (ʿammā); related to Hebrew עַם (am).

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕam.mɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔam.mɑː]

ܥܲܡܵܐ • (ˁammā) m (plural ܥܲܡܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁammē))

1. people, nation
2. folk

Inflection of ܥܲܡܵܐ (ˁammā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܲܡܝܼ (ˁamī)		ܥܲܡܲܢ (ˁamman)
	construct	ܥܲܡ (ˁam)	2nd person	ܥܲܡܘܼܟ݂ (ˁamūḵ)	ܥܲܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁammāḵ)	ܥܲܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁammāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܡܵܐ (ˁammā)	3rd person	ܥܲܡܹܗ (ˁammēh)	ܥܲܡܵܗ̇ (ˁammāh)	ܥܲܡܗܘܿܢ (ˁamhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܲܡܡܝܼ̈ (ˁammī)		ܥܲܡܡܲܢ̈ (ˁamman)
	construct	ܥܲܡܡܲܝ̈ (ˁammay)	2nd person	ܥܲܡܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁammūḵ)	ܥܲܡܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁammāḵ)	ܥܲܡܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁammāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܡܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁammē)	3rd person	ܥܲܡܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁammūh)	ܥܲܡܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁammōh)	ܥܲܡܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁammhōn)

• (people): ܛܵܝܸܦܵܐ (ṭāyippā)
• (nation): ܐܘܼܡܬܵܐ (umtā)

• ܥܲܡܡܵܝܵܐ (ˁammāyā, “public”)

Borrowed from Arabic عَمّ (ʕamm). Doublet of ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܐ (maˁmōnā).

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕam.mɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔa.mɑː]

ܥܲܡܵܐ • (ˁammā) m (plural ܥܵܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁāmē), feminine ܥܲܡܬܵܐ (ˁamtā) or ܕܵܕ݂ܬܵܐ (dāḏtā))

1. paternal blood uncle (brother of one's father)

   Coordinate terms: ܥܲܡܬܵܐ (ʿamtā), ܚܵܠܵܐ (ḥālā), ܚܵܠܬܵܐ (ḥāltā)

Inflection of ܥܲܡܵܐ (ˁammā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܲܡܝܼ (ˁamī)		ܥܲܡܲܢ (ˁamman)
	construct	ܥܲܡ (ˁam)	2nd person	ܥܲܡܘܼܟ݂ (ˁamūḵ)	ܥܲܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁammāḵ)	ܥܲܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁammāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܡܵܐ (ˁammā)	3rd person	ܥܲܡܹܗ (ˁammēh)	ܥܲܡܵܗ̇ (ˁammāh)	ܥܲܡܗܘܿܢ (ˁamhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܲܡܝܼ̈ (ˁamī)		ܥܲܡܲܢ̈ (ˁamman)
	construct	ܥܲܡܲܝ̈ (ˁammay)	2nd person	ܥܲܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁamūḵ)	ܥܲܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁammāḵ)	ܥܲܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁammāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁammē)	3rd person	ܥܲܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁamūh)	ܥܲܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁammōh)	ܥܲܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁamhōn)

• ܕܵܕܵܐ (dādā)

• ܥܲܡܘܿ (ˁamō, “endearing form”)
• ܒܲܟ݂ܬ ܥܲܡܵܐ (baḵt ˁammā, “aunt (father's brother's wife)”)
• ܒܲܪ ܥܲܡܵܐ (bar ˁammā, “cousin (father's brother's son)”)
• ܒܲܪ݇ܬ ܥܲܡܵܐ (bat ˁammā, “cousin (father's brother's daughter)”)

Compare Hebrew עַם (ʿam).

• IPA^(key): [ʕammɑ(ʔ)]

ܥܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܡܡܐ)

1. people, nation
2. populace, crowd, sect
3. commoner
4. ignoramus, unlearned man

• The sense of "people" is used especially when contrasting Jews vs. Gentiles or Christians vs. pagans.

• “ˁm”, 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, p. 255a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 416b
• 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. 1108a