ܪܚܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1
Root
ܪ ܚ ܡ‎ (r ḥ m)
2 terms

From Aramaic [script needed] (rəḥem); compare Arabic رَحِمَ‎ (raḥima) and Hebrew רָחַם‎ (rakhám).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈrɑːxemː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [rɑːxɪmː], [rɑːħɪmː]

Verb

ܪܵܚܹܡ • (rāḥēm) (present participle ܪܚܵܡܵܐ‎ (rḥāmā), past participle ܪܚܝܼܡܵܐ‎ (rḥīmā))

  1. to love, adore, like
    Synonyms: ܒܵܥܹܐ‎ (bāˁē), ܡܲܚܸܒ‎ (maḥḥib), ܚܲܒܸܒ݂‎ (ḥabbiḇ)
  2. to desire
    Synonyms: ܒܵܥܹܐ‎ (bāˁē), ܨܵܒ݂ܹܐ‎ (ṣāḇē)
  3. to delight in
  4. (with ܡ̣ܢ‎ (min)) prefer, choose
  5. (with ܥܲܠ‎ (ˁal)) to have mercy on, be pitiful to
Conjugation
Conjugation of ܪܵܚܹܡ (rāḥēm)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܪܚܝܼܡ ܠܝܼ‎
(rḥīm lī)		 ܪܚܝܼܡ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎
(rḥīm lūḵ)		 ܪܚܝܼܡ ܠܹܗ‎
(rḥīm lēh)		 ܪܚܝܼܡ ܠܲܢ‎
(rḥīm lan)		 ܪܚܝܼܡ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(rḥīm lāwḵōn)		 ܪܚܝܼܡ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎
(rḥīm lhōn)
f ܪܚܝܼܡ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(rḥīm lāḵ)		 ܪܚܝܼܡ ܠܵܗ̇‎
(rḥīm lāh)
non-past m ܪܵܚܡܹܢ‎
(rāḥmēn)		 ܪܵܚܡܹܬ‎
(rāḥmēt)		 ܪܵܚܹܡ‎
(rāḥēm)		 ܪܵܚܡܲܚ‎
(rāḥmaḥ)		 ܪܵܚܡܝܼܬܘܿܢ‎
(rāḥmītōn)		 ܪܵܚܡܝܼ‎
(rāḥmī)
f ܪܵܚܡܵܢ‎
(rāḥmān)		 ܪܵܚܡܵܬܝ‎
(rāḥmāt)		 ܪܵܚܡܵܐ‎
(rāḥmā)
imperative m ܪܚܘܿܡ‎
(rḥōm)		 ܪܚܘܿܡܘܼܢ‎
(rḥōmūn)
f ܪܚܘܿܡܝ‎
(rḥōm)

Etymology 2
Root
ܪ ܚ ܡ‎ (r ḥ m)
2 terms

From Aramaic [script needed] (raḥḥem); compare Arabic رَحَّمَ‎ (raḥḥama), Hebrew רִחֵם‎ (rikhém).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈrax.xɪm.]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [mrax.xɪm.], [mraħ.ħɪm.]

Verb

ܪܲܚܸܡ • (raḥḥim) (present participle ܪܲܚܘܼܡܹܐ‎ (raḥūmē), past participle ܪܘܼܚܡܵܐ‎ (ruḥmā))

  1. (with ܥܲܠ‎ (ˁal)) to have mercy on, be pitiful to
  2. to have mercy, show pity, be moved with compassion
Conjugation
Conjugation of ܪܲܚܸܡ (raḥḥim)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܪܘܼܚܸܡ ܠܝܼ‎
(rūḥim lī)		 ܪܘܼܚܸܡ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎
(rūḥim lūḵ)		 ܪܘܼܚܸܡ ܠܹܗ‎
(rūḥim lēh)		 ܪܘܼܚܸܡ ܠܲܢ‎
(rūḥim lan)		 ܪܘܼܚܸܡ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(rūḥim lāwḵōn)		 ܪܘܼܚܸܡ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎
(rūḥim lhōn)
f ܪܘܼܚܸܡ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(rūḥim lāḵ)		 ܪܘܼܚܸܡ ܠܵܗ̇‎
(rūḥim lāh)
non-past m ܪܲܚܡܸܢ‎
(raḥmin)		 ܪܲܚܡܸܬ‎
(raḥmit)		 ܪܲܚܸܡ‎
(raḥḥim)		 ܪܲܚܡܲܚ‎
(raḥmaḥ)		 ܪܲܚܡܝܼܬܘܿܢ‎
(raḥmītōn)		 ܪܲܚܡܝܼ‎
(raḥmī)
f ܪܲܚܡܵܢ‎
(raḥmān)		 ܪܲܚܡܵܬܝ‎
(raḥmāt)		 ܪܲܚܡܵܐ‎
(raḥmā)
imperative m ܪܲܚܸܡ‎
(raḥḥim)		 ܪܲܚܡܘܼܢ‎
(raḥmūn)
f ܪܲܚܸܡܝ‎
(raḥḥim)

Etymology 3
Root
ܪ ܚ ܡ‎ (r ḥ m)
2 terms

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈrɑːxemː]

Noun

ܪܵܚܹܡ • (rāḥēm) m sg (plural ܪ̈ܵܚܡܲܝ‎ (rāḥmay), feminine ܪܵܚܡܲܬ‎ (rāḥmat))

  1. singular construct state of ܪܵܚܡܵܐ‎ (rāḥmā, “friend”)

Etymology 4
Root
ܪ ܚ ܡ‎ (r ḥ m)
2 terms

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈrəxɪm.]

Noun

ܪܚܸܡ • (rḥim) m

  1. singular construct state of ܪܲܚܡܵܐ‎ (raḥmā, “womb”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ-ܚ-ܡ‎ (r-ḥ-m) related to loving; compare Arabic رَحِمَ‎ (raḥima), Hebrew רָחַם‎ (rāḥam).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈr(ə.)ħɛm]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈrxɪm]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈrħem]

Verb

ܪܚܡ • (rəḥem) (imperfect ܢܪܚܡ‎ (nerḥam), medio-passive counterpart ܐܬܪܚܡ‎ (ʾeṯrəḥem)) (peal construction)

  1. to love, adore, like
  2. to desire
  3. to delight in
  4. (with ܡܢ‎ (men)) prefer, choose
  5. (with ܥܠ‎ (ʿal) or accusatively) to have mercy on, be pitiful to

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ-ܚ-ܡ‎ (r-ḥ-m) related to loving; compare Arabic رَحَّمَ‎ (raḥḥama), Hebrew רִחֵם‎ (riḥēm).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈraħ.ħɛm]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈrax.xɪm]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [rɑˈħem]

Verb

ܪܚܡ • (raḥḥem) (imperfect ܢܪܚܡ‎ (nəraḥḥem), medio-passive counterpart ܐܬܪܚܡ‎ (ʾeṯraḥḥam)) (pael construction)

  1. (with ܥܠ‎ (ʿal)) to have mercy on, be pitiful to
  2. to strive for mercy

Pronunciation
  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈrɑ.ħɛm]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈrɑ.xɪm]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [roˈħem]

Noun

ܪܚܡ • (rāḥem)

  1. absolute singular of ܪܚܡܐ‎ (rāḥmā, “friend”)
  2. construct state singular of ܪܚܡܐ‎ (rāḥmā, “friend”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈr(ə.)ħɛm]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈrxɪm]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈrħem]

Noun

ܪܚܡ • (rəḥem)

  1. absolute singular of ܪܚܡܐ‎ (raḥmā, “womb”)
  2. construct state singular of ܪܚܡܐ‎ (raḥmā, “womb”)

References
  • “ܪܚܡ”, in Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute, accessed 2021-06-19
  • “rḥm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2021-07-25
  • Audo, Toma (1897) ܣܝܡܬܐ ܕܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ [Treasure of the Syriac Language] (in Classical Syriac), Mosul: Imprimerie des Pères Dominicains, pages 498b-500a
  • Brock, Sebastian P.; Kiraz, George A. (2015), “ܪܚܶܡ”, in Gorgias Concise Syriac-English, English-Syriac Dictionary, Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, retrieved 2021-06-19, page 208a
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 343a-b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 537b
  • 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 1455b-1456b
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