Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From Akkadian 𒌝𒈠𒉡𒌓 (/⁠ummânūtu⁠/). Compare Hebrew אֻמָּנוּת (ʾummānûṯ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔummɑnuθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔummɑnwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ)

  1. trade, craft
  2. workmanship, skill, art
  3. craftiness, artifice, guile
  4. union, guild (of craftsmen)
  5. alchemy, chemistry
  6. (in the plural) engines of war

Inflection

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References

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  • ˀwmnw”, 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. 12a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 6b
  • 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. 17a
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