ʾ r m
32 lemmas · 7 languages
hamzatedContains ʾ (glottal stop) in position 1 or 3. Glottal stops assimilate or elide in many inflections, producing irregular surface forms.T Gen.10.23
Themes:armenian·8aram·6aramaic·5armenia·5aramaean·3
POS shape:noun·14name·11adj·6proper noun·1
This root is attested across 7 Semitic languages in our index. Each section below shows representative lemmas; attested means a Wiktionary editor explicitly tagged the root, inferredmeans we derived it mechanically from the word's consonantal skeleton.
Etymology treehow this root diverged from Proto-Semitic through the family
*ʾ-r-mProto-Semitic
West Semitic
Central Semitic
Northwest Semitic
Canaanite
Hebrewאֲרַםא ר מ— Aram
Aramaic
Imperial Aramaicארםא ר מ— Aram (son of Shem)
Syriacܐܪܡܐ ܪ ܡ— Aram
Assyrian NAܐܵܪܵܡܐ ܪ ܡ— Aram
Turoyoܐܪܡܐ ܪ ܡ— Aram
Arabic
Arabicأَرُومَةء ر م— root, origin, source
South Semitic
Ethio-Semitic
Amharicአረምአ ረ መ— weed
Branch structure: Huehnergard (2005), Rubin (2010). The reconstructed Proto-Semitic form is computed on the fly from the cognate set's majority reflex pattern.
Imperial Aramaic
arc · 4 lemmas- Aram (son of Shem)
- AramaeanFrom ארם (“Aram”) + ־אי.
- Imperial Aramaic spelling of ארמיא
- gentiledom, heathendom, pagan society (especially Aramaean and Roman/Greek)From אֲרַמָּיָא (ʾărammāyā, “Aramaean”) + ־וּתָא (-ūṯā, “-ness, -hood, -ity”).
Classical Syriac
syc · 4 lemmas- AramFrom Aramaic אֲרָם
▸ 8 derivations
- derivedܐܪܡ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ
- derivedܐܪܡܐܝܬ
- derivedܐܪܡܝܐ
- derivedܒܝܬ ܐܪ̈ܡܝܐbeṯ ʾārāmāye
- derivedܒܪܬ ܐܪܡܝܐ
- derivedܦܕܢ ܕܐܪܡ
- relatedܥܘܨʕoṣ
- relatedܚܘܠḥol
- AramaicInherited from Aramaic אָרָמָיָא (ʾārāmāyā). By surface analysis, ܐܪܡ + -ܝܐ.
- of or relating to Aram; Aramaic, Aramaean, SyrianInherited from Aramaic אָרָמָיָא (ʾārāmāyā). By surface analysis, ܐܪܡ + -ܝܐ.
- JeremiahFrom Hebrew יִרְמְיָה (yirm'yá, “Jeremiah”, literally “Yahweh exalt”).
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
aii · 8 lemmas- AramInherited from Aramaic אֲרָם (ʾărām); compare Turoyo ܐܳܪܳܡ (orom), Arabic آرَام (ʔārām) and Hebrew אֲרַם (arám).
▸ 1 derivation
- derivedܐܵܪܵܡܵܝܵܐārāmāyā
- Armenia (a country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)From Middle Persian 𐭠𐭫𐭬𐭭𐭩 (ʾlmny /Arman/), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (Armina).
- widower (humans or animals)Dialectal form of ܐܲܪܡܠܵܐ (armlā), Inherited from Aramaic [Term?]; compare Classical Syriac ܐܪܡܠܐ (ʾarməlā), Arabic أَرْمَل (ʔarmal) and Hebrew אַלְמָן (almán).
▸ 1 derivation
- derivedܐܲܪܡܝܼܠܘܼܬ݂ܵܐarmīlūṯā
- Armenian (of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, its culture, its people, or its language)From ܐܲܪܡܲܢ (arman, “Armenia”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).
- Armenian (person from Armenia or of Armenian descent)From ܐܲܪܡܲܢ (arman, “Armenia”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).
- a surnameFrom ܐܲܪܡܲܢ (arman, “Armenia”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).
- pomegranate lemonadeCalque of Hebrew רִמּוֹנָדָה (rimonáda), from a blend of ܐܲܪܡܘܿܢܬܵܐ (armōntā, “pomegranate”) + ܠܲܝܡܘܿܢܵܕ݂ܵܐ (laymōnāḏā, “lemonade”).
- pomegranate (spherical fruit with a tough golden-orange outer skin and sweet red gelatinous flesh containing many seeds)Inherited from Aramaic [Term?], from Akkadian 𒄑𒈢𒆳𒊏 (/armannu/) and formed with a prosthetic aleph, compare the alternative form ܪܸܡܘܿܢܬܵܐ (rimōntā) using /ɪ/ to break up the initial consonant cluster; compare Classical Syriac ܪܘܡܢܐ (rummānā), Arabic رُمَّان (rummān), Hebrew רִמּוֹן (rimón), and Aramaic רִמֹּונָא…
Hebrew
he · 5 lemmas- AramPossibly related to הרים (“highlands”), suggested to be used in contrast with כְּנַעַן (k'ná'an) meaning "lowlands."
▸ 2 derivations
- derivedאֲרַמִּיaramí
- derivedאֲרַם נַהֲרַיִםarám naharáyim
- Aramean, Aramaicאֲרַם (arám) + ־ִי (-í)
- Aramaic (a subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:)
- Armenian: of, from, or pertaining to Armenia.
- a male Armenian
Arabic
ar · 8 lemmas- root, origin, source
- Jeremiah, Jeremias, Jeremy (prophet)From Hebrew ירמיה (yirməya).
- uncommon form of أَرْمَنِيّ (ʔarmaniyy)أَرْمِينِيَا (ʾarmēniyā, “Armenia”) + ـِيّ (-iyy).
- uncommon form of أَرْمَنِيّ (ʔarmaniyy)أَرْمِينِيَا (ʾarmēniyā, “Armenia”) + ـِيّ (-iyy).
- alternative form of أُرْمِيَة (ʔurmiya)
- Armenia (a country in Europe and Asia)From Byzantine Greek Ἀρμενία (Armenía), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (a-r-mi-i-n /Armina/).
- feminine singular of أَرْمِينِيّ (ʔarmēniyy, “Armenian”)
- female equivalent of أَرْمِينِيّ (ʔarmēniyy, “Armenian”)
Amharic
am · 2 lemmas- weed
- Armenian languageFrom አርሜን (ʾarmen, “Armenia”) + -ኛ (-ñña).
Turoyo
tru · 1 lemma- Aram