# ܝܘܡܐ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology

From Aramaic יַוְמָא (yawmā), from Proto-Semitic *yawm-; compare Arabic يَوْم (yawm), Hebrew יוֹם (yom) and Akkadian 𒌓 (ūmum).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [jawmɑː]
* (Nineveh Plains) IPA: [joːmɑː]
* (Tyari) IPA: [jaw.mɑː]
* (Urmia) IPA: [jʊːmɑː]

### Noun

ܝܲܘܡܵܐ • (yawmā) m sg (plural ܝܲܘ̈ܡܹܐ (yawmē) or ܝܲܘ̈ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ (yawmāṯā) or ܝܲܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (yawmānē))
* day, period of twenty-four hours
** c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Ephesians 6:13:ܡܸܛܠ ܗܵܢܵܐ، ܠܒ݂ܘܿܫܘܼܢ ܟܠܹܗ ܙܲܝܢܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܕܡܵܨܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܟܵܠܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܗܘܿܢ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܐܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܝܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܒܝܼܫܵܐ، ܘܡܸܢ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܕܗܵܘܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܥܒ݂ܝܼ̈ܕ݂ܹܐ ܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ، ܟܵܠܹܝܬܘܿܢ.miṭṭul hānā, lḇōšūn kullēh zaynā d-allāhā d-māṣētōn kālētōn dalquḇlhōn īman d-āṯē yawmā d-bīšā, w-min bāṯar d-hāwētōn ˁḇīḏē kul mindī, kālētōn.Therefore wear the whole armour of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
* daytime, period from sunrise to sunset
    Synonym: ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā)

#### Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܝܲܘ̈ܡܹܐ (yawmē) is a paucal plural (from two to nine) while the plural ܝܲܘ̈ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ (yawmāṯā) is a multiple plural (ten or more).

#### Hyponyms

* days of the week: ܝܲܘ̈ܡܹܐ ܕܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ (yawmē d-šāḇōˁā) (appendix): ܚܲܕ݇ܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (ḥaḇšabbā) · ܬܪܹܝܢ݇ܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (trēḇšabbā) · ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (tlāṯāḇšabbā) · ܐܲܪܒܥܵܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (arbˁāḇšabbā) · ܚܲܡܫܵܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (ḥamšāḇšabbā) · ܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ (ˁruḇtā) · ܫܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ (šabṯā)

#### Coordinate terms

* ܪܦܵܦܵܐ (rpāpā, “moment”), ܬܪܲܝܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (trayyānīṯā, “second”), ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (daqīqā, “minute”), ܫܵܥܬ݂ܵܐ (šāˁṯā, “hour”), ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ (šāḇōˁā, “week”), ܝܲܪܚܵܐ (yarḥā, “month”), ܐܸܩܡܵܐ (iqmā, “season”), ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (šēttā, “year”)
* ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ (nuḡhā)
* ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā)
* ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā)
* ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā)
* ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā)
* ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁrāḇā)
* ܢܘܼܨܦܵܐ (nuṣpā)
* ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ramšā)
* ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē)
* ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ (palgā d-laylē)

#### Derived terms

* ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ (idyōm, “today”)
* ܚܲܕ݇ ܝܲܘܡܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܝܲܘ̈ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥa yawmā min yawmāṯā, “once upon a time”)
* ܝܲܘܡܵܐ ܒܝܲܘܡܵܐ (yawmā byawmā, “day after day”)
* ܝܲܘܡܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (yawmāˀīṯ, “daily”)
* ܝܲܘܡܵܝܵܐ (yawmāyā, “daily”)
* ܝܲܘܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (yawmānāyā, “diurnal”)
* ܣܦܲܪܝܲܘܡܵܐ (sparyawmā, “newspaper”)

### References

* “ܝܲܘܡܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2022 October 19 (last accessed)

## Classical Syriac
### Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *yawm-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [jawmɑ] (in the singular)
* IPA: [jawme], [jawmɑθɑ] (in the plural)

### Noun

ܝܘܡܐ • (yawmā) m (plural ܝܘܡܬܐ (yawmē) or ܝܘܡܐ (yawmāṯā))
* day (24 hours)
* daytime, daylight

#### Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܝܘܡܐ (yawmē) is a paucal plural (from two to ten) while the plural ܝܘܡܬܐ (yawmāṯā) is a multiple plural (eleven or more).

#### Derived terms

* ܝܘܡܝܐ
* ܝܘܡܢܐ
* ܝܘܡܢܝܐ

#### See also

* ܐܝܡܡܐ

### References

* “ywm”, 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 139b
* Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 190a
* 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, pages 568b–569a

## Turoyo
### Etymology

From Aramaic ܝܘܡܐ (yawmā).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (singular) /jawmo/
* IPA: (plural) /jawme/

### Noun

ܝܰܘܡܳܐ • (yawmo) m (plural ܝܰܘܡܶܐ (yawme))
* day

#### See also

* ܫܰܬܳܐ (šato, “year”)
* ܝܰܪܚܳܐ (yarḥo, “month”)
* ܫܰܒܬ݂ܳܐ (šabṯo, “week”)
* ܣܰܥܰܐ (saca, “hour”), ܫܳܥܬ݂ܳܐ (šocṯo, “hour”)
* ܕܰܩܩܰܐ (daqqa, “minute”), ܩܰܛܷܢܬܳܐ (qaṭënto, “minute”)
* ܨܰܢܝـܝܶܐ (ṣaniye, “second”), ܪܦܳܦܳܐ (rfofo, “second”)