رمص

See also: رمض

Arabic

Etymology

Mostly augmented from رَمَّ (ramma, “to mend”) of the root ر م م (r-m-m).

The meaning of rheum is also found in Classical Syriac ܪܷ̈ܡܨܶܐ (remṣē) and hardly native to Arabic, even variating its consonantism to رَمَسَة (ramasa) and رُمُوسَة (rumūsa) in al-Andalus, and غَمَض (ḡamaḍ) meaning a more liquid rheum, here applying the فَعَل (faʕal) pattern usual for excrescences and فُعُولَة (fuʕūla) for bulkier properties attached to someone or something: plausibly after a Middle Iranian borrowing equivalent to that of رِمْش (rimš, “eyelash”), although it is also possible that with emphasis of the driedness of the rheum the term is an Aramaic derivation of an older form of the root cognate to رَمَضَ (ramaḍa, “to parch, to scorch”) and its root ر م ض (r-m-ḍ), otherwise curiously attested in Mishnaic Hebrew רֶמֶץ (rémeṣ, “ember”)—the Proto-Semitic *ṣ́ phoneme gives sometimes ṣ and more prominently ʕ in Aramaic, both reflexes coexisting in Syriac, as ܚܲܡܘܼܨܬܵܐ (ḥammūṣtā) and ܚܲܡܘܼܥܬܵܐ (ḥammūʿtā).

Verb

رَمَصَ • (ramaṣa) I (non-past يَرْمُصُ (yarmuṣu), verbal noun رَمْص (ramṣ))

1. to compensate, to mend
2. to make peace between
3. to dung (supposedly intransitive and of a hen)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of رَمَصَ (I, sound, a ~ u, full passive (?), verbal noun رَمْص)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						رَمْص ramṣ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						رَامِص rāmiṣ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَرْمُوص marmūṣ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رَمَصْتُ ramaṣtu	رَمَصْتَ ramaṣta	رَمَصَ ramaṣa		رَمَصْتُمَا ramaṣtumā	رَمَصَا ramaṣā		رَمَصْنَا ramaṣnā	رَمَصْتُمْ ramaṣtum	رَمَصُوا ramaṣū
	f		رَمَصْتِ ramaṣti	رَمَصَتْ ramaṣat			رَمَصَتَا ramaṣatā			رَمَصْتُنَّ ramaṣtunna	رَمَصْنَ ramaṣna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَرْمُصُ ʔarmuṣu	تَرْمُصُ tarmuṣu	يَرْمُصُ yarmuṣu		تَرْمُصَانِ tarmuṣāni	يَرْمُصَانِ yarmuṣāni		نَرْمُصُ narmuṣu	تَرْمُصُونَ tarmuṣūna	يَرْمُصُونَ yarmuṣūna
	f		تَرْمُصِينَ tarmuṣīna	تَرْمُصُ tarmuṣu			تَرْمُصَانِ tarmuṣāni			تَرْمُصْنَ tarmuṣna	يَرْمُصْنَ yarmuṣna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَرْمُصَ ʔarmuṣa	تَرْمُصَ tarmuṣa	يَرْمُصَ yarmuṣa		تَرْمُصَا tarmuṣā	يَرْمُصَا yarmuṣā		نَرْمُصَ narmuṣa	تَرْمُصُوا tarmuṣū	يَرْمُصُوا yarmuṣū
	f		تَرْمُصِي tarmuṣī	تَرْمُصَ tarmuṣa			تَرْمُصَا tarmuṣā			تَرْمُصْنَ tarmuṣna	يَرْمُصْنَ yarmuṣna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَرْمُصْ ʔarmuṣ	تَرْمُصْ tarmuṣ	يَرْمُصْ yarmuṣ		تَرْمُصَا tarmuṣā	يَرْمُصَا yarmuṣā		نَرْمُصْ narmuṣ	تَرْمُصُوا tarmuṣū	يَرْمُصُوا yarmuṣū
	f		تَرْمُصِي tarmuṣī	تَرْمُصْ tarmuṣ			تَرْمُصَا tarmuṣā			تَرْمُصْنَ tarmuṣna	يَرْمُصْنَ yarmuṣna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُرْمُصْ urmuṣ			اُرْمُصَا urmuṣā				اُرْمُصُوا urmuṣū
	f		اُرْمُصِي urmuṣī							اُرْمُصْنَ urmuṣna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رُمِصْتُ rumiṣtu	رُمِصْتَ rumiṣta	رُمِصَ rumiṣa		رُمِصْتُمَا rumiṣtumā	رُمِصَا rumiṣā		رُمِصْنَا rumiṣnā	رُمِصْتُمْ rumiṣtum	رُمِصُوا rumiṣū
	f		رُمِصْتِ rumiṣti	رُمِصَتْ rumiṣat			رُمِصَتَا rumiṣatā			رُمِصْتُنَّ rumiṣtunna	رُمِصْنَ rumiṣna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُرْمَصُ ʔurmaṣu	تُرْمَصُ turmaṣu	يُرْمَصُ yurmaṣu		تُرْمَصَانِ turmaṣāni	يُرْمَصَانِ yurmaṣāni		نُرْمَصُ nurmaṣu	تُرْمَصُونَ turmaṣūna	يُرْمَصُونَ yurmaṣūna
	f		تُرْمَصِينَ turmaṣīna	تُرْمَصُ turmaṣu			تُرْمَصَانِ turmaṣāni			تُرْمَصْنَ turmaṣna	يُرْمَصْنَ yurmaṣna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُرْمَصَ ʔurmaṣa	تُرْمَصَ turmaṣa	يُرْمَصَ yurmaṣa		تُرْمَصَا turmaṣā	يُرْمَصَا yurmaṣā		نُرْمَصَ nurmaṣa	تُرْمَصُوا turmaṣū	يُرْمَصُوا yurmaṣū
	f		تُرْمَصِي turmaṣī	تُرْمَصَ turmaṣa			تُرْمَصَا turmaṣā			تُرْمَصْنَ turmaṣna	يُرْمَصْنَ yurmaṣna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُرْمَصْ ʔurmaṣ	تُرْمَصْ turmaṣ	يُرْمَصْ yurmaṣ		تُرْمَصَا turmaṣā	يُرْمَصَا yurmaṣā		نُرْمَصْ nurmaṣ	تُرْمَصُوا turmaṣū	يُرْمَصُوا yurmaṣū
	f		تُرْمَصِي turmaṣī	تُرْمَصْ turmaṣ			تُرْمَصَا turmaṣā			تُرْمَصْنَ turmaṣna	يُرْمَصْنَ yurmaṣna

Descendants

• → Nabataean Aramaic: 𐢛𐢓𐢙 (rmṣ, “to pacify”)

Verb

رَمِصَ • (ramiṣa) I (non-past يَرْمَصُ (yarmaṣu), verbal noun رَمَص (ramaṣ))

1. to have sticky matter in the corners of the eyes

Conjugation

    Conjugation of رَمِصَ (I, sound, i ~ a, impersonal passive (?), verbal noun رَمَص)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						رَمَص ramaṣ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						أَرْمَص ʔarmaṣ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَرْمُوص marmūṣ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رَمِصْتُ ramiṣtu	رَمِصْتَ ramiṣta	رَمِصَ ramiṣa		رَمِصْتُمَا ramiṣtumā	رَمِصَا ramiṣā		رَمِصْنَا ramiṣnā	رَمِصْتُمْ ramiṣtum	رَمِصُوا ramiṣū
	f		رَمِصْتِ ramiṣti	رَمِصَتْ ramiṣat			رَمِصَتَا ramiṣatā			رَمِصْتُنَّ ramiṣtunna	رَمِصْنَ ramiṣna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَرْمَصُ ʔarmaṣu	تَرْمَصُ tarmaṣu	يَرْمَصُ yarmaṣu		تَرْمَصَانِ tarmaṣāni	يَرْمَصَانِ yarmaṣāni		نَرْمَصُ narmaṣu	تَرْمَصُونَ tarmaṣūna	يَرْمَصُونَ yarmaṣūna
	f		تَرْمَصِينَ tarmaṣīna	تَرْمَصُ tarmaṣu			تَرْمَصَانِ tarmaṣāni			تَرْمَصْنَ tarmaṣna	يَرْمَصْنَ yarmaṣna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَرْمَصَ ʔarmaṣa	تَرْمَصَ tarmaṣa	يَرْمَصَ yarmaṣa		تَرْمَصَا tarmaṣā	يَرْمَصَا yarmaṣā		نَرْمَصَ narmaṣa	تَرْمَصُوا tarmaṣū	يَرْمَصُوا yarmaṣū
	f		تَرْمَصِي tarmaṣī	تَرْمَصَ tarmaṣa			تَرْمَصَا tarmaṣā			تَرْمَصْنَ tarmaṣna	يَرْمَصْنَ yarmaṣna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَرْمَصْ ʔarmaṣ	تَرْمَصْ tarmaṣ	يَرْمَصْ yarmaṣ		تَرْمَصَا tarmaṣā	يَرْمَصَا yarmaṣā		نَرْمَصْ narmaṣ	تَرْمَصُوا tarmaṣū	يَرْمَصُوا yarmaṣū
	f		تَرْمَصِي tarmaṣī	تَرْمَصْ tarmaṣ			تَرْمَصَا tarmaṣā			تَرْمَصْنَ tarmaṣna	يَرْمَصْنَ yarmaṣna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِرْمَصْ irmaṣ			اِرْمَصَا irmaṣā				اِرْمَصُوا irmaṣū
	f		اِرْمَصِي irmaṣī							اِرْمَصْنَ irmaṣna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	رُمِصَ rumiṣa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُرْمَصُ yurmaṣu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُرْمَصَ yurmaṣa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُرْمَصْ yurmaṣ		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Noun

رَمَص • (ramaṣ) m

1. rheum, sleep in the eye (particularly solid one)

    Coordinate term: (more solid one) غَمَص (ḡamaṣ)

Declension

Declension of noun رَمَص (ramaṣ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَمَص ramaṣ	الرَّمَص ar-ramaṣ	رَمَص ramaṣ
Nominative	رَمَصٌ ramaṣun	الرَّمَصُ ar-ramaṣu	رَمَصُ ramaṣu
Accusative	رَمَصًا ramaṣan	الرَّمَصَ ar-ramaṣa	رَمَصَ ramaṣa
Genitive	رَمَصٍ ramaṣin	الرَّمَصِ ar-ramaṣi	رَمَصِ ramaṣi

References

• Баранов, Х. К. (2011) “رمص”, in Большой арабско-русский словарь (Bolʹšoj arabsko-russkij slovarʹ), 11th edition, Москва: Живой язык, →ISBN
• Corriente, Federico, Pereira, Christophe, Vicente, Angeles, editors (2017), “رمس”, in Dictionnaire du faisceau dialectal arabe andalou. Perspectives phraséologiques et étymologiques (in French), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 558
• Freytag, Georg (1833) “رمص”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 193a
• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “رمص”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[2] (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, pages 924b–925a
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “رمص”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[3], London: W.H. Allen, page 434b
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “رمص”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 417b
• “rmṣ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “rmṣ³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “rmṣ²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986– and “rmˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, “rmwˁˀ**dnwrˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986– the Aramaic cognates of ر م ض (r-m-ḍ)