ܡܐܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
From Aramaic מָאנָא, from Proto-Semitic. Compare Arabic إِنَاء (ʔināʔ, “vessel, receptacle”), Hebrew אֳנִיָּה (ʾŏnīyá, “ship”), Akkadian 𒃻𒄘𒈾 (/unūtu, anūtu/, “household, palace; ship; utensils, instruments, tools, wares, gear”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܡܵܐܢܵܐ • (mānā) m (plural ܡܵܐ̈ܢܹܐ (mānē))
- item, utensil (any sort)
- implement, instrument, tool, utensil
- vessel; container, pot
- things, goods
- baggage
- clothing, garment, dress, outfit
- furniture
- silverware, cutlery, flatware, plate
Derived terms edit
- ܡܵܐ̈ܢܲܝ ܓܲܘܵܐ (mānay gawwā, “internal organs”)
- ܡܵܐ̈ܢܲܝ ܙܡܵܪܵܐ (mānay zmārā, “musical instruments”)
- ܡܵܐ̈ܢܲܝ ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (mānay qrāḇā, “weaponry”)
- ܡܵܐ̈ܢܲܝ ܩܵܠܵܐ (mānay qālā, “organs of speech”)
- ܡܵܐ̈ܢܲܝ ܬܲܪܣܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mānay tarsīṯā, “digestive organs”)
- ܡܵܐܢܲܝ ܙܲܪܥܵܐ (mānay zarˁā, “reproductive organs”)
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the root ܐ-ܢ-ܐ (ʾ-n-ʾ) related to being busy. From Proto-Semitic, whence Arabic إِنَاء (ʔināʔ, “vessel, receptacle”).
Alternative forms edit
- (rare) ܡܢܐ (mānā)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܡܐܢܐ • (mānā) m (plural ܡܐܢܐ (mānē))
- implement, instrument, tool, utensil
- vessel; container, pot
- ship, boat, vessel
- things, goods
- baggage
- clothing, garment, dress, outfit
- furniture
- measure
Inflection edit
inflection of ܡܐܢܐ
state | singular | plural |
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absolute | ܡܐܢ | ܡܐܢܝܢ |
construct | ܡܐܢ | ܡܐܢܝ |
emphatic | ܡܐܢܐ | ܡܐܢܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܐܢܝ | ܡܐܢܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܐܢܟ | ܡܐܢܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܐܢܟܝ | ܡܐܢܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܐܢܗ | ܡܐܢܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܐܢܗ | ܡܐܢܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܐܢܢ | ܡܐܢܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܐܢܟܘܢ | ܡܐܢܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܐܢܟܝܢ | ܡܐܢܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܐܢܗܘܢ | ܡܐܢܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܐܢܗܝܢ | ܡܐܢܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܡܐܢܐ • (menē)
References edit
- “mn2”, 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 177a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 247a
- 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, pages 702b-703a