ܐܡܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܡ ܢ (ˀ m n)
5 terms

Derived from ܐܘܼܡܵܢܵܐ (ūmānā, “artisan, craftsman”) with the latter noun an occupational noun derived from the former; compare Arabic أَمْن (ʔamn) and Hebrew אֹמֶן (ómen).

Pronunciation

• ܐܲܡܢܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔam.nɑː]
• ܐܲܡܵܢܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔam.mɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܡܢܵܐ • (amnā) m sg (plural ܐܲܡܢܹ̈ܐ (amnē))

1. (chiefly in the plural) art

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܡܢܵܐ (amnā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܡܢܝܼ (amnī)		ܐܲܡܢܲܢ (amnan)
	construct	ܐܲܡܲܢ (amman)	2nd person	ܐܲܡܢܘܼܟ݂ (amnūḵ)	ܐܲܡܢܵܟ݂ܝ (amnāḵ)	ܐܲܡܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (amnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܡܢܵܐ (amnā)	3rd person	ܐܲܡܢܹܗ (amnēh)	ܐܲܡܢܵܗ̇ (amnāh)	ܐܲܡܢܗܘܿܢ (amnhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܡܢܝܼ̈ (amnī)		ܐܲܡܢܲܢ̈ (amnan)
	construct	ܐܲܡܢܲܝ̈ (amnay)	2nd person	ܐܲܡܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (amnūḵ)	ܐܲܡܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (amnāḵ)	ܐܲܡܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (amnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܡܢܹ̈ܐ (amnē)	3rd person	ܐܲܡܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (amnūh)	ܐܲܡܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (amnōh)	ܐܲܡܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (amnhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܲܡܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܵܡܘܿܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (amnē d-āmōrūṯā)
• ܐܲܡܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (amnē dmḏītā)
• ܐܲܡܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܡܸܬ݂ܡܲܨܝܵܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (amnē dmiṯmaṣyānyāṯā)
• ܐܲܡܢܹ̈ܐ ܚܸܦܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (amnē ḥiprāyē)
• ܐܲܡܢܹ̈ܐ ܣܘܼܟܵܡܵܝܹ̈ܐ (amnē sūkāmāyē)
• ܐܲܡܢܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܠ ܒܹܐܡܵܐ (amnē ˁal bēmā)
• ܐܲܡܢܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܡܡܵܝܹ̈ܐ (amnē ˁammāyē)
• ܐܲܡܢܹ̈ܐ ܦܲܚܵܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (amnē paḥḥārāyē)
• ܐܲܡܢܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܦܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (amnē šapīrē)
• ܪܲܒ݂ ܐܲܡܢܵܐ (raḇ amnā)

 

Noun

ܐܲܡܵܢܵܐ • (ammānā) m sg (plural ܐܲܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ammānē), feminine ܐܲܡܵܢܬܵܐ (ammāntā))

1. artist

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܡܢܵܐ (amnā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܡܢܝܼ (amnī)		ܐܲܡܢܲܢ (amnan)
	construct	ܐܲܡܲܢ (amman)	2nd person	ܐܲܡܢܘܼܟ݂ (amnūḵ)	ܐܲܡܢܵܟ݂ܝ (amnāḵ)	ܐܲܡܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (amnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܡܢܵܐ (amnā)	3rd person	ܐܲܡܢܹܗ (amnēh)	ܐܲܡܢܵܗ̇ (amnāh)	ܐܲܡܢܗܘܿܢ (amnhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܡܢܝܼ̈ (amnī)		ܐܲܡܢܲܢ̈ (amnan)
	construct	ܐܲܡܢܲܝ̈ (amnay)	2nd person	ܐܲܡܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (amnūḵ)	ܐܲܡܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (amnāḵ)	ܐܲܡܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (amnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܡܢܹ̈ܐ (amnē)	3rd person	ܐܲܡܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (amnūh)	ܐܲܡܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (amnōh)	ܐܲܡܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (amnhōn)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔamnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔamne(ʔ)] (plural)

Etymology 1

From the root ܐ-ܡ-ܢ (ʾ-m-n) related to making firm. Compare Arabic أَمْن (ʔamn) and Hebrew אֹמֶן (ʾṓmen).

Noun

ܐܡܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܡܢܐ)

1. affair, task, pursuit, habit
2. art, skill, craft
3. practice, trade, profession, occupation, employment, office, business
4. crime, evil
5. (in the plural) giants

   Synonym: ܓܢܒܪܐ

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܡܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܡܢ	ܐܡܢܝܢ
construct	ܐܡܢ	ܐܡܢܝ
emphatic	ܐܡܢܐ	ܐܡܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܡܢܝ	ܐܡܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܡܢܟ	ܐܡܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܡܢܟܝ	ܐܡܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܡܢܗ	ܐܡܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܡܢܗ	ܐܡܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܡܢܢ	ܐܡܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܡܢܟܘܢ	ܐܡܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܡܢܟܝܢ	ܐܡܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܡܢܗܘܢ	ܐܡܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܡܢܗܝܢ	ܐܡܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Arabic أَمْن (ʔamn).

Noun

ܐܡܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܡܢܐ)

1. carefreeness, security

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܡܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܡܢ	ܐܡܢܝܢ
construct	ܐܡܢ	ܐܡܢܝ
emphatic	ܐܡܢܐ	ܐܡܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܡܢܝ	ܐܡܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܡܢܟ	ܐܡܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܡܢܟܝ	ܐܡܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܡܢܗ	ܐܡܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܡܢܗ	ܐܡܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܡܢܢ	ܐܡܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܡܢܟܘܢ	ܐܡܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܡܢܟܝܢ	ܐܡܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܡܢܗܘܢ	ܐܡܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܡܢܗܝܢ	ܐܡܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀmn”, 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. 20a
• 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. 56a-b