ܐܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܐܵܢܵܐ (ānā, “I”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɑːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܐܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (ānāyā) (feminine ܐܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (ānāytā), plural ܐܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ānāyē))

1. selfish, egoist, egotistical

Noun

ܐܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (ānāyā) m (plural ܐܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ānāyē), feminine ܐܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (ānāytā))

1. egoist

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ānāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܵܢܵܝܝܼ (ānāyī)		ܐܵܢܵܝܲܢ (ānāyan)
	construct	ܐܵܢܵܝ (ānāy)	2nd person	ܐܵܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (ānāyūḵ)	ܐܵܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (ānāyāḵ)	ܐܵܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ānāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ānāyā)	3rd person	ܐܵܢܵܝܹܗ (ānāyēh)	ܐܵܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (ānāyāh)	ܐܵܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (ānāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܵܢܵܝܝܼ̈ (ānāyī)		ܐܵܢܵܝܲܢ̈ (ānāyan)
	construct	ܐܵܢܵܝܲܝ̈ (ānāyay)	2nd person	ܐܵܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ānāyūḵ)	ܐܵܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ānāyāḵ)	ܐܵܢܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ānāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ānāyē)	3rd person	ܐܵܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ānāyūh)	ܐܵܢܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ānāyōh)	ܐܵܢܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ānāyhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܵܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (ānāyūtā, “selfishness, ego, egoism”)