ܕܡܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܕ ܡ ܐ (d m ˀ)
3 terms

Etymology

From ܕܵܡܹܐ (dāmē, “to resemble”) +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā, the adjectival ending); cognate of Hebrew דּוֹמֶה (domé)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [dam.jɑːnɑː]

Adjective

ܕܵܡܝܵܢܵܐ • (dāmyānā) (feminine ܕܵܡܝܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (dāmyānītā), plural ܕܵܡܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (dāmyānē))

1. resembling, similar, alike, analogous

   ܓܘܼܫܡܵܐ ܫܡܲܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ ܕܵܡܝܵܢܵܐ ܠܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ.

   gušmā šmayyānāyā dāmyānā l-kāwḵḇā.

   A celestial body similar to a star.

Antonyms

• ܫܵܢܝܵܢܵܐ (šānyānā)