ܝܡܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܝ ܡ ܢ (y m n)
5 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic יַמִּינָא (yammīnā), from Proto-Semitic *yamīn-; compare Arabic يَمِين (yamīn), Hebrew יָמִין (yamín) and Akkadian 𒍠 (imnum). Doublet of ܬܲܝܡܢܵܐ (taymnā, “south”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jam.miːnɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ • (yamīnā) f (plural ܝܲܡܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ (yamīnē))

1. (uncountable) right direction

   Synonym: ܝܲܡܢܹܐ (yamnē)

2. (anatomy) right hand
3. pledge, promise, oath, compact
4. ordination
5. arranging, ordering

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ (yamīnā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܲܡܝܼܢܝܼ (yamīnī)		ܝܲܡܝܼܢܲܢ (yamīnan)
	construct	ܝܲܡܝܼܢ (yamīn)	2nd person	ܝܲܡܝܼܢܘܼܟ݂ (yamīnūḵ)	ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ (yamīnāḵ)	ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yamīnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ (yamīnā)	3rd person	ܝܲܡܝܼܢܹܗ (yamīnēh)	ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܗ̇ (yamīnāh)	ܝܲܡܝܼܢܗܘܿܢ (yamīnhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܲܡܝܼܢܝܼ̈ (yamīnī)		ܝܲܡܝܼܢܲܢ̈ (yamīnan)
	construct	ܝܲܡܝܼܢܲܝ̈ (yamīnay)	2nd person	ܝܲܡܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (yamīnūḵ)	ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (yamīnāḵ)	ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yamīnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܡܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ (yamīnē)	3rd person	ܝܲܡܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (yamīnūh)	ܝܲܡܝܼܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (yamīnōh)	ܝܲܡܝܼܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (yamīnhōn)

Antonyms

• ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐ (simmālā)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܪ ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ (bar yamīnā, “accepted, blessed one”)
• ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (yamīnāˀīṯ, “on the right, fortunately”)
• ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (yamīnāyūṯā, “rightism”)
• ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (yamīnāyā, “right-hander, rightist”)
• ܬܲܝܡܢܵܐ (taymnā, “south”)

 

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *yamīn-. Compare Arabic يَمِين (yamīn) and Hebrew יָמִין (yāmîn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jamminɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [jammine(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܝܡܝܢܐ • (yammīnāʾ) f (plural ܝܡܝܢܐ)

1. right (direction)
2. (anatomy) right hand
3. pledge, promise, oath, compact
4. ordination
5. arranging, ordering

Inflection

    inflection of ܝܡܝܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܝܡܝܢ	ܝܡܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܝܡܝܢ	ܝܡܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܝܡܝܢܐ	ܝܡܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܝܡܝܢܝ	ܝܡܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܝܡܝܢܟ	ܝܡܝܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܝܡܝܢܟܝ	ܝܡܝܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܝܡܝܢܗ	ܝܡܝܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܝܡܝܢܗ	ܝܡܝܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܝܡܝܢܢ	ܝܡܝܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܝܡܝܢܟܘܢ	ܝܡܝܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܝܡܝܢܟܝܢ	ܝܡܝܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܝܡܝܢܗܘܢ	ܝܡܝܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܝܡܝܢܗܝܢ	ܝܡܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Antonyms

• ܣܡܠܐ

Derived terms

• ܒܪ ܝܡܝܢܐ
• ܝܡܝܢܐܝܬ
• ܝܡܝܢܝܐ
• ܝܡܢ
• ܬܝܡܢܐ
  • ܬܝܡܢܝܐ

References

• “ymyn”, 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. 142a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 193a-b
• 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. 576a