ܡܕܝܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܕ ܘ ܢ (d w n)
5 terms

Etymology

From ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (mdītā, “city”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mədiːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ • (mdīnāyā) (feminine ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܬܵܐ (mdīnāytā), plural ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (mdīnāyē))

1. municipal, urban, civic
2. civil

Derived terms

• ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (qrāḇā mdīnāyā, “civil war”)
• ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (mdīnāyūtā, “municipality”)

Noun

ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ • (mdīnāyā) m sg (plural ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (mdīnāyē), feminine ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܬܵܐ (mdīnāytā))

1. city resident, urbanite
2. townsman
3. civilian

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (mdīnāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܝܼ (mdīnāyī)		ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܲܢ (mdīnāyan)
	construct	ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝ (mdīnāy)	2nd person	ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (mdīnāyūḵ)	ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (mdīnāyāḵ)	ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mdīnāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (mdīnāyā)	3rd person	ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܹܗ (mdīnāyēh)	ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (mdīnāyāh)	ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (mdīnāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܝܼ̈ (mdīnāyī)		ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܲܢ̈ (mdīnāyan)
	construct	ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܲܝ̈ (mdīnāyay)	2nd person	ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mdīnāyūḵ)	ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mdīnāyāḵ)	ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mdīnāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (mdīnāyē)	3rd person	ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mdīnāyūh)	ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mdīnāyōh)	ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mdīnāyhōn)