ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
editEtymology
editInherited from Aramaic מְדִינְתָּא (məḏīntā), Noun of place from the same root as דָּן (dān, “to judge”), denoting the place where judgement takes place; compare Turoyo ܡܕ݂ܝܬ݂ܐ (mḏiṯo) and also borrowed into Arabic مَدِينَة (madīna, “city”) and Hebrew מְדִינָה (m'diná, “state”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ • (mḏītā) f sg (plural ܡܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mḏīnāṯā) or ܡܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܢܹܐ (mḏīnē))
- city (large settlement, bigger than a town)
- ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ ܕܬܡܵܢܸܡܐܵܐ ܡܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܓܲܘ ܐܹܘܪܘܿܦܹܐ.
- īṯ l-qurbā d-tmānimˀā mḏīnāṯā gaw ēwrōpē.
- There are approximately eight hundred cities in Europe.
Inflection
editisolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | |||||||
singular | absolute | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܐ (mḏīnā) | 1st person | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܝܼ (mḏītī) | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܲܢ (mḏītan) | |||
construct | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܲܬ݂ (mḏīnaṯ) | 2nd person | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܘܼܟ݂ (mḏītōḵ) | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (mḏītāḵ) | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mḏītawḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (mḏītā) | 3rd person | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܹܗ (mḏītēh) | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܗ̇ (mḏītāh) | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܗܘܿܢ (mḏīthōn) | |||
plural | absolute | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܢ̈ (mḏīnān) | 1st person | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (mḏīnāṯī) | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (mḏīnāṯan) | |||
construct | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܬ݂̈ (mḏīnāṯ) | 2nd person | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mḏīnāṯōḵ) | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mḏīnāṯāḵ) | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mḏīnāṯawḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܡܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mḏīnāṯā) | 3rd person | ܡܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܗ (mḏīnāṯēh) | ܡܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (mḏīnāṯāh) | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mḏīnāṯhōn) |
Hypernyms
edit- ܝܲܬ݂ܒܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (yaṯbūṯā, “settlement”)
Coordinate terms
edit- ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ (māṯā, “village, town”), ܟܲܦܪܵܐ (kaprā, “town”), ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šḇāḇūṯā, “neighbourhood”), ܡܵܚܘܿܙܵܐ (māḥōzā, “quarter”), ܠܲܩܚܵܐ (laqḥā, “suburb”), ܦܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (pnīṯā, “area, region”), ܐܘܼܚܕܵܢܵܐ (uḥdānā, “state”), ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ (aṯrā, “country”)
Derived terms
edit- ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (bēṯ mḏītā, “city hall, town hall”)
- ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܲܬ݂ ܦܘܼܪܓܵܝܵܐ (mḏīnaṯ purgāyā, “amusement park”)
- ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܲܬ݂ ܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ (mḏīnaṯ qudšā, “Jerusalem”)
- ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mḏīnāyūṯā, “citizenship; municipality”)
- ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (mḏīnāyā, “urban; civil”)
- ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mḏītōnīṯā, “town”)
- ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪܬܵܐ (mḏītā yatīrtā, “Utopia”)
- ܥܸܣܪܲܬ݂ ܡܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁisraṯ mḏīnāṯā, “Decapolis”)
- ܩܸܢܛܪܘܿܢ ܕܲܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (qinṭrōn damḏītā, “town centre, city center, downtown”)
- ܪܹܝܫ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (rēš mḏītā, “mayor”)
Classical Syriac
editEtymology
editFrom the root ܕ ܘ ܢ; compare Arabic مَدِينَة (madīna, “city”), Hebrew מְדִינָה (məḏînâ, “state”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ • (məḏī[n]tā) f (plural ܡܕܝܢܬܐ or ܡܕܝܢܐ)
- city, town
- Synonym: ܩܪܝܬܐ (qərīṯā)
- region
- Synonym: ܩܠܝܡܐ (qəlīmā)
- (rare) province, country
- Synonym: ܐܬܪܐ (ʾaṯrā)
Inflection
editisolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | m | f | |||||
singular | absolute | ܡܕܝܢܐ | 1st person | ܡܕܝܢܬܝ | ܡܕܝܢܬܢ | |||
construct | ܡܕܝܢܬ | 2nd person | ܡܕܝܢܬܟ | ܡܕܝܢܬܟܝ | ܡܕܝܢܬܟܘܢ | ܡܕܝܢܬܟܝܢ | ||
emphatic | ܡܕܝܢܬܐ | 3rd person | ܡܕܝܢܬܗ | ܡܕܝܢܬܗ | ܡܕܝܢܬܗܘܢ | ܡܕܝܢܬܗܝܢ | ||
plural | absolute | ܡܕܝܢܢ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܡܕܝܢܬܝ ,ܡܕܝܢܝ | ܡܕܝܢܬܢ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܢ | |||
construct | ܡܕܝܢܬ ,ܡܕܝܢܝ | 2nd person | ܡܕܝܢܬܟ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܟ | ܡܕܝܢܬܟܝ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܟܝ | ܡܕܝܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܟܘܢ | ܡܕܝܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
emphatic | ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ,ܡܕܝܢܐ | 3rd person | ܡܕܝܢܬܗ ,ܡܕܝܢܘܗܝ | ܡܕܝܢܬܗ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܗ | ܡܕܝܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܗܘܢ | ܡܕܝܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
edit- ܡܕܝܢܝܐ (məḏīnāyā)
- ܡܕܝܢܝܘܬܐ (məḏīnāyūṯā)
- ܡܕܝܢܬܘܢܝܬܐ (məḏī[n]tōnīṯā)
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “mdynh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-05
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 60b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 252b
- 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, →ISBN, page 713b
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- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms belonging to the root ܕ ܘ ܢ
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms inherited from Aramaic
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from Aramaic
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic nouns of place
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic lemmas
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic nouns
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic feminine nouns
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with usage examples
- aii:Administrative subdivisions
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic nouns with irregular plurals
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic nouns with irregular inflections
- Classical Syriac terms belonging to the root ܕ ܘ ܢ
- Classical Syriac terms with IPA pronunciation
- Classical Syriac lemmas
- Classical Syriac nouns
- Classical Syriac feminine nouns
- Classical Syriac terms with rare senses
- syc:Administrative subdivisions