Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܐ ܡ ܢ (ˀ m n)
5 terms

Variant of previous form ܡܗܲܝܡܸܢ (mhaymin), from Aramaic הֵימֵן (hēmēn), causitive stem of אֲמַן (ˀăman, to be safe, be faithful); compare Hebrew הֶאֱמִין (he'emín) and Arabic آمَنَ (ʔāmana).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [məhammɪn.]

Verb

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ܡܗܲܡܸܢ (mhammin) (present participle ܡܗܲܡܘܼܢܹܐ (mhamūnē), past participle ܡܗܘܼܡܢܵܐ (mhumnā))

  1. to believe, to accept as true or that one is telling the truth
    ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܡܗܲܡܘܼܢܹܐ ܥܲܠܘܼܟ݂!lē ìwen mhamūnē ˁalūḵ!I don’t believe you!
    ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܟܹܐ ܡܗܲܡܸܢ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܫܢܝܼܙܹ̈ܐ.
    ḥakmā min dhālēn mindīyānē d-kē mhammin rābā ìnā šnīzē.
    Some of these things he believes are very strange.
  2. to believe in [+ ܒ- (object) = in]
    • first paragraph of the Nicene Creed
      ܡܗܲܡܘܼܢܹܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܒܚܲܕ݇ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ، ܒܵܒܵܐ ܐܲܚܝܼܕ݂ ܟܠ. ܥܵܒ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܗܸܢܘܿܢ ܕܝܼܢܵܐ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܲܙܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܠܵܐ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܲܙܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ.
      mhamūnē ìwaḥ b-ḥa allāhā, bābā aḥīḏ kul. ˁāḇōḏā d-kullāyh hinōn d-īnā miṯḥazyānē w-lā miṯḥazyānē.
      We believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.
  3. to approve, ratify

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