Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܝ ܕ ܥ (y d ˁ)
8 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac equivalent to the present participle of ܡܲܕܸܥ (maddiˁ, to inform) +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā) +‎ -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mɑw.dəʕɑːnuːθɑː]

Noun

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ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (māwdˁānūṯāf sg (plural ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (māwdˁānwāṯē))

  1. information

Inflection

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܝ-ܕ-ܥ (y-d-ʿ) related to knowing; compare Hebrew מֵידְעָנוּת (mêḏʿānûṯ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mawd(ə)ʕɑnuθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [mawd(ə)ʕɑnwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܐ (mawdəʿānūṯāʾf (plural ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܐ)

  1. notification
  2. admonition
  3. preface, introduction
  4. mark

Inflection

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References

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  • mwdˁnw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-11-30
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 138a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 256b
  • 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. 722a