ܡܘܚܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܢ ܐ (ḥ n ˀ)
2 terms

Etymology

Past participle of ܡܲܚܢܹܐ (maḥnē)

Adjective

ܡܘܼܚܢܝܼܵܐ • (muḥnīyā) (feminine ܡܘܼܚܢܝܼܬܵܐ (muḥnītā), plural ܡܘܼܚܢܝܼܹ̈ܐ (muḥnīyē))

1. longing for, nostalgic
2. to miss (with ܡ̣ܢ (min))

   ܡܘܼܚܢܝܼܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܡܸܢܘܼܟ݂ ― muḥnīyā ìwen minūḵ ― I miss you (to a man)

   ܡܘܼܚܢܝܼܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܡܸܢܵܟ݂ܝ ― muḥnīyā ìwen minnāḵ ― I miss you (to a woman)

Usage notes

• (to miss): While ܡܘܼܚܢܝܼܵܐ (muḥnīyā) is an adjective, it is used in much the same way as a present-tense verb.