ܡܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
From Aramaic מַיָּא (mayyā), from Proto-Semitic *māy-; compare Arabic مَاء (māʔ), Hebrew מַיִם (máyim) and Akkadian 𒀀 (mû).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ or ܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ • (mayyā or mīyā) m pl (plural only)
- water, waters
- ܒܥܲܠܥܵܠܵܐ، ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܫܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ ܚܕ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܠܠܲܦܹ̈ܐ.
- b-ˁalˁālā, mayyā šilyē ḥḏīr lhōn l-lappē.
- During the storm, the quiet water turned into waves.
- ܐܸܢ ܒܵܣܡܵܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܡܲܝܬ݂ܝܼ ܠܝܼ ܟܵܣܵܐ ܕܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܩܲܪܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ.
- in bāsmā lūḵ mayṯī lī kāsā d-mayyā qarīrē.
- Please bring me a cup of cold water.
- Genesis 1:6:
- ܘܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ: «ܗܵܘܹܐ ܪܩܝܼܥܵܐ ܒܒܹܝܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ، ܘܗܵܘܹܐ ܒܸܦܪܵܫܵܐ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ .
- w-mīrēh allāhā: “hāwē rqīˁā b-bēpalgā d-mayyā, w-hāwē biprāšā mayyā min mayyā .
- Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters”.
- John 4:14:
- ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܫܵܬܹܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܕܐܵܢܵܐ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܢ ܠܹܗ ܠܹܐ ܨܵܗܹܐ ܠܥܵܠܲܡ، ܐܸܠܵܐ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܕܐܵܢܵܐ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܢ ܠܹܗ ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܝܼ ܓܵܘܹܗ ܥܲܝܢܵܐ ܕܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܕܢܵܒ݂ܥܝܼ ܠܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ ܕܠܥܵܠܲܡ.
- īnā kul man d-šātē min mayyā d-ānā yāḇēn lēh lē ṣāhē l-ˁālam, illā mayyā d-ānā yāḇēn lēh bit hāwī gāwēh ˁaynā d-mayyā d-nāḇˁī l-ḥayyē d-l-ˁālam.
- But whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ (mayyā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܡܲܝܝܼ̈ (mayī) | ܡܲܝܲܢ̈ (mayyan) | ||
| construct | ܡܲܝ̈ (may) |
2nd person | ܡܲܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mayūḵ) |
ܡܲܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mayyāḵ) |
ܡܲܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mayyāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ (mayyā) |
3rd person | ܡܲܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mayūh) |
ܡܲܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mayyōh) |
ܡܲܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mayhōn) | ||
Derived terms edit
- ܐܘܿܪܡܝܼܵܐ (ōrmīyā, “Urmia”)
- ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ (bēṯ mayyā, “toilet, latrine”)
- ܕܵܠܘܿܝܵܐ ܕܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ (dālōyā d-mayyā, “water pump”)
- ܡܲܝ̈ ܘܲܪܕܵܐ (may wardā, “rose water”)
- ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mayyā kaddāḇē, “mirage”, literally “lying water”)
- ܡܲܝܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mayyānūṯā, “wateriness”)
- ܡܲܝܵܢܵܐ (mayyānā, “watery, aqueous”)
- ܡܲܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ (mayyānāyā, “aquatic”)
- ܡܵܐܝܹ̈ܐ (māˀyē, “Maye”)
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Semitic *māy-.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈmaj.jɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈmaj.jɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈmɑ.jo]
Noun edit
ܡܝܐ • (mayyā) m (plural only; not used in singular form)
- water
- Peshitta, John 4:14:
- ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܢܫܬܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܝ̈ܐ ܕܐܢܐ ܐܬܠ ܠܗ. ܠܐ ܢܨܗܐ ܠܥܠܡ. ܐܠܐ ܡܝ̈ܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܝܗܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ. ܢܗܘܘܢ ܒܗ ܡܥܝܢܐ ܕܡܝ̈ܐ. ܕܢܒܥܝܢ ܠܚܝ̈ܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ.
- koll dēn də-neštē men mayyā ḏə-ʾĕnā ʾettel lēh, lā neṣhē lə-ʿālam, ʾellā mayyā hānōn də-yāheḇ [ʾ]nā lēh, nehwōn bēh məʿīnā ḏə-mayyā, də-nāḇʿīn lə-ḥayyē ḏa-lə-ʿālam.
- But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
- Peshitta, John 4:14:
- juice, sap
- albumen, egg white
- various bodily fluids: urine; semen; menstrual fluid
Inflection edit
declension of ܡܝܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | — | ܡܝܝܢ ,ܡܝܢ |
| construct | — | ܡܝ |
| emphatic | — | ܡܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | — | ܡܝ ,ܡܝܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | — | ܡܝܟ ,ܡܝܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | — | ܡܝܟܝ ,ܡܝܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | — | ܡܘܗܝ ,ܡܝܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | — | ܡܝܗ ,ܡܝܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | — | ܡܝܢ ,ܡܝܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | — | ܡܝܟܘܢ ,ܡܝܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | — | ܡܝܟܝܢ ,ܡܝܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | — | ܡܝܗܘܢ ,ܡܝܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | — | ܡܝܗܝܢ ,ܡܝܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “myyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-08
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 181b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 268b
- 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, page 750b