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ܡܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܡ ܢ ܐ (m n ˀ)
4 terms

From Aramaic מְּנָא (mənā); cognate to Hebrew מָנָה (maná) and Arabic مَنَى (manā).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mɑːneː]

Verb edit

ܡܵܢܹܐ • (mānē) (present participle ܡܢܵܝܵܐ (mnāyā), past participle ܡܸܢܝܵܐ (minyā))

  1. to count
    ܒܪܘܿܢܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܐ ܡܵܢܹܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܲܕ݇ ܗܲܠ ܥܸܣܪܵܐ. ― brōnī kē māṣē mānē min ḥa hal ˁisrā. ― My son can count from one to ten.
    ܡܢܝܼ ܠܵܗ̇ ܟܡܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܚܲܒܘܼܫܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܟܝܼܣܬܵܐ. ― mnī lāh kmāyūtā dḥabūšā gāw kīstā. ― Count the amount of apples in the bag.
  2. to include, number, enumerate
    Synonyms: ܥܵܪܹܐ (ˁārē), ܚܵܫܹܒ݂ (ḥāšēḇ), ܚܲܫܒܸܢ (ḥašbin)

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of ܡܵܢܹܐ (mānē)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܡܢܹܐ ܠܝܼ
(mnē lī) 		ܡܢܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂
(mnē lūḵ) 		ܡܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ
(mnē lēh) 		ܡܢܹܐ ܠܲܢ
(mnē lan) 		ܡܢܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(mnē lāwḵōn) 		ܡܢܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ
(mnē lhōn)
f ܡܢܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ
(mnē lāḵ) 		ܡܢܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇
(mnē lāh)
non-past m ܡܵܢܹܝܢ
(mānēn) 		ܡܵܢܹܝܬ
(mānēt) 		ܡܵܢܹܐ
(mānē) 		ܡܵܢܲܚ
(mānaḥ) 		ܡܵܢܹܝܬܘܿܢ
(mānētōn) 		ܡܵܢܝܼ
(mānī)
f ܡܵܢܝܵܢ
(mānyān) 		ܡܵܢܝܵܬܝ
(mānyāt) 		ܡܵܢܝܵܐ
(mānyā)
imperative m ܡܢܝܼ
(mnī) 		ܡܢܹܝܡܘܼܢ
(mnēmūn)
f ܡܢܹܐ
(mnē)

Related terms edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

From the root ܡ-ܢ-ܐ (m-n-ʾ) related to counting. Compare Hebrew מָנָה (mānā́).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ܡܢܐ • (mənā)

  1. to count
  2. to number
Synonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܡܢܐ • (mennē)

  1. emphatic plural of ܡܢܬܐ (mennəṯā, “strand, string”)

Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

ܡܢܐ • (mānā) m (plural ܡܢܐ (mānē))

  1. (rare) Alternative spelling of ܡܐܢܐ (mānā, “utensil, implement”)
Inflection edit
    inflection of ܡܢܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܡܢ ܡܢܝܢ
construct ܡܢ ܡܢܝ
emphatic ܡܢܐ ܡܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܡܢܝ ܡܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܡܢܟ ܡܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܡܢܟܝ ܡܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܡܢܗ ܡܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܡܢܗ ܡܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܡܢܢ ܡܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܡܢܟܘܢ ܡܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܡܢܟܝܢ ܡܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܡܢܗܘܢ ܡܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܡܢܗܝܢ ܡܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4 edit

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

ܡܢܐ • (mānā) c

  1. Alternative form of ܡܢ (mān, “what; why”)

References edit

  • “mny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 393b
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