ܡܢܕܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic 𐡌𐡏𐡃𐡍𐡌 (mʿdnm). Compare Classical Syriac ܡܕܡ (meddem) and Turoyo ܡܶܕܶܐ (mede).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [min.diː]

Noun

ܡܸܢܕܝܼ • (mindī) m (plural ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mindīyānē))

1. thing (that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept)

   ܐ݇ܟ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܗܲܪ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܬܸܡܲܠ.

   ḵīl lan nafšā mindī har ayḵ timmal.

   We ate the same thing yesterday.

   • Romans‬ ‭8:28:

     ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕܥܲܚ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܹܕ ܟܠܵܝܗ‌ܝ ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܦܵܠܚܝܼ ܠܛܵܒ݂ܬܵ‌ܐ ܠܐܵܢܝܼ ܕܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܝܼ ܠܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ، ܠܐܵܢܝܼ ܕܓܘܼܒܝܵܗܝ ܠܹܗ ܩܵܐ ܢܝܼܫܵܐ ܕܕܝܼܹܗ.

     kē yādʿaḥ d-allāhā kē ʿāḇēd kulāyh‌ mindīyānē d-pālḥī l-ṭāḇtā l-ānī d-kē maḥḥibī l-allāhā, l-ānī d-gubyāyh lēh qā nīšā d-dīyēh.

     And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

2. something

   Synonym: ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (ḥa mindī)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (mindī)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܸܢܕܝܼܝܼ (mindīyī)		ܡܸܢܕܝܼܲܢ (mindīyan)
	construct	ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (mindī)	2nd person	ܡܸܢܕܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (mindīyūḵ)	ܡܸܕܢܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (midnīyāḵ)	ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mindīyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (mindī)	3rd person	ܡܸܢܕܝܼܹܗ (mindīyēh)	ܡܸܢܕܝܼܘܿܗ̇ (mindīyōh)	ܡܸܢܕܝܼܗܘܿܢ (mindīhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܝܼ̈ (mindīyānī)		ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܲܢ̈ (mindīyānan)
	construct	ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢ̈ (mindīyān)	2nd person	ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mindīyānūḵ)	ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mindīyānāḵ)	ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mindīyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mindīyānē)	3rd person	ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܗ (mindīyānēh)	ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mindīyānōh)	ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mindīyānhōn)

Pronoun

ܡܸܢܕܝܼ • (mindī) m or f

1. something

   ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ ܠܘܿܟ݂ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ؟ ― Do you need something?

2. Used to indicate an unexact or close definition of the previously mentioned word.

   ܐܘܿ ܓܲܒܪܵܐ ܠܒ݂ܝܼܫܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܟ̰ܵܟܹܝܬ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ― ō gabrā lḇīšā wē wā čākēt mindī ― That man was wearing a jacket or something like that.

   ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܲܝܬܝ ܙܵܒ݂ܢܲܬܝ ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ؟ ― Do you want to buy flowers or something like that?

Derived terms

• ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (ḥa mindī, “something”)
• ܗܸܟ̃ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (hič mindī), ܟ̰ܘܼܡܸܢܕܝܼ (čūmindī, “nothing”)
• ܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (kul mindī, “everything”)