ܡܢܕܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܝ ܕ ܥ (y d ˁ)
6 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܡܢܕܝܐ (mandāyā), from Mandaic ࡌࡀࡍࡃࡀ (manda, literally “knowledge”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mandaːjaː]

Noun

ܡܲܢܕܵܝܵܐ • (mandāyā) m sg (plural ܡܲܢܕܵܝܹ̈ܐ (mandāyē), feminine ܡܲܢܕܵܝܬܵܐ (mandāytā))

1. Mandaean, Sabian

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܢܕܵܝܵܐ (mandāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܢܕܵܝܝܼ (mandāyī)		ܡܲܢܕܵܝܲܢ (mandāyan)
	construct	ܡܲܢܕܵܝ (mandāy)	2nd person	ܡܲܢܕܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (mandāyūḵ)	ܡܲܢܕܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (mandāyāḵ)	ܡܲܢܕܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mandāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܢܕܵܝܵܐ (mandāyā)	3rd person	ܡܲܢܕܵܝܹܗ (mandāyēh)	ܡܲܢܕܵܝܵܗ̇ (mandāyāh)	ܡܲܢܕܵܝܗܘܿܢ (mandāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܢܕܵܝܝܼ̈ (mandāyī)		ܡܲܢܕܵܝܲܢ̈ (mandāyan)
	construct	ܡܲܢܕܵܝܲܝ̈ (mandāyay)	2nd person	ܡܲܢܕܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mandāyūḵ)	ܡܲܢܕܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mandāyāḵ)	ܡܲܢܕܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mandāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܢܕܵܝܹ̈ܐ (mandāyē)	3rd person	ܡܲܢܕܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mandāyūh)	ܡܲܢܕܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mandāyōh)	ܡܲܢܕܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mandāyhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܢܕܵܐܝܼܬ (mandāˀīt, “Mandaic”)
• ܡܲܢܕܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (mandāyūtā, “Mandaeism”)