ܡܢܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܘ ܢ ܝ (n w n y)
1 term

Onomatopoeic. The second sense developed from the first meaning.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mnawneː]

Verb

ܡܢܲܘܢܹܐ • (mnawnē) (present participle ܡܢܲܘܢܘܿܝܹܐ (mnawnōyē), past participle ܡܢܘܼܘܢܝܵܐ (mnūwnyā))

1. to meow
2. to persistently beg, plead

   ܒܲܣܵܐ ܡܢܲܘܢܝܲܬܝ! ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ ܡܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܝܲܬܝ ― bassā mnawnyat! lā kē āṯē lēh lāḵ mā kē bāˁyat ― Stop begging! You will not receive what you want.

Derived terms

• ܢܘܼܘܢܵܝܵܐ (nūwnāyā, “meowing, pleading”)
• ܢܲܘܢܲܝܬܵܐ (nawnaytā, “a meow, a plead”)
• ܡܢܲܘܢܝܵܢܵܐ (mnawnyānā, “meower, pleader”)