ܡܢܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܡ ܢ ܐ (m n ˀ)
4 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic מִנְיָנָא (minyānā); cognate to Hebrew מִנְיָן (minyán).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɪnˈjɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ • (minyānā) m sg (plural ܡܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (minyānē))

1. number, numeral, figure

   ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬܹܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ ܡܲܟܠܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܚܲܡܸܫ.

   minyānā d-raddāyātē gāw bēt maklyā ìlēh ḥammiš.

   The number of cars in the parking lot is five.

   ܓܵܘ ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܕܣܸܕܪܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ ܒܹܗ ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܦܵܬܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ ܘܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܵܘܵܬܹܐ.

   gāw tāwānā d-sidrā īt bēh minyānā d-pātōrē w-kursāwātē.

   In the classroom there are a number of tables.

2. numbering, enumeration, census

   ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܡܵܘܬܹ̈ܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܣܵܩܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― minyānā d-māwtē bēsāqā ìlēh. ― The death toll is rising.

3. (grammar) number
4. (arithmetic) sum

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ (minyānā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ (minyānī)		ܡܸܢܝܵܢܲܢ (minyānan)
	construct	ܡܸܢܝܵܢ (minyān)	2nd person	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (minyānūḵ)	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (minyānāḵ)	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (minyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ (minyānā)	3rd person	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܹܗ (minyānēh)	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (minyānāh)	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (minyānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (minyānī)		ܡܸܢܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (minyānan)
	construct	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (minyānay)	2nd person	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (minyānūḵ)	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (minyānāḵ)	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (minyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (minyānē)	3rd person	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (minyānūh)	ܡܸܢܝܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (minyānōh)	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (minyānhōn)

Hyponyms

• ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܡܙܵܘܓܵܐ (minyānā mzāwgā, “even number”)
• ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܡܠܝܼܠܵܐ (minyānā mlīlā, “rational number”)
• ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܡܣܝܼܡܵܢܵܐ (minyānā msīmānā, “positive number”)
• ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܡܦܲܪܕܵܐ (minyānā mpardā, “odd number”)
• ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܡܪܝܼܡܵܢܵܐ (minyānā mrīmānā, “negative number”)
• ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܡܪܲܟܒ݂ܵܐ (minyānā mrakḇā, “complex number”)
• ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܣܸܕܪܵܝܵܐ (minyānā sidrāyā, “ordinal number”)
• ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܫܸܪܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (minyānā širšānāyā, “cardinal number”)
• ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܬܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (minyānā tḇīrā, “fractional number”)

 

Derived terms

• ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ (minyānāyā, “numeral, numeric”)

See also

• ܪܲܩܡܵܐ (raqmā, “digit”)
• ܣܘܼܝܵܟ݂ܵܐ (suyyāḵā, “sum, total”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛnjɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mɛnjɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܢܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܢܝܢܐ)

1. number, figure
2. few, some
3. numbering, enumeration, census
4. (arithmetic) sum
5. reckoning, account, computation, calculation
6. (grammar) number
7. chronology, time, era, epoch
8. review

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܢܝܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܢܝܢ	ܡܢܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܡܢܝܢ	ܡܢܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܡܢܝܢܐ	ܡܢܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܢܝܢܝ	ܡܢܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܢܝܢܟ	ܡܢܝܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܢܝܢܟܝ	ܡܢܝܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܢܝܢܗ	ܡܢܝܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܢܝܢܗ	ܡܢܝܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܢܝܢܢ	ܡܢܝܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܢܝܢܟܘܢ	ܡܢܝܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܢܝܢܟܝܢ	ܡܢܝܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܢܝܢܗܘܢ	ܡܢܝܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܢܝܢܗܝܢ	ܡܢܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܡܢܝܢܘܬܐ
• ܡܢܝܢܝܐ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)ninɑ(ʔ)], [manninɑ(ʔ)], [mɑninɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [m(ə)nine(ʔ)], [mannine(ʔ)], [mɑnine(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܢܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܢܝܢܐ)

1. weevil, worm, maggot
2. fly

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܢܝܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܢܝܢ	ܡܢܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܡܢܝܢ	ܡܢܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܡܢܝܢܐ	ܡܢܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܢܝܢܝ	ܡܢܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܢܝܢܟ	ܡܢܝܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܢܝܢܟܝ	ܡܢܝܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܢܝܢܗ	ܡܢܝܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܢܝܢܗ	ܡܢܝܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܢܝܢܢ	ܡܢܝܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܢܝܢܟܘܢ	ܡܢܝܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܢܝܢܟܝܢ	ܡܢܝܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܢܝܢܗܘܢ	ܡܢܝܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܢܝܢܗܝܢ	ܡܢܝܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mnyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 187a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 282a
• 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, p. 783a-b