ܡܢܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew מְנַשֶּׁה (mənaššeh, “Manasseh”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈmnaʃ.ʃeː]

Proper noun

ܡܢܲܫܹܐ • (mnaššē) m

1. (biblical) Manasseh, Manasses
   • Numbers 1:35:

     ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܝܗܝ ܕܫܲܒ݂ܛܵܐ ܕܡܢܲܫܹܐ، ܬܠܵܬܝܼ ܘܬܪܹܝ ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ ܬܪܲܝܡܵܐܐ.

     minyānāyh d-šaḇṭā d-mnaššē, tlātī w-trēy alpē traymāˀā.

     Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

Derived terms

• ܡܢܲܫܵܝܵܐ (mnaššāyā, “Manassite”)

Etymology 2

Root
ܢ ܫ ܐ (n š ˀ)
3 terms

Causitive of ܢܵܫܹܐ (nāšē, “to forget”); compare Arabic نَسَّى (nassā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [man.ʃeː]

Verb

ܡܲܢܫܹܐ • (manšē) (present participle ܡܲܢܫܘܼܝܹܐ (manšūyē), past participle ܡܘܼܢܫܝܼܵܐ (munšīyā))

1. to make forget

   Antonym: ܡܲܕܟ݂ܸܪ (madḵir)

2. (dialectal) to forget

   Antonym: ܕܵܟ݂ܹܪ (dāḵēr)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܲܢܫܹܐ (manšē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܘܼܢܫܹܐ ܠܝܼ (munšē lī)	ܡܘܼܢܫܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (munšē lūḵ)	ܡܘܼܢܫܹܐ ܠܹܗ (munšē lēh)	ܡܘܼܢܫܹܐ ܠܲܢ (munšē lan)	ܡܘܼܢܫܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (munšē lāwḵōn)	ܡܘܼܢܫܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (munšē lhōn)
	f		ܡܘܼܢܫܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (munšē lāḵ)	ܡܘܼܢܫܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (munšē lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܲܢܫܹܝܢ (manšēn)	ܡܲܢܫܹܝܬ (manšēt)	ܡܲܢܫܹܐ (manšē)	ܡܲܢܫܲܚ (manšaḥ)	ܡܲܢܫܝܼܬܘܿܢ (manšītōn)	ܡܲܢܫܝܼ (manšī)
	f	ܡܲܢܫܝܵܢ (manšyān)	ܡܲܢܫܝܵܬܝ (manšyāt)	ܡܲܢܫܝܵܐ (manšyā)
imperative	m		ܐܲܢܫܝܼ (anšī)			ܐܲܢܫܹܝܡܘܼܢ (anšēmūn)
	f		ܐܲܢܫܹܐ (anšē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Hebrew מְנַשֶּׁה (mənaššeh, “Manasseh”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [m(ə.)ˈnaʃ.ʃe]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈmnaʃ.ʃe]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈmnɑ.ʃe]

Proper noun

ܡܢܫܐ • (mənaššē)

1. (biblical) Manasseh, Manasses
   • Peshitta, Numbers 1:35:

     ܡܢܝܢܗܘܢ ܕܫܒܛܐ ܕܡܢܫܐ: ܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܬܪܝܢ ܐܠܦܝܢ ܘܡܐܬܝܢ.

     menyānhōn də-šaḇṭā ḏə-mənaššē, təlāṯīn wa-ṯərên ʾaləp̄īn wə-maʾṯên.

     Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

References

• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 412a