ܡܢܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܡ ܢ ܐ (m n ˀ)
4 terms

From Aramaic מְנָתָא (mənāṯā); compare Hebrew מָנָה (maná) with the sense of “particle” a semantic loan from Ancient Greek μόριον (mórion).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mənɑːθɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [mənɑːtɑː]

Noun

ܡܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (mnāṯā) f sg (plural ܡ̈ܢܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (mnāwāṯē))

1. part, portion, lot

   Synonyms: ܣܵܗܡܵܐ (sāhmā), ܩܸܛܥܵܐ (qiṭˁā), ܚܸܠܩܵܐ (ḥilqā), ܦܸܣܩܵܐ (pisqā), ܡܲܛܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (maṭūṯā)

2. (grammar) particle

   Synonym: ܐܸܣܵܪܵܐ (issārā)

3. (in the plural) relics

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mnāṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܢܵܬ݂ܝܼ (mnāṯī)		ܡܢܵܬ݂ܲܢ (mnāṯan)
	construct	ܡܢܵܬ݂ (mnāṯ)	2nd person	ܡܢܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (mnāṯūḵ)	ܡܢܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (mnāṯāḵ)	ܡܢܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mnāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mnāṯā)	3rd person	ܡܢܵܬ݂ܹܗ (mnāṯēh)	ܡܢܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (mnāṯāh)	ܡܢܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (mnāṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܢܵܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (mnāwāṯī)		ܡܢܵܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (mnāwāṯan)
	construct	ܡܢܵܘܵܬ݂̈ (mnāwāṯ)	2nd person	ܡܢܵܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mnāwāṯūḵ)	ܡܢܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mnāwāṯāḵ)	ܡܢܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mnāwāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܢܵܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mnāwāṯē)	3rd person	ܡܢܵܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mnāwāṯūh)	ܡܢܵܘܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mnāwāṯōh)	ܡܢܵܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mnāwāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܪ ܡܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bar mnāṯā, “associate”)
• ܡܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܲܡܠܠܵܐ (mnāṯā dmamllā, “part of speech”)
• ܡܢܵܬ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (mnāṯāˀīṯ, “partly, partially”)
• ܡܢܵܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (mnāṯāyā, “partial”)
• ܡܢܵܬ݂ܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (mnāṯānāˀīṯ, “proportionately, particularly”)
• ܡܢܵܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mnāṯānāyūṯā, “particularity”)
• ܡܢܵܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (mnāṯānāyā, “biased, prejudiced”)
• ܥܲܠ ܡܢܵܬ݂ (ˁal mnāṯ, “for the purpose of, with the intention that”)

 

Etymology 2

Root
ܢ ܬ ܐ (n t ˀ)
2 terms

Intensive form of the verb ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ (nāṯē, “to project, stick out”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /natte/, [ˈnä.tʰe]

Verb

ܡܢܲܬܹܐ • (mnattē) (present participle ܡܢܲܬܘܼܝܹܐ (mnatūyē), past participle ܡܢܘܼܬܝܵܐ (mnutyā))

1. to protrude

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܢܲܬܹܐ (mnattē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܢܘܼܬܹܐ ܠܝܼ (mnūtē lī)	ܡܢܘܼܬܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mnūtē lūḵ)	ܡܢܘܼܬܹܐ ܠܹܗ (mnūtē lēh)	ܡܢܘܼܬܹܐ ܠܲܢ (mnūtē lan)	ܡܢܘܼܬܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mnūtē lāwḵōn)	ܡܢܘܼܬܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mnūtē lhōn)
	f		ܡܢܘܼܬܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mnūtē lāḵ)	ܡܢܘܼܬܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (mnūtē lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܢܲܬܹܝܢ (mnattēn)	ܡܢܲܬܹܝܬ (mnattēt)	ܡܢܲܬܹܐ (mnattē)	ܡܢܲܬܲܚ (mnattaḥ)	ܡܢܲܬܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mnatītōn)	ܡܢܲܬܝܼ (mnatī)
	f	ܡܢܲܬܝܵܢ (mnatyān)	ܡܢܲܬܝܵܬܝ (mnatyāt)	ܡܢܲܬܝܵܐ (mnatyā)
imperative	m		ܢܲܬܝܼ (natī)			ܢܲܬܹܝܡܘܼܢ (nattēmūn)
	f		ܢܲܬܹܐ (nattē)

References

• “ܢܲܬܹܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2022 December 3 (last accessed)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܡ-ܢ-ܐ (m-n-ʾ) related to counting. Compare Hebrew מָנָה (mānâ). The sense of "particle" is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek μόριον (mórion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)nɑθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܡܢܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܢܘܬܐ)

1. part, portion, lot
2. (grammar) particle
3. (geometry, geography) degree
4. (in the plural) relics

Inflection

    declension of ܡܢܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܢܐ	ܡܢܘܢ
construct	ܡܢܬ	ܡܢܘܬ
emphatic	ܡܢܬܐ	ܡܢܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܢܬܝ	ܡܢܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܢܬܟ	ܡܢܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܢܬܟܝ	ܡܢܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܢܬܗ	ܡܢܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܢܬܗ	ܡܢܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܢܬܢ	ܡܢܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܢܬܟܘܢ	ܡܢܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܢܬܟܝܢ	ܡܢܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܢܬܗܘܢ	ܡܢܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܢܬܗܝܢ	ܡܢܘܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܡܢܬܐ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ
• ܡܢܬܐ ܕܡܡܠܠܐ
• ܡܢܬܐܝܬ
• ܡܢܬܢܐܝܬ
• ܡܢܬܝܐ
• ܡܢܬܢܝܐ
• ܡܢܬܢܝܘܬܐ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛnn(ə)θɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܡܢܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܐܢܐ or ܡܢܐ)

1. (anatomy) strand of hair; nerve, tendon
2. fur
3. string (e.g. of a musical instrument)
4. cord, rope

   Synonym: ܚܒܠܐ (ḥaḇlā)

5. (music) tone

Inflection

    declension of ܡܢܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܢܐ	ܡܐܢܝܢ ,ܡܢܝܢ
construct	ܡܢܬ	ܡܐܢܝ ,ܡܢܝ
emphatic	ܡܢܬܐ	ܡܐܢܐ ,ܡܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܢܬܝ	ܡܐܢܝ ,ܡܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܢܬܟ	ܡܐܢܝܟ ,ܡܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܢܬܟܝ	ܡܐܢܝܟܝ ,ܡܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܢܬܗ	ܡܐܢܘܗܝ ,ܡܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܢܬܗ	ܡܐܢܝܗ ,ܡܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܢܬܢ	ܡܐܢܝܢ ,ܡܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܢܬܟܘܢ	ܡܐܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܡܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܢܬܟܝܢ	ܡܐܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܡܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܢܬܗܘܢ	ܡܐܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܡܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܢܬܗܝܢ	ܡܐܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܡܢܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܡܙܬܐ

References

• “mnh”, 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, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 281a, 283a
• 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, pp. 785b-786a