ܡܥܘܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܝ ܢ (ˁ y n)
4 terms

Passive participle of the verb ܡܥܲܝܸܢ (mˁayyin) with the sense of “rhombus” a calque of Arabic مُعَيَّن (muʕayyan); compare Hebrew מְעֻיָּן (m'uyán).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [məʕujj.nɑː]

Adjective

ܡܥܘܼܝܢܵܐ • (mˁūynā) (feminine ܡܥܘܼܝܲܢܬܵܐ (mˁūyantā), plural ܡܥܘܼܝܢܹ̈ܐ (mˁūynē))

1. specific, particular, clear, definite

   Synonyms: ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܐ (qaṭīnā), ܡܬܘܼܚܡܵܐ (mtuḥmā), ܝܼܕ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ (īḏīˁā)

2. rhombic

Noun

ܡܥܘܼܝܢܵܐ • (mˁūynā) m sg (plural ܡܥܘܼܝܢܹ̈ܐ (mˁūynē))

1. (geometry) rhombus

Related terms

• ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܝ ܙܵܘ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (rḇīˁāy zāwyāṯā, “quadrangular”)