Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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From Northern Kurdish مام (mam, paternal uncle) +‎ -ܘܿܢܵܐ (-onā, the diminuitive ending), from Arabic أَعْمام (ʔaʕmām, paternal uncles). Doublet of ܥܲܡܵܐ (ʿamā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܐ (maʿmonām sg (feminine ܥܲܡܬܵܐ (ʿamtā), plural ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (maʿmonē))

  1. (colloquial, informal) term of address to an older person
  2. paternal uncle

Inflection

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    Inflection of ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܐ (maˁmōnā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܝܼ
(maˁmōnī)
ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܲܢ
(maˁmōnan)
construct ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢ
(maˁmōn)
2nd person ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂
(maˁmōnūḵ)
ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ
(maˁmōnāḵ)
ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(maˁmōnāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܐ
(maˁmōnā)
3rd person ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܹܗ
(maˁmōnēh)
ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܗ̇
(maˁmōnāh)
ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ
(maˁmōnhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܝܼ̈
(maˁmōnī)
ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܲܢ̈
(maˁmōnan)
construct ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܲܝ̈
(maˁmōnay)
2nd person ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(maˁmōnūḵ)
ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(maˁmōnāḵ)
ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(maˁmōnāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ
(maˁmōnē)
3rd person ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(maˁmōnūh)
ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(maˁmōnōh)
ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(maˁmōnhōn)

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