ܡܥܡܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [maʕ.moːnɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [maːmuːnɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܐ • (maʿmonā) m sg (feminine ܥܲܡܬܵܐ (ʿamtā), plural ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (maʿmonē))

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

Inflection

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)

See also

• ܥܲܡܵܐ (ʿamā)
• ܕܵܕܵܐ (dādā)