ܥܝܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
editEtymology
editFrom Aramaic עַיְנָא (ʿaynā), from Proto-Semitic *ʕayn-; compare Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn), Hebrew עַיִן ('áyin) and Akkadian 𒅆 (īnum).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editܥܲܝܢܵܐ • (ˁaynā) f sg (plural ܥܲܝ̈ܢܹܐ (ˁaynē) or ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ˁaynāṯē) or ܥܲܝ̈ܢܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁaynawwāṯā))
- (anatomy) eye
- ܡ̣ܢ ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܥܲܝܢܝܼ، ܚܙܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܒܸܫܩܵܠܵܐ ܓ̰ܲܢܛܵܐ ܕܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ.
- min qurnīṯā d-ˁaynī, ḥzē lī gannāḇā bišqālā janṭā d-baḵtā.
- From the corner of my eye I saw a thief taking a woman’s purse.
- Matthew 5:38:
- ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܕܦܝܼܫ ܠܵܗ̇ ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܬܵܐ: «ܥܲܝܢܵܐ ܚܠܵܦ ܥܲܝܢܵܐ، ܘܟܹܟܵܐ ܚܠܵܦ ܟܹܟܵܐ».
- šmīˁ lāwḵōn d-pīš lāh mīrtā: “ˁaynā ḥlāp ˁaynā, w-kēkā ḥlāp kēkā”.
- You have heard that it was said, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.”
- fountain, spring, source
- (figuratively) eye as a container of desire, yearn, want
- ܟܲܪܣܹܗ ܣܒܝܼܥܬܵܐ ܘܥܲܝܢܹܗ ܟܦܝܼܢܬܵܐ
- karsēh sbīˁtā wˁaynēh kpīntā
- His stomach is full but his eye is hungry.
- ܥܲܝܢܹܗ ܡܲܪܝܼܪܬܵܐ ― ˁaynēh marīrtā (literally, “His eye is bitter.”)
- stove burner, stove eye
Usage notes
edit- The many dialects, the plural ܥܲܝ̈ܢܹܐ (ˁaynē) is used for literal senses (eye) while the plurals ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ˁaynāṯē) and ܥܲܝ̈ܢܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁaynawwāṯā) are used for figurative senses (fountain, stove burner).
Inflection
editisolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | |||||||
singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܥܲܝܢܝܼ (ˁaynī) | ܥܲܝܢܲܢ (ˁaynan) | |||
construct | ܥܹܝܢ (ˁēn) | 2nd person | ܥܲܝܢܘܼܟ݂ (ˁaynūḵ) | ܥܲܝܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁaynāḵ) | ܥܲܝܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁaynāwḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܥܲܝܢܵܐ (ˁaynā) | 3rd person | ܥܲܝܢܹܗ (ˁaynēh) | ܥܲܝܢܵܗ̇ (ˁaynāh) | ܥܲܝܢܗܘܿܢ (ˁaynhōn) | |||
plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ˁaynāṯī) | ܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ˁaynāṯan) | |||
construct | ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ݂ (ˁaynāṯ) | 2nd person | ܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁaynāṯūḵ) | ܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁaynāṯāḵ) | ܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁaynāṯāwḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ˁaynāṯē) | 3rd person | ܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁaynāṯūh) | ܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁaynāṯōh) | ܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁaynāṯhōn) |
Derived terms
editSee also
editClassical Syriac
editEtymology
editFrom Aramaic עֵינָא (ʿēnā), from Proto-Semitic *ʿayn-.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editܥܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܥܝܢܬܐ or ܥܝܢܐ)
- (anatomy) eye
- Synonym: ܚܙܝܬܐ
- fountain, spring, source
- (botany) bulb, bud
- Synonym: ܝܥܝܬܐ
- socket
- guide
- intelligence, mind's eye
- Synonym: ܝܕܥܬܐ
- view, opinion
- appearance, aspect
- color/colour, sparkle, luster, brightness (e.g. of wine or gems)
- capital city, metropolis
- Synonym: ܪܝܫܐ
- surface
- Synonym: ܫܛܚܐ
- (architecture) opening, span, or arch of a bridge
Inflection
editisolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | m | f | |||||
singular | absolute | ܥܝܢ | 1st person | ܥܝܢܝ | ܥܝܢܢ | |||
construct | ܥܝܢ | 2nd person | ܥܝܢܟ | ܥܝܢܟܝ | ܥܝܢܟܘܢ | ܥܝܢܟܝܢ | ||
emphatic | ܥܝܢܐ | 3rd person | ܥܝܢܗ | ܥܝܢܗ | ܥܝܢܗܘܢ | ܥܝܢܗܝܢ | ||
plural | absolute | ܥܝܢܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܥܝܢܬܝ ,ܥܝܢܝ | ܥܝܢܬܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܢ | |||
construct | ܥܝܢܬ ,ܥܝܢܝ | 2nd person | ܥܝܢܬܟ ,ܥܝܢܝܟ | ܥܝܢܬܟܝ ,ܥܝܢܝܟܝ | ܥܝܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܟܘܢ | ܥܝܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
emphatic | ܥܝܢܬܐ ,ܥܝܢܐ | 3rd person | ܥܝܢܬܗ ,ܥܝܢܘܗܝ | ܥܝܢܬܗ ,ܥܝܢܝܗ | ܥܝܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܗܘܢ | ܥܝܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܥܝܢܝܗܝܢ |
References
edit- “ˁyn”, 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, pages 251a–b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 411b
- 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, pages 1097a–b
Turoyo
editEtymology
editFrom Aramaic עֵינָא (ʿēnā), from Proto-Semitic *ʿayn-.
Noun
editܥܰܝܢܳܐ • (cayno) f (plural ܥܰܝܢܶܐ (cayne) or ܥܰܝܢܳܬ݂ܶܐ (caynoṯe))
Categories:
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms belonging to the root ܥ ܝ ܢ
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms inherited from Aramaic
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from Aramaic
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from Proto-Semitic
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic lemmas
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic nouns
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic feminine nouns
- aii:Anatomy
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with usage examples
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with quotations
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic nouns with irregular gender
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- aii:Face
- Classical Syriac terms inherited from Aramaic
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- syc:Anatomy
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- Turoyo terms inherited from Aramaic
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- tru:Anatomy