Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܫ ܢ ܐ (š n ˀ)
3 terms

Etymology

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From the defective verb ܫܵܢܹܐ* (šānēˀ*, to be different, changed, insane) +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā, the adjectival ending); cognate of Hebrew שׁוֹנֶה (shoné).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃɑːnjɑːnɑː]

Adjective

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ܫܵܢܝܵܢܵܐ (šānyānā) (feminine ܫܵܢܝܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (šānyānītā), plural ܫܵܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (šānyānē))

  1. different, unlike, dissimilar, not the same as
    Synonyms: ܚܠܝܼܦܵܐ (ḥlīpā), ܦܪܝܼܫܵܐ (prīšā), ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ (ḥēnā)
    Antonym: ܕܵܡܝܵܢܵܐ (dāmyānā)
    ܫܵܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܝܵܕܵܝܵܐšānyānā min ˁyādāyādifferent from usual
    ܣܲܥܪܵܗ̇ ܫܵܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗsaˁrāh šānyānā ìlēhHer hair is different
  2. various
    Synonyms: ܣܲܓܝܼ ܦܘܼܪ̈ܫܵܢܹܐ (sagī puršānē), ܙܢܵܢܵܝܵܐ (znānāyā)
    ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܥܸܠܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܫܵܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐḥakmā ˁillātē šānyānēa few different reasons
    ܐܝܼܬ ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬܹܐ ܫܵܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܠܬܲܪܘܼܨܹܗ̇ ܥܲܣܩܘܼܬܵܐ.īt urḥātē šānyānē ltarūṣēh ˁasqūtā.There are various ways to fix the problem.
  3. insane, crazy, frantic, frenzied
    Synonyms: ܫܹܐܕܵܢܵܐ (šēdānā), ܕܲܝܘܵܢܵܐ (daywānā)
    ܗܵܐ، ܟܹܐ ܚܵܙܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܠܹܗ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܫܵܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܗ̇ܝܼܓܵܗ ܩܵܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܩܵܡ ܡܵܝܬܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܠܹܗ ܠܘܵܬܝܼ؟
    hā, kē ḥāzētōn lēh gaḇrā d-īlēh šānyānā hīgāh qāmōdī qām māytētōn lēh lwātī?
    Look here, you see that the man is insane so why did you bring him to me?