-ܢ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
editEtymology
editFrom Aramaic ־ַן (-an); cognate to Hebrew ־ֵנוּ (-énu) and Arabic ـنَا (-nā).
Pronunciation
editParticle
edit-ܲܢ • (-an)
- attached to prepositions to indicate the plural 1st person; us
- ܐܸܠܲܢ ― ilan ― to us
- ܥܲܡܲܢ ― ˁaman ― with us
- attached to nouns to indicate possession by a male or masculine noun in the 1st person; our
- ܒܪܵܬܲܢ ― brātan ― our daughter
- attached to progressive verbs to indicate an action being directed to the plural 1st person
- attached to passive and past participles to indicate an action being directed to the plural 1st person
Synonyms
edit- (indicating possession): ܕܝܼܲܢ (dīyan)
Related terms
editAssyrian Neo-Aramaic personal pronouns
| Isolated nominative pronouns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| 1st person | ܐܵܢܵܐ (ānā) | ܐܲܚܢܲܢ (aḥnan) | ||
| 2nd person | m | ܐܲܢ݇ܬ (at) | ܐܲܢ݇ܬܘܿܢ (atōn) | |
| f | ܐܲܢ݇ܬܝ (at) | ܐܲܢ݇ܬܹܝܢ (attēn) | ||
| 3rd person | m | ܗ̇ܘ (awa) | ܗܸܢܘܿܢ (hinōn) | |
| f | ܗ̇ܝ (aya) | ܗܸܢܹܝܢ (hinnēn) | ||
| Enclitic accusative and genitive pronouns | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| 1st person | -ܝܼ (-ī) | -ܲܢ (-an) | ||
| 2nd person | m | -ܘܼܟ݂ (-ūḵ) | -ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (-āwḵōn) | |
| f | -ܵܟ݂ܝ (-āḵ) | |||
| 3rd person | m | -ܹܗ (-ēh); -ܘܼܗܝ (-ūh) | -ܗܘܿܢ (-hōn) | |
| f | -ܵܗ̇ (-āh); -ܘܿܗ̇ (-ōh) | |||