Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Cognate with Hebrew ־ָן (-án) and Arabic ـَان (-ān). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Suffix

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-ܵܢܵܐ (-ānām sg (feminine -ܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (-ānītā), plural -ܵܢܹ̈ܐ (-ānē))

  1. -er, -ic, -y: suffix forming nouns and adjectives denoting having the properties of the noun the suffix is attached to
    ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ (šēḏā, demon) + ‎-ܢܐ (-ānā) → ‎ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ (šēḏānā, having a demon, demonic)
    ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ (mayyā, water) + ‎-ܢܐ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܲܝܵܢܵܐ (mayyānā, having water, watery)
    ܚܸܡܵܐ (ḥimmā, heat) + ‎-ܢܐ (-ānā) → ‎ܚܸܡܵܢܵܐ (ḥimmānā, having heat)
    ܡܸܥܙܬܵܐ (miˁztā, hair) + ‎-ܢܐ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܥܙܵܢܵܐ (miˁzānā, having hair, hairy)
    ܥܲܡܪܵܐ (ˁamrā, wool) + ‎-ܢܐ (-ānā) → ‎ܥܲܡܪܵܢܵܐ (ˁamrānā, having wool, wooly)
  2. With the characteristic being a pigment resembling a color to a certain extent.
    ܡܲܣܡܸܩ (masmiq, to redden) + ‎-ܢܐ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܲܣܡܩܵܢܵܐ (masmqānā, having red, reddish, slightly red)
    ܡܲܫܥܸܬ݂ (mašˁiṯ, to yellow) + ‎-ܢܐ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܲܫܥܬ݂ܵܢܵܐ (mašˁṯānā, having yellow, yellowish, slightly yellow)
    ܡܲܝܪܸܩ (mayriq, to green) + ‎-ܢܐ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܲܝܪܩܵܢܵܐ ( mayrqānā, having green, greenish, slightly green)

Derived terms

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See also

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