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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
From ܡܐܵܐ (mˀā, “hundred”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending); compare Arabic مَائَة (māʔa), مِئَوِيّ (miʔawiyy) and Hebrew מֵאִי (me'í).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ܡܐܵܝܵܐ • (mˀāyā) (feminine ܡܐܵܝܬܵܐ (mˀāytā), plural ܡܐܵܝܹ̈ܐ (mˀāyē))
- hundredth (100th)
- ܗ̇ܘ ܝܠܹܗ ܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܵܐ ܡܐܵܝܵܐ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܹܪ ܒܓܵܘ ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ. ― awa ìlēh parṣōpā mˀāyā d-ˁāḇēr b-gāw tāwānā. ― He is the hundredth person to enter the room.
- centigrade, centesimal, celsius
- Coordinate terms: ܦ̮ܲܗܪܸܢܗܵܝܬ (fahrinhāyt, “Fahrenheit”), ܟܹܠܒ݂ܝܼܢ (kēlḇīn, “kelvin”)
- ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܓܵܠܕ݂ܝܼ ܒܨܝܼܦܵܪ ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ ܡܐܵܝܹ̈ܐ ― mayyā kē gālḏī b-ṣīpār darḡē mˀāyē ― Water freezes at zero degrees celsius
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
ܡܐܲܝܹ̈ܐ • (mˀayyē) m pl
- hundreds (of something); indicates an indefinite number approximately between a hundred and a thousand
Etymology 3
Derived from the local pronunciation of the word ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ (mayyā, “water”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
ܡܵܐܝܹܐ • (māˀyē) f
- Maye (an Assyrian village in North Iraq)