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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic מָאנָא, from Proto-Semitic. Compare Arabic إِنَاء (ʔināʔ, “vessel, receptacle”), Hebrew אֳנִיָּה (ʾŏnīyá, “ship”), Akkadian 𒃻𒄘𒈾 (/unūtu, anūtu/, “household, palace; ship; utensils, instruments, tools, wares, gear”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܡܵܐܢܵܐ • (mānā) m (plural ܡܵܐ̈ܢܹܐ (mānē))
- item, utensil (any sort)
- implement, instrument, tool, utensil
- vessel; container, pot
- things, goods
- baggage
- clothing, garment, dress, outfit
- furniture
- silverware, cutlery, flatware, plate
- insides, organs
Derived terms
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܐ-ܢ-ܐ (ʾ-n-ʾ) related to being busy. From Proto-Semitic, whence Arabic إِنَاء (ʔināʔ, “vessel, receptacle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܡܐܢܐ • (mānā) m (plural ܡܐܢܐ (mānē))
- implement, instrument, tool, utensil
- vessel; container, pot
- ship, boat, vessel
- things, goods
- baggage
- clothing, garment, dress, outfit
- furniture
- measure
Inflection
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
ܡܐܢܐ • (menē)
- emphatic plural of ܡܢܬܐ (mennəṯā)
References
- “mn2”, 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, page 177a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 247a
- 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 702b-703a