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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic מְדִינְתָּא (məḏīntā), derived from the same root of דָּן (dān, “to judge”), denoting the place where judgement takes place; compare also borrowed into Arabic مَدِينَة (madīna, “city”) and Hebrew מְדִינָה (m'diná, “state”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ • (mḏītā) f sg (plural ܡܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ (mḏīnāṯē) or ܡܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܢܹܐ (mḏīnē))
- city (large settlement, bigger than a town)
ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ ܠܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܬܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܠܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ ܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ.- zīl lan lḥḏā mdītā ḥētā qā arbˁā yāwmānē w-tē lan l-nīnwē ˁruḇtā b-ṣaprā.
- We went to another city for four days and arrived in Nineveh on Friday morning.
ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܡܸܩܕ݂ܲܪ ܬܡܵܢܸܡܐܵܐ ܡܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܓܵܘ ܐܹܘܪܘܿܦܹܐ.- īṯ miqḏar tmānimˀā mḏīnāṯē gāw ēwrōpē.
- There are approximately eight hundred cities in Europe.
Inflection
Inflection of ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (mḏītā)
Hypernyms
Coordinate terms
- ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ (māṯā, “village, town”), ܟܲܦܪܵܐ (kaprā, “town”), ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šḇāḇūṯā, “neighbourhood”), ܡܵܚܘܿܙܵܐ (māḥōzā, “quarter”), ܠܲܩܚܵܐ (laqḥā, “suburb”), ܦܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (pnīṯā, “area, region”), ܐܘܼܚܕܵܢܵܐ (uḥdānā, “state”), ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ (aṯrā, “country”)
Derived terms
- ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (bēṯ mḏītā, “city hall, town hall”)
- ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܲܬ݂ ܦܘܼܪܓܵܝܵܐ (mḏīnaṯ purgāyā, “amusement park”)
- ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܲܬ݂ ܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ (mḏīnaṯ qudšā, “Jerusalem”)
- ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mḏīnāyūṯā, “citizenship, municipality”)
- ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (mḏīnāyā, “urban, civil”)
- ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mḏītōnīṯā, “town”)
- ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪܬܵܐ (mḏītā yatīrtā, “Utopia”)
- ܩܸܢܛܪܘܿܢ ܕܲܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (qinṭrōn damḏītā, “town centre, city center, downtown”)
- ܪܹܝܫ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (rēš mḏītā, “mayor”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܕ-ܘ-ܢ (d-w-n); compare Arabic مَدِينَة (madīna, “city”), Hebrew מְדִינָה (məḏînâ, “state”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ • (məḏītā) f (plural ܡܕܝܢܬܐ or ܡܕܝܢܐ)
- city, town
- Synonym: ܩܪܝܬܐ (qərīṯā)
- region
- Synonym: ܩܠܝܡܐ (qəlīmā)
- (rare) province, country
- Synonym: ܐܬܪܐ (ʾaṯrā)
Inflection
declension of ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
| state
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singular
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plural
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| absolute
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ܡܕܝܢܐ
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ܡܕܝܢܢ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܢ
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| construct
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ܡܕܝܢܬ
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ܡܕܝܢܬ ,ܡܕܝܢܝ
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| emphatic
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ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
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ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ,ܡܕܝܢܐ
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| possessive forms
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| 1st c. sg. (my)
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ܡܕܝܢܬܝ
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ܡܕܝܢܬܝ ,ܡܕܝܢܝ
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| 2nd m. sg. (your)
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ܡܕܝܢܬܟ
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ܡܕܝܢܬܟ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܟ
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| 2nd f. sg. (your)
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ܡܕܝܢܬܟܝ
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ܡܕܝܢܬܟܝ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܟܝ
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| 3rd m. sg. (his)
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ܡܕܝܢܬܗ
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ܡܕܝܢܬܗ ,ܡܕܝܢܘܗܝ
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| 3rd f. sg. (her)
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ܡܕܝܢܬܗ
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ܡܕܝܢܬܗ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܗ
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| 1st c. pl. (our)
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ܡܕܝܢܬܢ
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ܡܕܝܢܬܢ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܢ
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| 2nd m. pl. (your)
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ܡܕܝܢܬܟܘܢ
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ܡܕܝܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܟܘܢ
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| 2nd f. pl. (your)
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ܡܕܝܢܬܟܝܢ
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ܡܕܝܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܟܝܢ
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| 3rd m. pl. (their)
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ܡܕܝܢܬܗܘܢ
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ܡܕܝܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܗܘܢ
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| 3rd f. pl. (their)
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ܡܕܝܢܬܗܝܢ
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ܡܕܝܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܗܝܢ
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “mdynh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-05
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 60b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 252b
- 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, page 713b