Inherited from Aramaic מְדִינְתָּא (məḏīntā), Noun of place from the same root as דָּן (dān, “to judge”), denoting the place where judgement takes place; compare Turoyo ܡܕ݂ܝܬ݂ܐ (mḏiṯo) and also borrowed into Arabic مَدِينَة (madīna, “city”) and Hebrew מְדִינָה (m'diná, “state”).
ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ • (mḏītā) f sg (plural ܡܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mḏīnāṯā) or ܡܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܢܹܐ (mḏīnē))
isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | |||||||
singular | absolute | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܐ (mḏīnā) | 1st person | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܝܼ (mḏītī) | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܲܢ (mḏītan) | |||
construct | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܲܬ݂ (mḏīnaṯ) | 2nd person | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܘܼܟ݂ (mḏītōḵ) | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (mḏītāḵ) | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mḏītawḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (mḏītā) | 3rd person | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܹܗ (mḏītēh) | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܗ̇ (mḏītāh) | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܗܘܿܢ (mḏīthōn) | |||
plural | absolute | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܢ̈ (mḏīnān) | 1st person | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (mḏīnāṯī) | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (mḏīnāṯan) | |||
construct | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܬ݂̈ (mḏīnāṯ) | 2nd person | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mḏīnāṯōḵ) | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mḏīnāṯāḵ) | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mḏīnāṯawḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܡܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mḏīnāṯā) | 3rd person | ܡܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܗ (mḏīnāṯēh) | ܡܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (mḏīnāṯāh) | ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mḏīnāṯhōn) |
From the root ܕ ܘ ܢ; compare Arabic مَدِينَة (madīna, “city”), Hebrew מְדִינָה (məḏînâ, “state”).
ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ • (məḏītā) f (plural ܡܕܝܢܬܐ or ܡܕܝܢܐ)
isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | m | f | |||||
singular | absolute | ܡܕܝܢܐ | 1st person | ܡܕܝܢܬܝ | ܡܕܝܢܬܢ | |||
construct | ܡܕܝܢܬ | 2nd person | ܡܕܝܢܬܟ | ܡܕܝܢܬܟܝ | ܡܕܝܢܬܟܘܢ | ܡܕܝܢܬܟܝܢ | ||
emphatic | ܡܕܝܢܬܐ | 3rd person | ܡܕܝܢܬܗ | ܡܕܝܢܬܗ | ܡܕܝܢܬܗܘܢ | ܡܕܝܢܬܗܝܢ | ||
plural | absolute | ܡܕܝܢܢ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܡܕܝܢܬܝ ,ܡܕܝܢܝ | ܡܕܝܢܬܢ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܢ | |||
construct | ܡܕܝܢܬ ,ܡܕܝܢܝ | 2nd person | ܡܕܝܢܬܟ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܟ | ܡܕܝܢܬܟܝ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܟܝ | ܡܕܝܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܟܘܢ | ܡܕܝܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
emphatic | ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ,ܡܕܝܢܐ | 3rd person | ܡܕܝܢܬܗ ,ܡܕܝܢܘܗܝ | ܡܕܝܢܬܗ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܗ | ܡܕܝܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܗܘܢ | ܡܕܝܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܗܝܢ |