ܡܕܝܢܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܘ ܢ (d w n)
7 terms

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).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (mḏītāf sg (plural ܡܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mḏīnāṯā) or ܡܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܢܹܐ (mḏīnē))

  1. city (large settlement, bigger than a town)
    ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ ܕܬܡܵܢܸܡܐܵܐ ܡܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܓܲܘ ܐܹܘܪܘܿܦܹܐ.
    īṯ l-qurbā d-tmānimˀā mḏīnāṯā gaw ēwrōpē.
    There are approximately eight hundred cities in Europe.

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
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)

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Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܕ ܘ ܢ; compare Arabic مَدِينَة (madīna, city), Hebrew מְדִינָה (məḏînâ, state).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (məḏītāf (plural ܡܕܝܢܬܐ or ܡܕܝܢܐ)

  1. city, town
    Synonym: ܩܪܝܬܐ (qərīṯā)
  2. region
    Synonym: ܩܠܝܡܐ (qəlīmā)
  3. (rare) province, country
    Synonym: ܐܬܪܐ (ʾaṯrā)

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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, →ISBN, page 713b