ܡܝܢܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew מִין (mîn).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܡܝܢܐ (mīnām (plural ܡܝܢܐ)

  1. race, stock, family
Inflection
Inflection of ܡܝܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܡܝܢ 1st person ܡܝܢܝ ܡܝܢܢ
construct ܡܝܢ 2nd person ܡܝܢܟ ܡܝܢܟܝ ܡܝܢܟܘܢ ܡܝܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܝܢܐ 3rd person ܡܝܢܗ ܡܝܢܗ ܡܝܢܗܘܢ ܡܝܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܡܝܢܝܢ 1st person ܡܝܢܝ ܡܝܢܝܢ
construct ܡܝܢܝ 2nd person ܡܝܢܝܟ ܡܝܢܝܟܝ ܡܝܢܝܟܘܢ ܡܝܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܝܢܐ 3rd person ܡܝܢܘܗܝ ܡܝܢܝܗ ܡܝܢܝܗܘܢ ܡܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From ܡܝܐ (mayyā, water) + the adjectival ending ܢܐ- (-ānā).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ܡܝܢܐ (mayyānām (plural ܡܝܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܝܢܝܬܐ)

  1. watery, aqueous
Inflection
Inflection of ܡܝܢܐ
person singular plural
m f m f
absolute ܡܝܢ ܡܝܢܝ ܡܝܢܝܢ ܡܝܢܝܢ
construct ܡܝܢ ܡܝܢܝܬ ܡܝܢܝ ܡܝܢܝܬ
emphatic ܡܝܢܐ ܡܝܢܬܐ ܡܝܢܐ ܡܝܢܝܬܐ
Derived terms

References

  • myn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2017-10-09
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 181b, 182a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 269b
  • 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 753a