| Root |
|---|
| ܥ ܝ ܢ (ˁ y n) |
| 4 terms |
Noun of place derived from ܥܲܝܢܵܐ (ˁaynā, “eye; spring”); compare Arabic مَعِين (maʕīn) and Hebrew מַעְיָן (ma'ayán).
ܡܥܝܼܢܵܐ • (mˁīnā) m (plural ܡܥܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ (mˁīnē))
| Inflection of ܡܥܝܼܢܵܐ (mˁīnā) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܡܥܝܼܢܝܼ (mˁīnī) |
ܡܥܝܼܢܲܢ (mˁīnan) | |||
| construct | ܡܲܥܝܲܢ (maˁyan) |
2nd person | ܡܥܝܼܢܘܼܟ݂ (mˁīnūḵ) |
ܡܥܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ (mˁīnāḵ) |
ܡܥܝܼܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mˁīnāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܥܝܼܢܵܐ (mˁīnā) |
3rd person | ܡܥܝܼܢܹܗ (mˁīnēh) |
ܡܥܝܼܢܵܗ̇ (mˁīnāh) |
ܡܥܝܼܢܗܘܿܢ (mˁīnhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܡܥܝܼܢܝܼ̈ (mˁīnī) |
ܡܥܝܼܢܲܢ̈ (mˁīnan) | |||
| construct | ܡܥܝܼܢܲܝ̈ (mˁīnay) |
2nd person | ܡܥܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mˁīnūḵ) |
ܡܥܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mˁīnāḵ) |
ܡܥܝܼܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mˁīnāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܥܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ (mˁīnē) |
3rd person | ܡܥܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mˁīnūh) |
ܡܥܝܼܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mˁīnōh) |
ܡܥܝܼܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mˁīnhōn) | |||
Derived from ܥܝܢܐ (ʿaynā(ʾ), “eye; spring”). Compare Arabic مَعِين (maʕīn) and Hebrew מַעְיָן (maʿyān). The sense of "rhombus" is a calque of Arabic مُعَيَّن (muʕayyan).
ܡܥܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܥܝܢܬܐ or ܡܥܝܢܐ)
While the word is normally considered feminine, it may rarely occur as masculine.
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܥܝܢ | ܡܥܝܢܢ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܥܝܢ | ܡܥܝܢܬ ,ܡܥܝܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܥܝܢܐ | ܡܥܝܢܬܐ ,ܡܥܝܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܥܝܢܝ | ܡܥܝܢܬܝ ,ܡܥܝܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܥܝܢܟ | ܡܥܝܢܬܟ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܥܝܢܟܝ | ܡܥܝܢܬܟܝ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܥܝܢܗ | ܡܥܝܢܬܗ ,ܡܥܝܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܥܝܢܗ | ܡܥܝܢܬܗ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܥܝܢܢ | ܡܥܝܢܬܢ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܥܝܢܟܘܢ | ܡܥܝܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܥܝܢܟܝܢ | ܡܥܝܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܥܝܢܗܘܢ | ܡܥܝܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܥܝܢܗܝܢ | ܡܥܝܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܗܝܢ |