ܡܪܝܡܢܐ

• (Standard) IPA^(key):

ܡܪܝܼܡܵܢܵܐ • (mrīmānā) (feminine ܡܪܝܼܡܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (mrīmānītā), plural ܡܪ̈ܝܼܡܵܢܹܐ (mrīmānē))

1. (linguistics, logic) negative, denying

   ܗ̇ܝ ܡܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܬ ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܹܐ ܐܝܼܬ ܠܵܗ̇ ܡܢܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܡܪ̈ܝܼܡܵܢܹܐ ܘܡܣܝܼܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ.

   aya maqrḇānūt riˁyānē īt lāh mnāwātē mrīmānē w-msīmānē.

   This proposal has negative and positive aspects.

   ܐܸܕܫܹܢ݇ܬ ܐܸܩܘܿܢܘܿܡܝܼܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܡܲܪܒܝܼܬܵܐ ܡܪܝܼܡܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ ܒܪܘܼܒܥܵܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ.

   idšēt iqōnōmīyā īt wā lāh marbītā mrīmānītā b-rubˁā qammāyā.

   This year the economy has had negative growth in the first quarter.

2. (physics) negative (of electrical charge of an electron and related particles)
3. (mathematics) negative of a number less than zero

   ܥܸܣܪܵܐ ܡܪܝܼܡܵܢܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ ܕܚܲܡܝܼܡܘܼܬܵܐ.

   ˁisrā mrīmānā ìwā darḡā d-ḥamīmūtā.

   The temperature was negative 10 degrees.

• (antonym(s) of “all senses”): ܡܣܝܼܡܵܢܵܐ (msīmānā, “positive”)

• ܡܪܝܼܡܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (mrīmānūtā, “negation”)

• ܡܲܪܸܡ (marrim, “to negate”)