ܢܢܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From baby talk; compare also in Persian (nane), English nana, English mama, and other languages.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ܢܵܢܵܐ • (nānā) f (plural ܢܵܢܹ̈ܐ (nānē) or ܢܵܢ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nānawwāṯā), masculine ܣܵܒ݂ܘܿ (sāḇō))

(colloquial, endearing) grandmother; grandma, granny, nan, nanna
term used to address one’s grandmother
Synonyms: ܝܸܡܝܼ (yimī), ܝܸܡܝܼ ܪܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ (yimī rabṯā), ܣܵܒ݂ܬܝܼ (sāḇtī)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܢܵܢܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܢܵܢ (nān)		1^st person	ܢܵܢܝܼ (nānī)		ܢܵܢܲܢ (nānan)
	construct	ܢܵܢ (nān)		2^nd person	ܢܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (nānōḵ)	ܢܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (nānāḵ)	ܢܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܵܢܵܐ (nānā)		3^rd person	ܢܵܢܹܗ (nānēh)	ܢܵܢܵܗ̇ (nānāh)	ܢܵܢܗܘܿܢ (nānhōn)
plural	absolute	ܢܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (nānīn)		1^st person	ܢܵܢܝܼ̈ (nānī)		ܢܵܢܲܢ̈ (nānan)
	construct	ܢܵܢܲܝ̈ (nānay)		2^nd person	ܢܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nānōḵ)	ܢܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nānāḵ)	ܢܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܵܢܹ̈ܐ (nānē)		3^rd person	ܢܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nānūh)	ܢܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (nānōh)	ܢܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (nānayhōn)

Derived terms

ܢܵܢܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (nānōnīṯā) (colloquial)
ܢܵܢܘܿ (nānō) (diminutive)

See also

see: ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (sāḇtā)

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