ܝܡܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

ܝܸܡܵܐ (yimmā) +‎ -ܝܼ (), literally My mom.

Proper noun

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [nɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܝܸܡܝܼ • (yimīf

  1. term used to address one’s mother or grandmother
  2. term used to refer to one’s mother, even among other siblings
    ܝܸܡܝܼ ܩܲܡ ܐܵܡܪܵܐ ܠܲܢ ܕܡܕܲܟܹܝܚ ܠܹܗ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ
    yimī qam āmrā lan dmdakkēḥ lēh baytā
    Mom told us to clean the house.

Inflection

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

Derived terms

  • ܝܸܡܝܼ ܪܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ (yimī rabṯā)

See also

  • ܢܵܢܵܐ (nānā)
  • ܣܵܒ݂ܬܝܼ (sāḇtī)
  • ܣܵܒ݂ܬܘܿ (sāḇtō)
  • ܒܵܒܘܿ (bābō)