ܝܡܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

  • ܝܲܡܢܹܐ (yamnē)

Etymology

Root
ܝ ܡ ܢ (y m n)
7 terms

Inherited from Aramaic יַמִּינָא (yammīnā), from Proto-Semitic *yamīn-; compare Arabic يَمِين (yamīn), Hebrew יָמִין (yamín) and Akkadian 𒍠 (imnum). Doublet of ܬܲܝܡܢܵܐ (taymnā, south).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [jammiːnɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ • (yamīnāf (plural ܝܲܡܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ (yamīnē))

  1. (uncountable) right (direction)
  2. (anatomy) right hand
  3. (figurative) pledge, promise, oath, compact
    Synonyms: ܩܲܘܠܵܐ (qawlā), ܘܲܥܕܵܐ (waˁdā)
  4. (figurative) ordination; arranging, ordering
    Synonyms: ܣܘܼܕܵܪܵܐ (suddārā), ܡܲܪܝܲܙܬܵܐ (maryaztā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܝܲܡܝܼܢ (yamīn) 1st person ܝܲܡܝܼܢܝܼ (yamīnī) ܝܲܡܝܼܢܲܢ (yamīnan)
construct ܝܲܡܝܼܢ (yamīn) 2nd person ܝܲܡܝܼܢܘܼܟ݂ (yamīnōḵ) ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ (yamīnāḵ) ܝܲܡܝܼܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yamīnawḵōn)
emphatic ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ (yamīnā) 3rd person ܝܲܡܝܼܢܹܗ (yamīnēh) ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܗ̇ (yamīnāh) ܝܲܡܝܼܢܗܘܿܢ (yamīnhōn)
plural absolute ܝܲܡܝܼܢܝܼ̈ܢ (yamīnīn) 1st person ܝܲܡܝܼܢܝܼ̈ (yamīnī) ܝܲܡܝܼܢܲܢ̈ (yamīnan)
construct ܝܲܡܝܼܢܲܝ̈ (yamīnay) 2nd person ܝܲܡܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (yamīnōḵ) ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (yamīnāḵ) ܝܲܡܝܼܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yamīnawḵōn)
emphatic ܝܲܡܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ (yamīnē) 3rd person ܝܲܡܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (yamīnūh) ܝܲܡܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (yamīnōh) ܝܲܡܝܼܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (yamīnayhōn)

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Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *yamīn-. Compare Arabic يَمِين (yamīn) and Hebrew יָמִין (yāmîn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jamminɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [jammine] (plural)

Noun

ܝܡܝܢܐ • (yammīnāf (plural ܝܡܝܢܐ)

  1. right (direction)
  2. (anatomy) right hand
  3. pledge, promise, oath, compact
  4. ordination
  5. arranging, ordering

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܡܝܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܝܡܝܢ 1st person ܝܡܝܢܝ ܝܡܝܢܢ
construct ܝܡܝܢ 2nd person ܝܡܝܢܟ ܝܡܝܢܟܝ ܝܡܝܢܟܘܢ ܝܡܝܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܝܡܝܢܐ 3rd person ܝܡܝܢܗ ܝܡܝܢܗ ܝܡܝܢܗܘܢ ܝܡܝܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܝܡܝܢܝܢ 1st person ܝܡܝܢܝ ܝܡܝܢܝܢ
construct ܝܡܝܢܝ 2nd person ܝܡܝܢܝܟ ܝܡܝܢܝܟܝ ܝܡܝܢܝܟܘܢ ܝܡܝܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܝܡܝܢܐ 3rd person ܝܡܝܢܘܗܝ ܝܡܝܢܝܗ ܝܡܝܢܝܗܘܢ ܝܡܝܢܝܗܝܢ

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References

  • ymyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 142a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 193a–b
  • 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 576a