ܡܥܝܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| 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).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [məʕiːnɑː]
Noun
ܡܥܝܼܢܵܐ • (mˁīnā) m (plural ܡܥܝܼ̈ܢܹܐ (mˁīnē))
- fountain, spring
- Synonym: ܥܲܝܢܵܐ (ˁaynā)
- well
- Synonym: ܒܹܐܪܵܐ (bērā)
- source
- Synonym: ܡܲܒܘܼܥܵܐ (mabūˁā)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܲܥܝܲܢ (maˁyan) | 1st person | ܡܥܝܼܢܝܼ (mˁīnī) | ܡܥܝܼܢܲܢ (mˁīnan) | |||
| construct | ܡܲܥܝܲܢ (maˁyan) | 2nd person | ܡܥܝܼܢܘܼܟ݂ (mˁīnōḵ) | ܡܥܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ (mˁīnāḵ) | ܡܥܝܼܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mˁīnawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܥܝܼܢܵܐ (mˁīnā) | 3rd person | ܡܥܝܼܢܹܗ (mˁīnēh) | ܡܥܝܼܢܵܗ̇ (mˁīnāh) | ܡܥܝܼܢܗܘܿܢ (mˁīnhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܡܥܝܼܢܝܼ̈ܢ (mˁīnīn) | 1st person | ܡܥܝܼܢܝܼ̈ (mˁīnī) | ܡܥܝܼܢܲܢ̈ (mˁīnan) | |||
| construct | ܡܥܝܼܢܲܝ̈ (mˁīnay) | 2nd person | ܡܥܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mˁīnōḵ) | ܡܥܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mˁīnāḵ) | ܡܥܝܼܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mˁīnawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܥܝܼ̈ܢܹܐ (mˁīnē) | 3rd person | ܡܥܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mˁīnūh) | ܡܥܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (mˁīnōh) | ܡܥܝܼܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (mˁīnayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܡܥܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (mˁīnāyā)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Derived from ܥܝܢܐ (ʿaynā, “eye; spring”). Compare Arabic مَعِين (maʕīn) and Hebrew מַעְיָן (maʿyān). The sense of "rhombus" is a calque of Arabic مُعَيَّن (muʕayyan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [m(ə)ʕinɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [m(ə)ʕine], [m(ə)ʕinɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܡܥܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܥܝܢܬܐ or ܡܥܝܢܐ)
Usage notes
While the word is normally considered feminine, it may rarely occur as masculine.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܥܝܢ | 1st person | ܡܥܝܢܝ | ܡܥܝܢܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܥܝܢ | 2nd person | ܡܥܝܢܟ | ܡܥܝܢܟܝ | ܡܥܝܢܟܘܢ | ܡܥܝܢܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܡܥܝܢܗ | ܡܥܝܢܗ | ܡܥܝܢܗܘܢ | ܡܥܝܢܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܡܥܝܢܢ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܡܥܝܢܬܝ ,ܡܥܝܢܝ | ܡܥܝܢܬܢ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܥܝܢܬ ,ܡܥܝܢܝ | 2nd person | ܡܥܝܢܬܟ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܟ | ܡܥܝܢܬܟܝ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܟܝ | ܡܥܝܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܟܘܢ | ܡܥܝܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܡܥܝܢܬܐ , | 3rd person | ܡܥܝܢܬܗ ,ܡܥܝܢܘܗܝ | ܡܥܝܢܬܗ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܗ | ܡܥܝܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܗܘܢ | ܡܥܝܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܗܝܢ | ||
Derived terms
- ܡܥܝܢܝܐ
References
- “mˁyn”, 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 251b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 288b
- 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 800b