ܡܥܡܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Northern Kurdish مام (mam, “paternal uncle”) +‎ -ܘܿܢܵܐ (-onā, the diminuitive ending), from Arabic أَعْمام (ʔaʕmām, “paternal uncles”). Doublet of ܥܲܡܵܐ (ʿamā).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [maʕ.moːnɑː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [maːmuːnɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܐ • (maʿmonā) m sg (feminine ܥܲܡܬܵܐ (ʿamtā), plural ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (maʿmonē))

(colloquial, informal) term of address to an older person
paternal uncle

Inflection

Inflection of **ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢ (maˁmōn)		1^st person	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܝܼ (maˁmōnī)		ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܲܢ (maˁmōnan)
	construct	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢ (maˁmōn)		2^nd person	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂ (maˁmōnōḵ)	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ (maˁmōnāḵ)	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maˁmōnawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܐ (maˁmōnā)		3^rd person	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܹܗ (maˁmōnēh)	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܗ̇ (maˁmōnāh)	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ (maˁmōnhōn)
plural	absolute	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܝܼ̈ܢ (maˁmōnīn)		1^st person	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܝܼ̈ (maˁmōnī)		ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܲܢ̈ (maˁmōnan)
	construct	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܲܝ̈ (maˁmōnay)		2^nd person	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maˁmōnōḵ)	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maˁmōnāḵ)	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maˁmōnawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (maˁmōnē)		3^rd person	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (maˁmōnūh)	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (maˁmōnōh)	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (maˁmōnayhōn)

See also

ܥܲܡܵܐ (ʿamā)
ܕܵܕܵܐ (dādā)