ܡܥܢܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܢ ܐ (ˁ n ˀ)
7 terms

From the active participle of ܡܲܥܢܹܐ (maˁnē) +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā, the adjectival ending) based off ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ (ˁinyānā, “interest, matter, business”); proposed to be a learned borrowing from Hebrew מְעַנְיֵן (m'anyén).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [maʕ.nəjɑːnɑː]

Adjective

ܡܲܥܢܝܵܢܵܐ • (maˁnyānā) (feminine ܡܲܥܢܝܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (maˁnyānīṯā), plural ܡܲܥܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (maˁnyānē))

  1. interesting
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