ܥܢܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܢ ܐ (ˁ n ˀ)
7 terms

Derived from Aramaic [Term?], with the last 3 senses being semantic loan from Hebrew עִנְיָן ('inyán), its cognate.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʕɪn.jɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ • (ˁinyānām sg (plural ܥܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ˁinyānē))

  1. response to an objection in formal disputation
  2. matter, issue
    Synonym: ܫܲܪܒܵܐ (šarbā)
    ܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܒܗܵܢܵܐ؟
    mā ìlēh ˁinyānā b-hānā?
    What's the matter with this?
  3. business
    Synonym: ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ (šuḡlā)
    ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܓܡܵܪܵܐˁinyānā d-lā gmārāunfinished business
    ܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܸܢܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂lā ìlēh ˁinyānōḵIt’s none of your business
  4. interest, something one finds interesting
    ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܒܗܵܢܵܐ ܡܠܘܿܐܵܐ
    īṯ lēh ˁinyānā b-hānā mlōˀā
    He has interest in this subject
    ܡܛܘܼܠܸܩ ܠܝܼ ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܒܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܕܣܘܵܕ݂ܵܐ.
    mṭūliq lī ˁinyānā b-miṯḥā d-swāḏā.
    I lost interest during the conversation.

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܥܸܢܝܵܢ (ˁinyān) 1st person ܥܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ (ˁinyānī) ܥܸܢܝܵܢܲܢ (ˁinyānan)
construct ܥܸܢܝܵܢ (ˁinyān) 2nd person ܥܸܢܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (ˁinyānōḵ) ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁinyānāḵ) ܥܸܢܝܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁinyānawḵōn)
emphatic ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ (ˁinyānā) 3rd person ܥܸܢܝܵܢܹܗ (ˁinyānēh) ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (ˁinyānāh) ܥܸܢܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (ˁinyānhōn)
plural absolute ܥܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (ˁinyānīn) 1st person ܥܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (ˁinyānī) ܥܸܢܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (ˁinyānan)
construct ܥܸܢܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (ˁinyānay) 2nd person ܥܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁinyānōḵ) ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁinyānāḵ) ܥܸܢܝܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁinyānawḵōn)
emphatic ܥܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ˁinyānē) 3rd person ܥܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁinyānūh) ܥܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ˁinyānōh) ܥܸܢܝܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ˁinyānayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܒܲܪ ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ (bar ˁinyānā)
  • ܡܲܥܢܝܵܢܵܐ (maˁnyānā, interesting)

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