ܫܢܝܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܢ ܐ (š n ˀ)
3 terms

From the active participle of *ܫܵܢܹܐ (*šānē, to to be different, changed, insane) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending); cognate of Hebrew שׁוֹנֶה (shoné)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃɑːnjɑːnɑː]

Adjective

ܫܵܢܝܵܝܵܐ • (šānyāyā) (feminine ܫܵܢܝܵܝܬܵܐ (šānyāytā), plural ܫܵܢܝܵܝܹ̈ܐ (šānyāyē))

  1. different, unlike, dissimilar, not the same as
    Synonyms: ܚܠܝܼܦܵܐ (ḥlīpā), ܦܪܝܼܫܵܐ (prīšā), ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ (ḥēnā)
    Antonym: ܕܵܡܝܵܝܵܐ (dāmyāyā)
    ܫܵܢܝܵܝܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܥܝܵܕ݂ܵܝܵܐšānyāyā min ˁyāḏāyādifferent from usual
    ܣܲܥܪܵܗ̇ ܫܵܢܝܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗsaˁrāh šānyāyā ìlēhHer hair is different
  2. various
    Synonyms: ܣܲܓܝܼ ܦܘܼܪ̈ܫܵܢܹܐ (sagī puršānē), ܙܢܵܢܵܝܵܐ (znānāyā)
    ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܥܸ̈ܠܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܫܵܢܝܵܝܹ̈ܐḥakmā ˁillāṯā šānyāyēa few different reasons
    ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܫܵܢܝܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܠܬܲܪܘܿܨܘܼܗ̇ ܥܲܣܩܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ.
    īṯ urḥāṯā šānyāyē ltarōṣōh ˁasqūṯā.
    There are various ways to fix the problem.
  3. insane, crazy, frantic, frenzied
    Synonyms: ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ (šēḏānā), ܕܲܝܘܵܢܵܐ (daywānā)
    ܗܵܐ، ܟܹܐ ܚܵܙܲܝܬܘܿܢ ܠܹܗ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܫܵܢܝܵܝܵܐ ܗ̇ܝܼܓܵܗ ܩܲܝ ܩܸܡ ܡܵܝܬܲܝܬܘܿܢ ܠܹܗ ܟܸܣܠܝܼ؟
    hā, kē ḥāzaytōn lēh gaḇrā d-īlēh šānyāyā hīgāh qay qim māytaytōn lēh kislī?
    Look here, you see that the man is insane so why did you bring him to me?