ܡܓܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܢ ܐ (g n ˀ)
3 terms

Possible cognate to Arabic جَنَى (janā, “to commit a crime”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈməɡan.neː]

Verb

ܡܓܲܢܹܐ • (mgannē) (present participle ܡܓܲܢܘܼܝܹܐ (mganūyē), past participle ܡܓܘܼܢܝܵܐ (mgunyā))

1. to insult, reproach, blame

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܓܲܢܹܐ (mgannē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܓܘܼܢܹܐ ܠܝܼ (mgūnē lī)	ܡܓܘܼܢܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mgūnē lūḵ)	ܡܓܘܼܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ (mgūnē lēh)	ܡܓܘܼܢܹܐ ܠܲܢ (mgūnē lan)	ܡܓܘܼܢܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mgūnē lāwḵōn)	ܡܓܘܼܢܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mgūnē lhōn)
	f		ܡܓܘܼܢܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mgūnē lāḵ)	ܡܓܘܼܢܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (mgūnē lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܓܲܢܹܝܢ (mgannēn)	ܡܓܲܢܹܝܬ (mgannēt)	ܡܓܲܢܹܐ (mgannē)	ܡܓܲܢܲܚ (mgannaḥ)	ܡܓܲܢܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mganītōn)	ܡܓܲܢܝܼ (mganī)
	f	ܡܓܲܢܝܵܢ (mganyān)	ܡܓܲܢܝܵܬܝ (mganyāt)	ܡܓܲܢܝܵܐ (mganyā)
imperative	m		ܓܲܢܝܼ (ganī)			ܓܲܢܹܝܡܘܼܢ (gannēmūn)
	f		ܓܲܢܹܐ (gannē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܓ ܢ ܢ
1 term

Compare Arabic مِجَنّ (mijann), Phoenician 𐤌𐤂𐤍 (mgn), and Hebrew מָגֵן (māḡēn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)ɣenɑ], [m(ə)ɣannɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [m(ə)ɣene], [m(ə)ɣanne] (plural)

Noun

ܡܓܢܐ • (mḡenā, mḡannā) f (plural ܡܓܢܐ (mḡenē, mḡannē))

1. short buckler, round shield

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܓܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܓܢ	ܡܓܢܝܢ
construct	ܡܓܢ	ܡܓܢܝ
emphatic	ܡܓܢܐ	ܡܓܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܓܢܝ	ܡܓܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܓܢܟ	ܡܓܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܓܢܟܝ	ܡܓܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܓܢܗ	ܡܓܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܓܢܗ	ܡܓܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܓܢܢ	ܡܓܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܓܢܟܘܢ	ܡܓܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܓܢܟܝܢ	ܡܓܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܓܢܗܘܢ	ܡܓܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܓܢܗܝܢ	ܡܓܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܓ ܢ ܢ
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maɡɡɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [maɡɡɑne] (plural)

Adjective

ܡܓܢܐ • (maggānā) m (plural ܡܓܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܓܢܬܐ)

1. armed, equipped (with a buckler)
2. round, disk-shaped

Inflection

    declension of ܡܓܢܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܓܢ	ܡܓܢܝܢ
construct	ܡܓܢ	ܡܓܢܝ
emphatic	ܡܓܢܐ	ܡܓܢܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܓܢܐ	ܡܓܢܢ
construct	ܡܓܢܬ	ܡܓܢܬ
emphatic	ܡܓܢܬܐ	ܡܓܢܬܐ

References

• “mgn”, 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 50b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 251a
• 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, page 710a