ܡܕܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܕ ܘ ܢ (d w n)
5 terms

Causitive stem of the verb ܕܵܐܹܢ (dāˀēn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mad.jɪn.]

Verb

ܡܲܕܝܸܢ • (madyin) (present participle ܡܲܕܝܘܼܢܹܐ (madyūnē), past participle ܡܘܼܕܝܸܢܵܐ (mudyinnā))

1. to borrow

   Synonym: ܝܵܙܹܦ (yāzēp)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܲܕܝܸܢ (madyin)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܘܼܕܝܸܢ ܠܝܼ (mudyin lī)	ܡܘܼܕܝܸܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mudyin lūḵ)	ܡܘܼܕܝܸܢ ܠܹܗ (mudyin lēh)	ܡܘܼܕܝܸܢ ܠܲܢ (mudyin lan)	ܡܘܼܕܝܸܢ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mudyin lāwḵōn)	ܡܘܼܕܝܸܢ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mudyin lhōn)
	f		ܡܘܼܕܝܸܢ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mudyin lāḵ)	ܡܘܼܕܝܸܢ ܠܵܗ̇ (mudyin lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܲܕܝܸܢܸܢ (madyinnin)	ܡܲܕܝܸܢܸܬ (madyinnit)	ܡܲܕܝܸܢ (madyin)	ܡܲܕܝܸܢܲܚ (madyinnaḥ)	ܡܲܕܝܸܢܝܼܬܘܿܢ (madyinītōn)	ܡܲܕܝܸܢܝܼ (madyinī)
	f	ܡܲܕܝܸܢܲܢ (madyinnan)	ܡܲܕܝܸܢܵܬܝ (madyinnāt)	ܡܲܕܝܸܢܵܐ (madyinnā)
imperative	m		ܐܲܕܝܸܢ (adyin)			ܐܲܕܝܸܢܘܼܢ (adyinūn)
	f		ܐܲܕܝܸܢܝ (adyin)

Etymology 2

Univerbation of ܡܵܐ (mā, “what”) +‎ ܕܹܝܢ (dēn, “but, and, now, however”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɑːðenː]

Conjunction

ܡܵܕ݂ܹܝܢ • (māḏēn)

1. well then, now then
2. therefore, consequently, thus

Etymology 3

From Biblical Hebrew מִדְיָן (midyán).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɪð.janː]

Proper noun

ܡܸܕ݂ܝܲܢ • (miḏyan) f

1. Midian (a biblical location in northwest Arabia)