ܡܢܝܘܬܐ

See also: ܡܢܝܢܝܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From ܡܢܝܐ (mannāyā(ʾ), “arithmetician”), from the root ܡ-ܢ-ܐ (m-n-ʾ) related to counting + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mannɑjuθɑ(ʔ)], [mɑnɑjuθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܡܢܝܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

1. arithmetic
2. numbering, enumeration

Inflection

    declension of ܡܢܝܘܬܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܡܢܝܘ
construct	ܡܢܝܘܬ
emphatic	ܡܢܝܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܢܝܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܢܝܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܢܝܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܢܝܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܢܝܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܢܝܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܢܝܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܢܝܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܢܝܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܢܝܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the interrogative pronoun ܡܢܐ (mānā(ʾ), “what?”) + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑnɑjuθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܡܢܝܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

1. quiddity

Inflection

    declension of ܡܢܝܘܬܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܡܢܝܘ
construct	ܡܢܝܘܬ
emphatic	ܡܢܝܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܢܝܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܢܝܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܢܝܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܢܝܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܢܝܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܢܝܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܢܝܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܢܝܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܢܝܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܢܝܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “mnyw”, 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, p. 187b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 281b
• 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, p. 782b