ܠܡܐܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [lmeːnɑː]

Noun

ܠܡܹܐܢܵܐ • (lmēnā) m (plural ܠܡܹܐܢܹ̈ܐ (lmēnē))

1. harbor/harbour, port haven

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܡܹܐܢܵܐ (lmēnā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܠܡܹܐܢܝܼ (lmēnī)		ܠܡܹܐܢܲܢ (lmēnan)
	construct	ܠܡܹܐܢ (lmēn)	2nd person	ܠܡܹܐܢܘܼܟ݂ (lmēnūḵ)	ܠܡܹܐܢܵܟ݂ܝ (lmēnāḵ)	ܠܡܹܐܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lmēnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܡܹܐܢܵܐ (lmēnā)	3rd person	ܠܡܹܐܢܹܗ (lmēnēh)	ܠܡܹܐܢܵܗ̇ (lmēnāh)	ܠܡܹܐܢܗܘܿܢ (lmēnhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܠܡܹܐܢܝܼ̈ (lmēnī)		ܠܡܹܐܢܲܢ̈ (lmēnan)
	construct	ܠܡܹܐܢܲܝ̈ (lmēnay)	2nd person	ܠܡܹܐܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (lmēnūḵ)	ܠܡܹܐܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (lmēnāḵ)	ܠܡܹܐܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lmēnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܡܹܐܢܹ̈ܐ (lmēnē)	3rd person	ܠܡܹܐܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (lmēnūh)	ܠܡܹܐܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (lmēnōh)	ܠܡܹܐܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (lmēnhōn)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܠܡܐܝܢܐ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [l(ə)me(ʔ)nɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [l(ə)me(ʔ)ne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܠܡܐܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܠܡܐܢܐ)

1. port, harbor/harbour, haven

Inflection

    inflection of ܠܡܐܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܠܡܐܢ	ܠܡܐܢܝܢ
construct	ܠܡܐܢ	ܠܡܐܢܝ
emphatic	ܠܡܐܢܐ	ܠܡܐܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܠܡܐܢܝ	ܠܡܐܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܠܡܐܢܟ	ܠܡܐܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܠܡܐܢܟܝ	ܠܡܐܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܠܡܐܢܗ	ܠܡܐܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܠܡܐܢܗ	ܠܡܐܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܠܡܐܢܢ	ܠܡܐܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܠܡܐܢܟܘܢ	ܠܡܐܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܠܡܐܢܟܝܢ	ܠܡܐܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܠܡܐܢܗܘܢ	ܠܡܐܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܠܡܐܢܗܝܢ	ܠܡܐܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “lmyn”, 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. 173a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 243a
• 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, pp. 691b-692a