ܡܐܢܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Aramaic מָאנָא, from Proto-Semitic. Compare Arabic إِنَاء (ʔināʔ, vessel, receptacle), Hebrew אֳנִיָּה (ʾŏnīyá, ship), Akkadian 𒃻𒄘𒈾 (/⁠unūtu, anūtu⁠/, household, palace; ship; utensils, instruments, tools, wares, gear).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [maːʔnaː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʔamaːna]

Noun[edit]

ܡܵܐܢܵܐ (mānām (plural ܡܵܐ̈ܢܹܐ (mānē))

  1. item, utensil (any sort)
  2. implement, instrument, tool, utensil
  3. vessel; container, pot
  4. things, goods
  5. baggage
  6. clothing, garment, dress, outfit
  7. furniture
  8. silverware, cutlery, flatware, plate

Derived terms[edit]

Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From the root ܐ-ܢ-ܐ (ʾ-n-ʾ) related to being busy. From Proto-Semitic, whence Arabic إِنَاء (ʔināʔ, vessel, receptacle).

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ܡܐܢܐ (mānām (plural ܡܐܢܐ (mānē))

  1. implement, instrument, tool, utensil
  2. vessel; container, pot
  3. ship, boat, vessel
  4. things, goods
  5. baggage
  6. clothing, garment, dress, outfit
  7. furniture
  8. measure
Inflection[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ܡܐܢܐ (menē)

  1. emphatic plural of ܡܢܬܐ (mennəṯā)

References[edit]

  • mn2”, 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 177a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 247a
  • 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 702b-703a