ܡܐܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܐ-ܢ-ܐ (ʾ-n-ʾ) related to being busy.

Alternative forms

• (rare) ܡܢܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑ(ʔ)nɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mɑ(ʔ)ne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܐܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܐܢܐ)

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

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܐܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܐܢ	ܡܐܢܝܢ
construct	ܡܐܢ	ܡܐܢܝ
emphatic	ܡܐܢܐ	ܡܐܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܐܢܝ	ܡܐܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܐܢܟ	ܡܐܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܐܢܟܝ	ܡܐܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܐܢܗ	ܡܐܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܐܢܗ	ܡܐܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܐܢܢ	ܡܐܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܐܢܟܘܢ	ܡܐܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܐܢܟܝܢ	ܡܐܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܐܢܗܘܢ	ܡܐܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܐܢܗܝܢ	ܡܐܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [me(ʔ)ne(ʔ)]

Noun

1. emphatic plural of ܡܢܬܐ

References

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