ܡܕܝܢܬܘܢܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܕ ܘ ܢ (d w n)
5 terms

ܡܕܝܢܬܘܢܝܬܐ

Etymology

From ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (mḏītā, “city”) +‎ -ܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ōnīṯā, the feminine diminituive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [məðiːttoːniːθɑː]

Noun

ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (mḏītōnīṯā) f sg (plural ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܘܿܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (mḏītōnyāṯē))

1. town (settlement with residential districts, shops, amenities, and its own local government)

   Synonym: ܟܲܦܪܵܐ (kaprā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mdīntōnīṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (mdīntōnīṯī)		ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (mdīntōnīṯan)
	construct	ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ (mdīntōnīṯ)	2nd person	ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (mdīntōnīṯūḵ)	ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (mdīntōnīṯāḵ)	ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mdīntōnīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mdīntōnīṯā)	3rd person	ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (mdīntōnīṯēh)	ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (mdīntōnīṯāh)	ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (mdīntōnīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (mdīntōnyāṯī)		ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (mdīntōnyāṯan)
	construct	ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ (mdīntōnyāṯ)	2nd person	ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mdīntōnyāṯūḵ)	ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mdīntōnyāṯāḵ)	ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mdīntōnyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (mdīntōnyāṯē)	3rd person	ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mdīntōnyāṯūh)	ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (mdīntōnyāṯōh)	ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mdīntōnyāṯhōn)

Hypernyms

• ܝܲܬܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (yatḇūṯā, “settlement”)

Coordinate terms

• ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ (māṯā, “village, town”), ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šḇāḇūṯā, “neighbourhood”), ܡܵܚܘܿܙܵܐ (māḥōzā, “quarter”), ܠܲܩܚܵܐ (laqḥā, “suburb”), ܦܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (pnīṯā, “area, region”)

Related terms

• ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (bēṯ mḏītā, “city hall, town hall”)
• ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mḏīnāyūṯā, “citizenship, municipality”)
• ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (mḏīnāyā, “urban”)
• ܩܸܢܛܪܘܿܢ ܕܲܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (qinṭrōn damḏītā, “town centre, city center, downtown”)
• ܪܹܝܫ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (rēš mḏītā, “mayor”)