ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܝ ܕ ܥ (y d ˁ)
10 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac equivalent to the present participle of ܡܲܕܸܥ (maddiˁ, “to inform”) +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā) +‎ -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɑw.dəʕɑːnuːθɑː]

Noun

ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (māwdˁānūṯā) f sg (plural ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (māwdˁānwāṯē))

1. information

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܼ (māwdˁānū)		1st person	ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (māwdˁānūṯī)		ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (māwdˁānūṯan)
	construct	ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܼܬ݂ (māwdˁānūṯ)		2nd person	ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (māwdˁānūṯōḵ)	ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (māwdˁānūṯāḵ)	ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (māwdˁānūṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (māwdˁānūṯā)		3rd person	ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (māwdˁānūṯēh)	ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (māwdˁānūṯāh)	ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (māwdˁānuṯhōn)
plural	absolute	ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܵܢ̈ (māwdˁānwān)		1st person	ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (māwdˁānwāṯī)		ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (māwdˁānwāṯan)
	construct	ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܵܬ݂̈ (māwdˁānwāṯ)		2nd person	ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (māwdˁānwāṯōḵ)	ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (māwdˁānwāṯāḵ)	ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (māwdˁānwāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (māwdˁānwāṯā)		3rd person	ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (māwdˁānwāṯēh)	ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (māwdˁānwāṯāh)	ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (māwdˁānwāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܝ ܕ ܥ related to knowing; compare Hebrew מֵידְעָנוּת (mêḏʿānûṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mawd(ə)ʕɑnuθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mawd(ə)ʕɑnwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܐ • (mawdəʿānūṯā) f (plural ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܐ)

1. notification
2. admonition
3. preface, introduction
4. mark

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܘܕܥܢܘ		1st person	ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܝ		ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܢ
	construct	ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬ		2nd person	ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܟ	ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܟܝ	ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܗ	ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܗ	ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܘܕܥܢܘܢ		1st person	ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܝ		ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܢ
	construct	ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬ		2nd person	ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܟ	ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܟܝ	ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܗ	ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܗ	ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “mwdˁnw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 30 November 2013
• Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 138a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 256b
• 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, →ISBN, page 722a