ܡܝܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤌𐤌 (mm, literally “water”) through Classical Syriac; compare Hebrew מֵם (mém), Arabic مِيم (mīm) and Ancient Greek μῦ (mû). Doublet of ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ (mayyā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [miːm.]

Noun

ܡܝܼܡ • (mīm) f

1. Mem (the thirteenth letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

Usage notes

• Mīm represents the number forty in the native numbering system (usually used for ordinal numbers, book publishing data or biblical references).
  • When a mṭalqānā is placed above (ܡ݇), it means 40,000.

Coordinate terms

• (symbol) ܡ

Assyrian alphabetedit

• ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap)
• ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ)
• ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal)
• ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ)
• ܗܹܐ (hē)
• ܘܲܘ (waw)
• ܙܹܝܢ (zēn)
• ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ)
• ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ)
• ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ)
• ܟܵܦ (kāp)
• ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ)
• ܡܝܼܡ (mīm)
• ܢܘܼܢ (nūn)
• ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ)
• ܥܹܐ (ˁē)
• ܦܹܐ (pē)
• ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē)
• ܩܘܿܦ (qōp)
• ܪܹܝܫ (rēš)
• ܫܝܼܢ (šīn)
• ܬܵܘ (tāw)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English meme, see further there.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [miːm]

Noun

ܡܝܼܡ • (mīm) m (plural ܡܝܼ̈ܡܹܐ (mīmē) or ܡܝܼ̈ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mīmāṯā))

1. meme

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܝܼܡ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܝܼܡ (mīm)		1st person	ܡܝܼܡܝܼ (mīmī)		ܡܝܼܡܲܢ (mīman)
	construct	ܡܝܼܡ (mīm)		2nd person	ܡܝܼܡܘܼܟ݂ (mīmōḵ)	ܡܝܼܡܵܟ݂ܝ (mīmāḵ)	ܡܝܼܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mīmawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܝܼܡ (mīm)		3rd person	ܡܝܼܡܹܗ (mīmēh)	ܡܝܼܡܵܗ̇ (mīmāh)	ܡܝܼܡܗܘܿܢ (mīmhōn)
plural	absolute	ܡܝܼܡܝܼ̈ܢ (mīmīn)		1st person	ܡܝܼܡܝܼ̈ (mīmī)		ܡܝܼܡܲܢ̈ (mīman)
	construct	ܡܝܼܡܲܝ̈ (mīmay)		2nd person	ܡܝܼܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mīmōḵ)	ܡܝܼܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mīmāḵ)	ܡܝܼܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mīmawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (mīmē)		3rd person	ܡܝܼܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mīmūh)	ܡܝܼܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (mīmōh)	ܡܝܼܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (mīmayhōn)