ܡܢܘܢܐ
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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]| Root |
|---|
| ܢ ܘ ܢ ܝ (n w n y) |
| 1 term |
Onomatopoeic. The second sense developed from the first meaning.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ܡܢܲܘܢܹܐ • (mnawnē) (present participle ܡܢܲܘܢܘܿܝܹܐ (mnawnōyē), past participle ܡܢܘܼܘܢܝܵܐ (mnūwnyā))
- to meow
- to persistently beg, plead
- ܒܲܣܵܐ ܡܢܲܘܢܝܲܬܝ! ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ ܡܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܝܲܬܝ ― bassā mnawnyat! lā kē āṯē lēh lāḵ mā kē bāˁyat ― Stop begging! You will not receive what you want.
Derived terms
[edit]- ܢܘܼܘܢܵܝܵܐ (nūwnāyā, “meowing, pleading”)
- ܢܲܘܢܲܝܬܵܐ (nawnaytā, “a meow, a plead”)
- ܡܢܲܘܢܝܵܢܵܐ (mnawnyānā, “meower, pleader”)