ܡܢܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܢ ܐ (m n ˀ)
6 terms

Of the noun pattern 1i23ānā and inherited from Aramaic מִנְיָנָא (minyānā); cognate to Hebrew מִנְיָן (minyán).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɪnˈjɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ • (minyānā) m sg (plural ܡܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (minyānē))

1. number, numeral, figure

   ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܓܲܘ ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܡܲܟ݂ܠܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܚܲܡܸܫ.

   minyānā d-raddāyāṯā gaw bēṯ maḵlyā ìlēh ḥammiš.

   The number of cars in the parking lot is five.

   ܓܲܘ ܬܲܘܵܢܵܐ ܕܣܸܕ݂ܪܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ ܘܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ.

   gaw tawwānā d-siḏrā īṯ minyānā d-pāṯōrē w-kursawwāṯā.

   In the classroom there are a number of tables.

2. numbering, enumeration, census

   ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܡܲܘ̈ܬ݂ܹܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܣܵܩܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.

   minyānā d-mawṯē bēsāqā ìlēh.

   The death toll is rising.

3. (grammar) number
4. (arithmetic) sum

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܸܢܝܵܢ (minyān)		1st person	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ (minyānī)		ܡܸܢܝܵܢܲܢ (minyānan)
	construct	ܡܸܢܝܵܢ (minyān)		2nd person	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (minyānōḵ)	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (minyānāḵ)	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (minyānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ (minyānā)		3rd person	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܹܗ (minyānēh)	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (minyānāh)	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (minyānhōn)
plural	absolute	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (minyānīn)		1st person	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (minyānī)		ܡܸܢܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (minyānan)
	construct	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (minyānay)		2nd person	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (minyānōḵ)	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (minyānāḵ)	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (minyānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (minyānē)		3rd person	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (minyānūh)	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (minyānōh)	ܡܸܢܝܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (minyānayhōn)

Hyponyms

• ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܐܵܦܲܙܓܵܐ (minyānā d-āpazgā , “odd number”)
• ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܙܲܘܓܵܐ (minyānā dzawgā, “even number”)
• ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܡܠܝܼܠܵܐ (minyānā mlīlā, “rational number”)
• ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܡܪܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܐ (minyānā mrukḇā, “complex number”)
• ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܡܲܣܝܡܵܢܵܐ (minyānā masimānā, “positive number”)
• ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܡܲܪܝܡܵܢܵܐ (minyānā marimānā, “negative number”)
• ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܣܸܕ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ (minyānā siḏrāyā, “ordinal number”)
• ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܫܸܪܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (minyānā širšānāyā, “cardinal number”)
• ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܬܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (minyānā tḇīrā, “fractional number”)

Derived terms

• ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ (minyānāyā, “numeral, numeric”)

See also

• ܪܲܩܡܵܐ (raqmā, “digit”)
• ܣܘܼܝܵܟ݂ܵܐ (suyyāḵā, “sum, total”)

Proper noun

ܡܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ • (minyānē) m

1. Numbers (the Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fourth book in the Torah)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܡ ܢ ܐ related to counting. Compare Hebrew מִנְיָן (minyān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛnjɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mɛnjɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܡܢܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܢܝܢܐ)

1. number, figure
2. few, some
3. numbering, enumeration, census
4. (arithmetic) sum
5. reckoning, account, computation, calculation
6. (grammar) number
7. chronology, time, era, epoch
8. review

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܢܝܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܢܝܢ		1st person	ܡܢܝܢܝ		ܡܢܝܢܢ
	construct	ܡܢܝܢ		2nd person	ܡܢܝܢܟ	ܡܢܝܢܟܝ	ܡܢܝܢܟܘܢ	ܡܢܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܢܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܢܝܢܗ	ܡܢܝܢܗ	ܡܢܝܢܗܘܢ	ܡܢܝܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܢܝܢܝܢ		1st person	ܡܢܝܢܝ		ܡܢܝܢܝܢ
	construct	ܡܢܝܢܝ		2nd person	ܡܢܝܢܝܟ	ܡܢܝܢܝܟܝ	ܡܢܝܢܝܟܘܢ	ܡܢܝܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܢܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܢܝܢܘܗܝ	ܡܢܝܢܝܗ	ܡܢܝܢܝܗܘܢ	ܡܢܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܡܢܝܢܘܬܐ
• ܡܢܝܢܝܐ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)ninɑ], [manninɑ], [mɑninɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [m(ə)nine], [mannine], [mɑnine] (plural)

Noun

ܡܢܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܢܝܢܐ)

1. weevil, worm, maggot
2. fly

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܢܝܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܢܝܢ		1st person	ܡܢܝܢܝ		ܡܢܝܢܢ
	construct	ܡܢܝܢ		2nd person	ܡܢܝܢܟ	ܡܢܝܢܟܝ	ܡܢܝܢܟܘܢ	ܡܢܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܢܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܢܝܢܗ	ܡܢܝܢܗ	ܡܢܝܢܗܘܢ	ܡܢܝܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܢܝܢܝܢ		1st person	ܡܢܝܢܝ		ܡܢܝܢܝܢ
	construct	ܡܢܝܢܝ		2nd person	ܡܢܝܢܝܟ	ܡܢܝܢܝܟܝ	ܡܢܝܢܝܟܘܢ	ܡܢܝܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܢܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܢܝܢܘܗܝ	ܡܢܝܢܝܗ	ܡܢܝܢܝܗܘܢ	ܡܢܝܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mnyn”, 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, page 187a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 282a
• 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, pages 783a–b