Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the verb ܦܵܝܹܫ (pāyēš, “to stay, remain”) + -ܢܐ (-ānā, the adjectival ending).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (standard) IPA(key): [pɑjːʃɑːnɑː]
Adjective[edit]
ܦܵܝܫܵܢܵܐ • (pāyšānā) (feminine ܦܵܝܫܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (pāyšānītā), plural ܦܵܝܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ (pāyšānē))
- remaining, left,
- Synonyms: ܫܲܪܟܵܢܵܐ (šarkānā), ܡܵܘܣܦܵܐ (māwspā), ܝܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ (yatīrā)
- surviving, permanent, lasting, abiding
- Synonyms: ܐܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ (amīnā), ܡܩܵܘܝܵܢܵܐ (mqāwyānā), ܡܟܲܬܪܵܢܵܐ (mkatrānā)
- eternal, everlasting, relentless
- Synonyms: ܡܬܘܿܡܵܝܵܐ (mtōmāyā), ܥܵܠܡܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (ˁālmīnāyā), ܐܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ (amīnā)
