-ܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Cognate with Hebrew ־ָן (-án) and Arabic ـَان (-ān). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Suffix
[edit]-ܵܢܵܐ • (-ānā) m sg (feminine -ܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (-ānītā), plural -ܵܢܹ̈ܐ (-ānē))
- -er, -ic, -y: suffix forming nouns and adjectives denoting having the properties of the noun the suffix is attached to
- ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ (šēḏā, “demon”) + -ܢܐ (-ānā) → ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ (šēḏānā, “having a demon, demonic”)
- ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ (mayyā, “water”) + -ܢܐ (-ānā) → ܡܲܝܵܢܵܐ (mayyānā, “having water, watery”)
- ܚܸܡܵܐ (ḥimmā, “heat”) + -ܢܐ (-ānā) → ܚܸܡܵܢܵܐ (ḥimmānā, “having heat”)
- ܡܸܥܙܬܵܐ (miˁztā, “hair”) + -ܢܐ (-ānā) → ܡܸܥܙܵܢܵܐ (miˁzānā, “having hair, hairy”)
- ܥܲܡܪܵܐ (ˁamrā, “wool”) + -ܢܐ (-ānā) → ܥܲܡܪܵܢܵܐ (ˁamrānā, “having wool, wooly”)
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Suffix
[edit]-ܵܢܹܐ • (-ānē)
- plural suffix typically forming plurals for inanimates, low-respect animals, or for forming pejoratives; or for a broadening sense; or for plurals marking individuality
- ܛܘܼܪܵܐ (ṭūrā, “mountain”) + -ܵܢܹܐ (-ānē) → ܛܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (ṭūrānē, “mountains (inanimate)”)
- ܚܡܵܪܵܐ (ḥmārā, “donkey”) + -ܵܢܹܐ (-ānē) → ܚܡܵܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (ḥmārānē, “donkeys (traditionally held with low respect)”)
- ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (gaḇrā, “man”) + -ܵܢܹܐ (-ānē) → ܓܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (gaḇrānē, “pejorative term for men”)
- ܚܸܛܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥiṭīṯā, “grain of wheat”) + -ܢܐ (-ānē) → ܚܸܛܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥiṭṭānē, “varieties of wheat plants”)
- ܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mīṯā, “dead”) + -ܵܢܹܐ (-ānē) → ܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mīṯānē, “dead men”)