ܝܡܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܝ ܡ ܢ‎ (y m n)
3 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic יַמִּינָא‎ (yammīnā), from Proto-Semitic *yamīn-; compare Arabic يَمِين‎ (yamīn), Hebrew יָמִין‎ (yamín) and Akkadian 𒍠 (imnum). Doublet of ܬܲܝܡܢܵܐ‎ (taymnā, “south”).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [jam.miːnɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ • (yamīnā) f (plural ܝܲܡܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ (yamīnē))

  1. (uncountable) right direction
    ‏ܠܕܗ̇ܝ ܦܪܵܫܬܵܐ ܕܐܵܬܝܵܐ، ܦܬܘܿܠ ܠܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ.‎‎
    At the next intersection, turn right.
  2. (anatomy) right hand
  3. (politics) right, right-wing
  4. pledge, promise, oath, compact
  5. ordination
  6. arranging, ordering

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Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *yamīn-. Compare Arabic يَمِين‎ (yamīn) and Hebrew יָמִין‎ (yāmîn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jamminɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [jammine(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܝܡܝܢܐ • (yammīnāʾ) f (plural ܝܡܝܢܐ)

  1. right (direction)
  2. (anatomy) right hand
  3. pledge, promise, oath, compact
  4. ordination
  5. arranging, ordering

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References

  • “ymyn”, 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, p. 142a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 193a-b
  • 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, p. 576a
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