ܡܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From the root ܡ-ܢ-ܐ‎ (m-n-ā) related to counting; compare Hebrew מָנָה‎ (maná) and Arabic مَنَى‎ (manā).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mɑːneː]

Verb

ܡܵܢܹܐ • (mane) (present participle ܡܢܵܝܵܐ‎ (mnaya), past participle ܡܸܢܝܵܐ‎ (minya))

  1. to number
  2. to count
    ‏ܒܪܘܿܢܝܼ ܡܵܨܹܐ ܡܵܢܹܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܲܕ݇ ܗܲܠ ܥܸܣܪܵܐ.‎‎ ― bronī maṣe mane min ḳā hāl ʿisra. ― My son can count from one to ten.

Conjugation

Derived terms

See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܡ-ܢ-ܐ‎ (m-n-ʾ) related to counting. Compare Hebrew מָנָה‎ (mānā́).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [m(ə)nɑ]

Verb

ܡܢܐ • (mənā)

  1. to count
  2. to number
Synonyms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɛnne]

Noun

ܡܢܐ • (mennē)

  1. emphatic plural of ܡܢܬܐ‎ (mennəṯā, “strand, string”)

Noun

ܡܢܐ • (mānā) m (plural ܡܢܐ (mānē))

  1. (rare) Alternative spelling of ܡܐܢܐ‎ (mānā, “utensil, implement”)
Inflection

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɑnɑ]

Pronoun

ܡܢܐ • (mānā) c

  1. Alternative form of ܡܢ‎ (mān, “what; why”)

References

  • “mny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 393b
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