ܬܝܡܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic תַּיְמְנָא (taymənā), derivative of יַמִּינָא (yammīnā, “right side”), south being the direction to one's right side when facing the sunrise. Doublet of ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ (yamīnā).
Inflection
Inflection of ܬܲܝܡܢܵܐ (taymnā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܬܲܝܡܢܝܼ (taymnī) | ܬܲܝܡܢܲܢ (taymnan) | ||
| construct | ܬܲܝܡܢ (taymn) |
2nd person | ܬܲܝܡܢܘܼܟ݂ (taymnuḵ) |
ܬܲܝܡܢܵܟ݂ܝ (taymnāḵ) |
ܬܲܝܡܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (taymnāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܬܲܝܡܢܵܐ (taymnā) |
3rd person | ܬܲܝܡܢܹܗ (taymnēh) |
ܬܲܝܡܢܘܿܗ̇ (taymnoh) |
ܬܲܝܡܢܗܘܿܢ (taymnhon) | ||
Coordinate terms
- (compass points) ܦܸܢܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܫܸܪ̈ܫܵܢܵܝܵܬܹܐ (pinyātē širšānāyātē);
| ܓܲܪܒܲܝ ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ (garbay maʿrḇā) | ܓܲܪܒܝܵܐ (garbyā) | ܓܲܪܒܲܝ ܡܲܕܢܚܵܐ (garbay madnḥā) |
| ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ (maʿrḇā) |  |
ܡܲܕܢܚܵܐ (madnḥā) |
| ܬܲܝܡܲܢ ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ (tayman maʿrḇā) | ܬܲܝܡܢܵܐ (taymnā) | ܬܲܝܡܲܢ ܡܲܕܢܚܵܐ (tayman madnḥā) |
Derived terms
- ܓܲܪܒܝܵܝܵܘܼܬܵܐ (garbyāyāutā, “southernness”)
- ܦܵܘܚܵܐ ܕܬܲܝܡܢܵܐ (pāwḥā dtaymnā, “south wind”)
- ܩܘܼܛܒܵܐ ܬܲܝܡܢܵܝܵܐ (quṭbā taymnāyā, “south pole”)
- ܬܲܝܡܲܢ ܡܲܕܢܚܵܐ (tayman madnḥā, “south east”)
- ܬܲܝܡܲܢ ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ (tayman maʿrḇā, “south west”)
- ܬܲܝܡܢܵܐܝܼܬ (taymnāʾīt, “southerly”)
- ܬܲܝܡܢܵܝܵܐ (taymnāyā, “southern”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From ܝܡܝܢܐ (yammīnā(ʾ), “right side”), south being the direction to one's right side when facing the sunrise.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tajm(ə)nɑ(ʔ)]
Inflection
declension of ܬܝܡܢܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܬܝܡܢ |
| construct | ܬܝܡܢ |
| emphatic | ܬܝܡܢܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܬܝܡܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܬܝܡܢܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܬܝܡܢܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܬܝܡܢܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܬܝܡܢܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܬܝܡܢܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܬܝܡܢܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܬܝܡܢܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܬܝܡܢܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܬܝܡܢܗܝܢ |
Antonyms
References
- “tymn”, 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. 611a
- 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. 1642a
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