ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic מְדִינְתָּא (məḏīntā), from the root ܕ-ܘ-ܢ (d-w-n) related to judging; compare Arabic مَدِينَة (madīna, “city”), Hebrew מְדִינָה (m'diná, “state”).
Noun
ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ • (mdītā) f sg (plural ܡܕܝܼܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ (mdīnātē))
- city (large settlement, bigger than a town)
- ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ ܠܚܕܵܐ ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܬܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܠܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ ܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܒܩܲܝܕܵܡܬܵܐ.
- zillan l-ḵdā mdītā ḵētā qā arbʿā yāwmānē w-tīlan l-nīnwē ʿruwtā b-qaydāmtā.
- We went to another city for four days and arrived in Nineveh on Friday morning.
- ܐܝܼܬ ܡܸܩܕܲܪ ܬܡܵܢܸܡܵܐܐ ܡܕܝܼܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܐܹܘܪܘܿܦܵܐ.
- īt miqdar tmānimāʾ mdīnātē gāw ēwropā
- There are approximately eight hundred cities in Europe.
Inflection
Inflection of ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (mdītā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | - (-) |
1st person | ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܝܼ (mditī) |
ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܲܢ (mdītan) | ||
| construct | ܡܕܝܼܢܲܬ (mdīnat) |
2nd person | ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܘܼܟ݂ (mdituḵ) |
ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (mdītāḵ) |
ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mdītāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (mdītā) |
3rd person | ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܹܗ (mdītēh) |
ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܘܿܗ̇ (mditoh) |
ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܗܘܿܢ (mdithon) | ||
| plural | absolute | - (-) |
1st person | ܡܕ̈ܝܼܢܵܬܝܼ (mdīnātī) |
ܡܕܝܼܢܵܬܲܢ̈ (mdīnātan) | ||
| construct | ܡܕܝܼܢܵܬ̈ (mdīnāt) |
2nd person | ܡܕܝܼܢܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mdīnātuḵ) |
ܡܕܝܼܢܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mdīnātāḵ) |
ܡܕܝܼܢܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mdīnātāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܡܕ̈ܝܼܢܝܵܬܹܐ (mdinyātē) |
3rd person | ܡܕܝܼܢܵܬܹܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mdīnātēyuh) |
ܡܕܝܼܢܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mdīnātoh) |
ܡܕܝܼܢܵܬ̈ܗܘܿܢ (mdīnāthon) | ||
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- ܒܹܝܬ ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (bēt mdītā, “city hall, town hall”)
- ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (mdīnāyā, “urban”)
- ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (mdīnāyutā, “citizenship, municipality”)
- ܡܕܝܼܢܲܬ ܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ (mdīnat qudšā, “Jerusalem”)
- ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪܬܵܐ (mdītā yatrītā, “Utopia”)
- ܪܹܝܫ ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (rēš mdītā, “mayor”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܕ-ܘ-ܢ (d-w-n); compare Arabic مَدِينَة (madīna, “city”), Hebrew מְדִינָה (məḏînâ, “state”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mə.din.tɑʔ/, [m(ə.)ˈðit.tɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [m(ə.)ˈði.ne], [m(ə.)ðiˈnɑ.θɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ • (məḏī[n]tā) f (plural ܡܕܝܢܬܐ or ܡܕܝܢܐ)
Inflection
declension of ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܕܝܢܐ | ܡܕܝܢܢ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܕܝܢܬ | ܡܕܝܢܬ ,ܡܕܝܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܕܝܢܬܐ | ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ,ܡܕܝܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܕܝܢܬܝ | ܡܕܝܢܬܝ ,ܡܕܝܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܕܝܢܬܟ | ܡܕܝܢܬܟ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܕܝܢܬܟܝ | ܡܕܝܢܬܟܝ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܕܝܢܬܗ | ܡܕܝܢܬܗ ,ܡܕܝܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܕܝܢܬܗ | ܡܕܝܢܬܗ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܕܝܢܬܢ | ܡܕܝܢܬܢ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܕܝܢܬܟܘܢ | ܡܕܝܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܕܝܢܬܟܝܢ | ܡܕܝܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܕܝܢܬܗܘܢ | ܡܕܝܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܕܝܢܬܗܝܢ | ܡܕܝܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܡܕܝܢܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܡܕܝܢܝܐ (məḏīnāyā)
- ܡܕܝܢܝܘܬܐ (məḏīnāyūṯā)
- ܡܕܝܢܬܘܢܝܬܐ (məḏī[n]tōnīṯā)
Descendants
References
- “mdynh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-05
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 60b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 252b
- 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, page 713b
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