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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