ܐܡܢܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܐ ܡ ܢ (ˀ m n)
5 terms

Derived from ܐܘܼܡܵܢܵܐ (ūmānā, artisan, craftsman) with the latter noun an occupational noun derived from the former; compare Arabic أَمْن (ʔamn) and Hebrew אֹמֶן (ómen).

Pronunciation

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  • ܐܲܡܢܵܐ:
    • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔam.nɑː]
  • ܐܲܡܵܢܵܐ:
    • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔam.mɑːnɑː]

Noun

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ܐܲܡܢܵܐ (amnām sg (plural ܐܲܡܢܹ̈ܐ (amnē))

  1. (chiefly in the plural) art

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Noun

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ܐܲܡܵܢܵܐ (ammānām sg (plural ܐܲܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ammānē), feminine ܐܲܡܵܢܬܵܐ (ammāntā))

  1. artist

Inflection

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Classical Syriac

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔamnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔamne(ʔ)] (plural)

Etymology 1

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From the root ܐ-ܡ-ܢ (ʾ-m-n) related to making firm. Compare Arabic أَمْن (ʔamn) and Hebrew אֹמֶן (ʾṓmen).

Noun

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ܐܡܢܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܐܡܢܐ)

  1. affair, task, pursuit, habit
  2. art, skill, craft
  3. practice, trade, profession, occupation, employment, office, business
  4. crime, evil
  5. (in the plural) giants
    Synonym: ܓܢܒܪܐ
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Etymology 2

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From Arabic أَمْن (ʔamn).

Noun

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ܐܡܢܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܐܡܢܐ)

  1. carefreeness, security
Inflection
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References

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  • ˀmn”, 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. 12a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 20a
  • 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. 56a-b