ܠܡܐܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [lmeːnɑː]

Noun

ܠܡܹܐܢܵܐ • (lmēnā) m (plural ܠܡܹܐܢܹ̈ܐ (lmēnē))

1. harbor/harbour, port haven

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܡܹܐܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܠܡܹܐܢܝܼ (lmēnī)		ܠܡܹܐܢܲܢ (lmēnan)
	construct	ܠܡܹܐܢ (lmēn)		2nd person	ܠܡܹܐܢܘܼܟ݂ (lmēnūḵ)	ܠܡܹܐܢܵܟ݂ܝ (lmēnāḵ)	ܠܡܹܐܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lmēnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܡܹܐܢܵܐ (lmēnā)		3rd person	ܠܡܹܐܢܹܗ (lmēnēh)	ܠܡܹܐܢܵܗ̇ (lmēnāh)	ܠܡܹܐܢܗܘܿܢ (lmēnhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܠܡܹܐܢܝܼ̈ (lmēnī)		ܠܡܹܐܢܲܢ̈ (lmēnan)
	construct	ܠܡܹܐܢܲܝ̈ (lmēnay)		2nd person	ܠܡܹܐܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (lmēnūḵ)	ܠܡܹܐܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (lmēnāḵ)	ܠܡܹܐܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lmēnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܡܹܐܢܹ̈ܐ (lmēnē)		3rd person	ܠܡܹܐܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (lmēnūh)	ܠܡܹܐܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (lmēnōh)	ܠܡܹܐܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (lmēnhōn)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܠܡܐܝܢܐ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [l(ə)me(ʔ)nɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [l(ə)me(ʔ)ne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܠܡܐܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܠܡܐܢܐ)

1. port, harbor/harbour, haven

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܡܐܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܠܡܐܢ		1st person	ܠܡܐܢܝ		ܠܡܐܢܢ
	construct	ܠܡܐܢ		2nd person	ܠܡܐܢܟ	ܠܡܐܢܟܝ	ܠܡܐܢܟܘܢ	ܠܡܐܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܠܡܐܢܐ		3rd person	ܠܡܐܢܗ	ܠܡܐܢܗ	ܠܡܐܢܗܘܢ	ܠܡܐܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܠܡܐܢܝܢ		1st person	ܠܡܐܢܝ		ܠܡܐܢܝܢ
	construct	ܠܡܐܢܝ		2nd person	ܠܡܐܢܝܟ	ܠܡܐܢܝܟܝ	ܠܡܐܢܝܟܘܢ	ܠܡܐܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܠܡܐܢܐ		3rd person	ܠܡܐܢܘܗܝ	ܠܡܐܢܝܗ	ܠܡܐܢܝܗܘܢ	ܠܡܐܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “lmyn”, 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. 173a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 243a
• 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, pp. 691b-692a