ܡܐܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic מָאנָא, from Proto-Semitic. Compare Arabic إِنَاء (ʔināʔ, “vessel, receptacle”), Hebrew אֳנִיָּה (ʾŏnīyá, “ship”), Akkadian 𒃻𒄘𒈾 (/⁠unūtu, anūtu⁠/, “household, palace; ship; utensils, instruments, tools, wares, gear”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [maːʔnaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔamaːna]

Noun

ܡܵܐܢܵܐ • (mānā) m (plural ܡܵܐ̈ܢܹܐ (mānē))

1. item, utensil (any sort)
2. implement, instrument, tool, utensil
3. vessel; container, pot
4. things, goods
5. baggage
6. clothing, garment, dress, outfit
7. furniture
8. silverware, cutlery, flatware, plate
9. insides, organs

Derived terms

• ܡܵܐ̈ܢܲܝ ܓܲܘܵܐ (mānay gawwā, “internal organs”)
• ܡܵܐ̈ܢܲܝ ܙܡܵܪܵܐ (mānay zmārā, “musical instruments”)
• ܡܵܐ̈ܢܲܝ ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (mānay qrāḇā, “weaponry”)
• ܡܵܐ̈ܢܲܝ ܩܵܠܵܐ (mānay qālā, “organs of speech”)
• ܡܵܐ̈ܢܲܝ ܬܲܪܣܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mānay tarsīṯā, “digestive organs”)
• ܡܵܐܢܲܝ ܙܲܪܥܵܐ (mānay zarˁā, “reproductive organs”)

 

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܐ-ܢ-ܐ (ʾ-n-ʾ) related to being busy. From Proto-Semitic, whence Arabic إِنَاء (ʔināʔ, “vessel, receptacle”).

Alternative forms

• (rare) ܡܢܐ (mānā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܡܐܢܐ • (mānā) m (plural ܡܐܢܐ (mānē))

1. implement, instrument, tool, utensil
2. vessel; container, pot
3. ship, boat, vessel
4. things, goods
5. baggage
6. clothing, garment, dress, outfit
7. furniture
8. measure

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܐܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܐܢ	ܡܐܢܝܢ
construct	ܡܐܢ	ܡܐܢܝ
emphatic	ܡܐܢܐ	ܡܐܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܐܢܝ	ܡܐܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܐܢܟ	ܡܐܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܐܢܟܝ	ܡܐܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܐܢܗ	ܡܐܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܐܢܗ	ܡܐܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܐܢܢ	ܡܐܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܐܢܟܘܢ	ܡܐܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܐܢܟܝܢ	ܡܐܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܐܢܗܘܢ	ܡܐܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܐܢܗܝܢ	ܡܐܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛne]

Noun

ܡܐܢܐ • (menē)

1. emphatic plural of ܡܢܬܐ (mennəṯā)

References

• “mn²”, 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, page 177a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 247a
• 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, pages 702b-703a