ܡܓܢܛܝܣ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܡܓܢܛܝܣ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek *μαγνᾱ́της (*magnā́tēs) a toponym of Μᾰγνησῐ́ᾱ (Măgnēsĭ́ā); compare also borrowed into Arabic مِغْنَاطِيس (miḡnāṭīs).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [maɣ.nɑːtˤiːs]

Noun

ܡܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܝܼܣ • (maḡnāṭīs) m (plural ܡܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܹ̈ܐ (maḡnāṭē))

1. magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܝܼܣ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܝܼܣܝܼ (maḡnāṭīsī)		ܡܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܝܼܣܲܢ (maḡnāṭīsan)
	construct	ܡܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܝܼܣ (maḡnāṭīs)		2nd person	ܡܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܝܼܣܘܼܟ݂ (maḡnāṭīsūḵ)	ܡܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܝܼܣܵܟ݂ܝ (maḡnāṭīsāḵ)	ܡܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܝܼܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḡnāṭīsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܝܼܣ (maḡnāṭīs)		3rd person	ܡܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܝܼܣܹܗ (maḡnāṭīsēh)	ܡܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܝܼܣܵܗ̇ (maḡnāṭīsāh)	ܡܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܝܼܣܗܘܿܢ (maḡnāṭīshōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܝܼ̈ (maḡnāṭī)		ܡܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܲܢ̈ (maḡnāṭan)
	construct	ܡܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܲܝ̈ (maḡnāṭay)		2nd person	ܡܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maḡnāṭūḵ)	ܡܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maḡnāṭāḵ)	ܡܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḡnāṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܹ̈ܐ (maḡnāṭē)		3rd person	ܡܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܘܼ̈ܗܝ (maḡnāṭūh)	ܡܲܓ݂ܢܵܛ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (maḡnāṭōh)	ܡܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܗ̈ܘܿܢ (maḡnāṭhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܡܲܓ݂ܢܸܛ (mmaḡniṭ, “to magnetize”)
• ܡܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܝܼܣܵܝܵܐ (maḡnāṭīsāyā, “magnetic”)