ܡܓܢܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ܡܲܓܵܢ (maggān, “free of charge”, adverb) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending), from Akkadian 𒁹𒈠𒂵𒉡 (“im-magāni”, literally “as a gift”); compare also Arabic مَجَّانِيّ (majjāniyy).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ܡܲܓܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (maggānāyā) (feminine ܡܲܓܵܢܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (maggānāyṯā), plural ܡܲܓܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (maggānāyē))
See also
[edit]- ܝܲܩܘܼܪ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (yaqūr ṭīmē, “expensive”)
- ܩܲܠܘܼܠ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (qalūl ṭīmē, “cheap”)