ܡܕܝܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܘ ܢ (d w n)
6 terms

From ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (mḏītā, “city”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [məðiːnɑːjɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [mədiːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ • (mḏīnāyā) (feminine ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܬܵܐ (mḏīnāytā), plural ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (mḏīnāyē))

1. municipal, urban, civic
2. civil

Derived terms

• ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (qrāḇā mḏīnāyā, “civil war”)
• ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mḏīnāyūṯā, “municipality”)

Noun

ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ • (mdīnāyā) m sg (plural ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (mdīnāyē), feminine ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܬܵܐ (mdīnāytā))

1. city resident, urbanite, townsman
2. civilian

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܝܼ (mḏīnāyī)		ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܲܢ (mḏīnāyan)
	construct	ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝ (mḏīnāy)		2nd person	ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (mḏīnāyūḵ)	ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (mḏīnāyāḵ)	ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mḏīnāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (mḏīnāyā)		3rd person	ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܹܗ (mḏīnāyēh)	ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (mḏīnāyāh)	ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (mḏīnāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܝܼ̈ (mḏīnāyī)		ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܲܢ̈ (mḏīnāyan)
	construct	ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܲܝ̈ (mḏīnāyay)		2nd person	ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mḏīnāyūḵ)	ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mḏīnāyāḵ)	ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mḏīnāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (mḏīnāyē)		3rd person	ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mḏīnāyūh)	ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mḏīnāyōh)	ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mḏīnāyhōn)