ܡܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܢ ܐ (m n ˀ)
4 terms

From Aramaic מְּנָא (mənā); cognate to Hebrew מָנָה (maná) and Arabic مَنَى (manā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɑːneː]

Verb

ܡܵܢܹܐ • (mānē)

1. to count

   ܒܪܘܿܢܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܐ ܡܵܢܹܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܲܕ݇ ܗܲܠ ܥܸܣܪܵܐ. ― brōnī kē māṣē mānē min ḥa hal ˁisrā. ― My son can count from one to ten.

   ܡܢܝܼ ܠܵܗ̇ ܟܡܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܚܲܒܘܼܫܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܟܝܼܣܬܵܐ. ― mnī lāh kmāyūtā dḥabūšā gāw kīstā. ― Count the amount of apples in the bag.

2. to include, number, enumerate

   Synonyms: ܥܵܪܹܐ (ˁārē), ܚܵܫܹܒ݂ (ḥāšēḇ), ܚܲܫܒܸܢ (ḥašbin)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܵܢܹܐ (mānē)
present participle		ܡܢܵܝܵܐ (mnāyā)
verbal noun ܫܸܡ ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܐ		ܡܢܵܝܵܐ (mnāyā)
		singular ܚܕ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ				plural ܣܲܓܝܼܐܵܢܵܝܵܐ
past participle ܡܫܲܘܬܲܦܬܵܐ	m	ܡܸܢܝܵܐ (minyā)				ܡܸܢܝܹ̈ܐ (minyē)
	f	ܡܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mnīṯā)
agent noun ܥܵܒ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ	m	ܡܵܢܘܿܝܵܐ (mānōyā)				ܡܵܢܘܿܝܹ̈ܐ (mānōyē)
	f	ܡܵܢܘܿܝܬܵܐ (mānōytā)				ܡܵܢܘܿܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mānōyāṯā)
instance noun		ܡܢܵܝܬܵܐ (mnāytā)				ܡ̈ܢܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mnāyāṯā)
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ	m	ܡܢܹܐ ܠܝܼ (mnē lī)	ܡܢܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mnē lūḵ)	ܡܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ (mnē lēh)		ܡܢܹܐ ܠܲܢ (mnē lan)	ܡܢܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mnē lāwḵōn)	ܡܢܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mnē lhōn)
	f		ܡܢܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mnē lāḵ)	ܡܢܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (mnē lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܵܢܹܝܢ (mānēn)	ܡܵܢܹܝܬ (mānēt)	ܡܵܢܹܐ (mānē)		ܡܵܢܲܚ (mānaḥ)	ܡܵܢܹܝܬܘܿܢ (mānētōn)	ܡܵܢܝܼ (mānī)
	f	ܡܵܢܝܵܢ (mānyān)	ܡܵܢܝܵܬܝ (mānyāt)	ܡܵܢܝܵܐ (mānyā)
imperative ܦܵܩܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ	m		ܡܢܝܼ (mnī)				ܡܢܲܘ (mnaw)
	f		ܡܢܲܝ (mnay)
passive past ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ ܚܵܫܘܿܫܵܐ	m	ܡܢܹܝܢ (mnēn)	ܡܢܹܝܬ (mnēt)	ܡܢܹܐ (mnē)		ܡܢܹܝܚ (mnēḥ)	ܡܢܹܝܬܘܿܢ (mnētōn)	ܡܢܲܝ (mnay)
	f	ܡܸܢܝܲܢ (minyan)	ܡܸܢܝܲܬܝ (minyat)	ܡܸܢܝܵܐ (minyā)
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Related terms

• ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ (minyānā, “number”)
• ܡܲܢܵܝܵܐ (mannāyā, “counter, arithmetician, mathematician”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܡ-ܢ-ܐ (m-n-ʾ) related to counting. Compare Hebrew מָנָה (mānā́).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)nɑ]

Verb

ܡܢܐ • (mənā)

1. to count
2. to number

Synonyms

• ܚܫܒ (ḥšaḇ)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛnne]

Noun

ܡܢܐ • (mennē)

1. emphatic plural of ܡܢܬܐ (mennəṯā, “strand, string”)

Etymology 3

Noun

ܡܢܐ • (mānā) m (plural ܡܢܐ (mānē))

1. (rare) Alternative spelling of ܡܐܢܐ (mānā, “utensil, implement”)

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܢ	ܡܢܝܢ
construct	ܡܢ	ܡܢܝ
emphatic	ܡܢܐ	ܡܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܢܝ	ܡܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܢܟ	ܡܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܢܟܝ	ܡܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܢܗ	ܡܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܢܗ	ܡܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܢܢ	ܡܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܢܟܘܢ	ܡܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܢܟܝܢ	ܡܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܢܗܘܢ	ܡܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܢܗܝܢ	ܡܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑnɑ]

Pronoun

ܡܢܐ • (mānā) c

1. Alternative form of ܡܢ (mān, “what; why”)

References

• “mny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 393b