ܡܢܝܘܬܐ

See also: ܡܢܝܢܝܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From ܡܢܝܐ (mannāyā(ʾ), “arithmetician”), from the root ܡ-ܢ-ܐ (m-n-ʾ) related to counting + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mannɑjuθɑ(ʔ)], [mɑnɑjuθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܡܢܝܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f(uncountable)

1. arithmetic
2. numbering, enumeration

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܢܝܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܢܝܘ		1st person	ܡܢܝܘܬܝ		ܡܢܝܘܬܢ
	construct	ܡܢܝܘܬ		2nd person	ܡܢܝܘܬܟ	ܡܢܝܘܬܟܝ	ܡܢܝܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܢܝܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܢܝܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܢܝܘܬܗ	ܡܢܝܘܬܗ	ܡܢܝܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܢܝܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the interrogative pronoun ܡܢܐ (mānā(ʾ), “what?”) + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑnɑjuθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܡܢܝܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f(uncountable)

1. quiddity

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܢܝܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܢܝܘ		1st person	ܡܢܝܘܬܝ		ܡܢܝܘܬܢ
	construct	ܡܢܝܘܬ		2nd person	ܡܢܝܘܬܟ	ܡܢܝܘܬܟܝ	ܡܢܝܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܢܝܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܢܝܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܢܝܘܬܗ	ܡܢܝܘܬܗ	ܡܢܝܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܢܝܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “mnyw”, 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, p. 187b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 281b
• 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, p. 782b