ܡܥܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܝ ܢ (ˁ y n)
4 terms

Noun of place derived from ܥܲܝܢܵܐ (ˁaynā, “eye; spring”); compare Arabic مَعِين (maʕīn) and Hebrew מַעְיָן (ma'ayán).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [məʕiːnɑː]

Noun

ܡܥܝܼܢܵܐ • (mˁīnā) m (plural ܡܥܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ (mˁīnē))

1. fountain, spring

   Synonym: ܥܲܝܢܵܐ (ˁaynā)

2. well

   Synonym: ܒܹܐܪܵܐ (bērā)

3. source

   Synonym: ܡܲܒܘܼܥܵܐ (mabūˁā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܥܝܼܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܥܝܼܢܝܼ (mˁīnī)		ܡܥܝܼܢܲܢ (mˁīnan)
	construct	ܡܲܥܝܲܢ (maˁyan)		2nd person	ܡܥܝܼܢܘܼܟ݂ (mˁīnūḵ)	ܡܥܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ (mˁīnāḵ)	ܡܥܝܼܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mˁīnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܥܝܼܢܵܐ (mˁīnā)		3rd person	ܡܥܝܼܢܹܗ (mˁīnēh)	ܡܥܝܼܢܵܗ̇ (mˁīnāh)	ܡܥܝܼܢܗܘܿܢ (mˁīnhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܥܝܼܢܝܼ̈ (mˁīnī)		ܡܥܝܼܢܲܢ̈ (mˁīnan)
	construct	ܡܥܝܼܢܲܝ̈ (mˁīnay)		2nd person	ܡܥܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mˁīnūḵ)	ܡܥܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mˁīnāḵ)	ܡܥܝܼܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mˁīnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܥܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ (mˁīnē)		3rd person	ܡܥܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mˁīnūh)	ܡܥܝܼܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mˁīnōh)	ܡܥܝܼܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mˁīnhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܥܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (mˁīnāyā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Derived from ܥܝܢܐ (ʿaynā(ʾ), “eye; spring”). Compare Arabic مَعِين (maʕīn) and Hebrew מַעְיָן (maʿyān). The sense of "rhombus" is a calque of Arabic مُعَيَّن (muʕayyan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)ʕinɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [m(ə)ʕine(ʔ)], [m(ə)ʕinɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܥܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܥܝܢܬܐ or ܡܥܝܢܐ)

1. fountain, spring, well
2. source
3. (geometry) rhombus

Usage notes

While the word is normally considered feminine, it may rarely occur as masculine.

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܥܝܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܥܝܢ		1st person	ܡܥܝܢܝ		ܡܥܝܢܢ
	construct	ܡܥܝܢ		2nd person	ܡܥܝܢܟ	ܡܥܝܢܟܝ	ܡܥܝܢܟܘܢ	ܡܥܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܥܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܥܝܢܗ	ܡܥܝܢܗ	ܡܥܝܢܗܘܢ	ܡܥܝܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܥܝܢܢ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܢ		1st person	ܡܥܝܢܬܝ ,ܡܥܝܢܝ		ܡܥܝܢܬܢ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܢ
	construct	ܡܥܝܢܬ ,ܡܥܝܢܝ		2nd person	ܡܥܝܢܬܟ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܟ	ܡܥܝܢܬܟܝ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܟܝ	ܡܥܝܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܟܘܢ	ܡܥܝܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܥܝܢܬܐ ,ܡܥܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܥܝܢܬܗ ,ܡܥܝܢܘܗܝ	ܡܥܝܢܬܗ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܗ	ܡܥܝܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܗܘܢ	ܡܥܝܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܡܥܝܢܝܐ

References

• “mˁyn”, 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. 251b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 288b
• 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. 800b