ܥܢܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܢ ܐ (ˁ n ˀ)
7 terms

Derived from Aramaic [Term?], with the last 3 senses being semantic loan from Hebrew עִנְיָן ('inyán), its cognate.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕɪn.jɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ • (ˁinyānā) m sg (plural ܥܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ˁinyānē))

1. response to an objection in formal disputation
2. matter, issue

   Synonym: ܫܲܪܒܵܐ (šarbā)

   ܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܒܗܵܢܵܐ؟ ― mā ìlēh ˁinyānā b-hānā? ― What's the matter with this?

3. business

   Synonym: ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ (šuḡlā)

   ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܓܡܵܪܵܐ ― ˁinyānā d-lā gmārā ― unfinished business

   ܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܸܢܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ ― lā ìlēh ˁinyānūḵ ― It’s none of your business

4. interest, something one finds interesting

   ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܒܗܵܢܵܐ ܡܠܘܿܐܵܐ ― īṯ lēh ˁinyānā b-hānā mlōˀā ― He has interest in this subject

   ܡܛܘܼܠܸܩ ܠܝܼ ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܒܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܕܣܘܵܕ݂ܵܐ. ― mṭūliq lī ˁinyānā b-miṯḥā d-swāḏā. ― I lost interest during the conversation.

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ (ˁinyānī)		ܥܸܢܝܵܢܲܢ (ˁinyānan)
	construct	ܥܸܢܝܵܢ (ˁinyān)		2nd person	ܥܸܢܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (ˁinyānūḵ)	ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁinyānāḵ)	ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁinyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ (ˁinyānā)		3rd person	ܥܸܢܝܵܢܹܗ (ˁinyānēh)	ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (ˁinyānāh)	ܥܸܢܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (ˁinyānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (ˁinyānī)		ܥܸܢܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (ˁinyānan)
	construct	ܥܸܢܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (ˁinyānay)		2nd person	ܥܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁinyānūḵ)	ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁinyānāḵ)	ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁinyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ˁinyānē)		3rd person	ܥܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁinyānūh)	ܥܸܢܝܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁinyānōh)	ܥܸܢܝܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁinyānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܪ ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ (bar ˁinyānā)
• ܡܲܥܢܝܵܢܵܐ (maˁnyānā, “interesting”)

References

• “ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2024 December 11 (last accessed)