ܫܢܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܢ ܐ (š n ˀ)
3 terms

Etymology

From the defective verb ܫܵܢܹܐ* (šānēˀ*, “to be different, changed, insane”) +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā, the adjectival ending); cognate of Hebrew שׁוֹנֶה (shoné).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːnjɑːnɑː]

Adjective

ܫܵܢܝܵܢܵܐ • (šānyānā) (feminine ܫܵܢܝܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (šānyānītā), plural ܫܵܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (šānyānē))

1. different, unlike, dissimilar, not the same as

   Synonyms: ܚܠܝܼܦܵܐ (ḥlīpā), ܦܪܝܼܫܵܐ (prīšā), ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ (ḥēnā)

   Antonym: ܕܵܡܝܵܢܵܐ (dāmyānā)

   ܫܵܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܝܵܕܵܝܵܐ ― šānyānā min ˁyādāyā ― different from usual

   ܣܲܥܪܵܗ̇ ܫܵܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ― saˁrāh šānyānā ìlēh ― Her hair is different

2. various

   Synonyms: ܣܲܓܝܼ ܦܘܼܪ̈ܫܵܢܹܐ (sagī puršānē), ܙܢܵܢܵܝܵܐ (znānāyā)

   ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܥܸܠܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܫܵܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ ― ḥakmā ˁillātē šānyānē ― a few different reasons

   ܐܝܼܬ ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬܹܐ ܫܵܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܠܬܲܪܘܼܨܹܗ̇ ܥܲܣܩܘܼܬܵܐ. ― īt urḥātē šānyānē ltarūṣēh ˁasqūtā. ― There are various ways to fix the problem.

3. insane, crazy, frantic, frenzied

   Synonyms: ܫܹܐܕܵܢܵܐ (šēdānā), ܕܲܝܘܵܢܵܐ (daywānā)

   ܗܵܐ، ܟܹܐ ܚܵܙܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܠܹܗ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܫܵܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܗ̇ܝܼܓܵܗ ܩܵܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܩܵܡ ܡܵܝܬܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܠܹܗ ܠܘܵܬܝܼ؟

   hā, kē ḥāzētōn lēh gaḇrā d-īlēh šānyānā hīgāh qāmōdī qām māytētōn lēh lwātī?

   Look here, you see that the man is insane so why did you bring him to me?