ܬܝܡܢܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܝ ܡ ܢ (y m n)
5 terms

Etymology

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From Aramaic תַּיְמְנָא (taymənā), a derivative of יַמִּינָא (yammīnā, right side), south being the direction to one's right side when facing the sunrise; cognate to Hebrew תֵּימָן (teimán, Yemen).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܬܲܝܡܢܵܐ (taymnām

  1. south (compass point, 180° directed toward the South Pole)

Inflection

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    Inflection of ܬܲܝܡܢܵܐ (taymnā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܬܲܝܡܢܝܼ
(taymnī)
ܬܲܝܡܢܲܢ
(taymnan)
construct ܬܲܝܡܲܢ
(tayman)
2nd person ܬܲܝܡܢܘܼܟ݂
(taymnūḵ)
ܬܲܝܡܢܵܟ݂ܝ
(taymnāḵ)
ܬܲܝܡܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(taymnāwḵōn)
emphatic ܬܲܝܡܢܵܐ
(taymnā)
3rd person ܬܲܝܡܢܹܗ
(taymnēh)
ܬܲܝܡܢܵܗ̇
(taymnāh)
ܬܲܝܡܢܗܘܿܢ
(taymnhōn)

Coordinate terms

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ܓܲܪܒܹܐ ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ (garbē maˁrḇā) ܓܲܪܒܝܵܐ (garbyā) ܓܲܪܒܹܐ ܡܲܕ݂ܢܚܵܐ (garbē maḏnḥā)
ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ (maˁrḇā) ܡܲܕ݂ܢܚܵܐ (maḏnḥā)
ܬܲܝܡܲܢ ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ (tayman maˁrḇā) ܬܲܝܡܢܵܐ (taymnā) ܬܲܝܡܲܢ ܡܲܕ݂ܢܚܵܐ (tayman maḏnḥā)

Derived terms

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From ܝܡܝܢܐ (yammīnā(ʾ), right side), south being the direction to one's right side when facing the sunrise.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܬܝܡܢܐ (transliteration neededf(uncountable)

  1. south
  2. south wind

Inflection

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Antonyms

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References

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  • tymn”, 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. 142a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 611a
  • 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. 1642a