ܡܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܢ ܐ (m n ˀ)
4 terms

From Aramaic מְּנָא (mənā); cognate to Hebrew מָנָה (maná) and Arabic مَنَى (manā).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mɑːneː]

Verb

ܡܵܢܹܐ • (mānē) (present participle ܡܢܵܝܵܐ (mnāyā), past participle ܡܸܢܝܵܐ (minyā))

  1. to count
    ܒܪܘܿܢܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܐ ܡܵܢܹܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܲܕ݇ ܗܲܠ ܥܸܣܪܵܐ. ― brōnī kē māṣē mānē min ḥa hal ˁisrā. ― My son can count from one to ten.
    ܡܢܝܼ ܠܵܗ̇ ܟܡܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܚܲܒܘܼܫܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܟܝܼܣܬܵܐ. ― mnī lāh kmāyūtā dḥabūšā gāw kīstā. ― Count the amount of apples in the bag.
  2. to include, number, enumerate
    Synonyms: ܥܵܪܹܐ (ˁārē), ܚܵܫܹܒ݂ (ḥāšēḇ), ܚܲܫܒܸܢ (ḥašbin)

Conjugation

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܡ-ܢ-ܐ (m-n-ʾ) related to counting. Compare Hebrew מָנָה (mānā́).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [m(ə)nɑ]

Verb

ܡܢܐ • (mənā)

  1. to count
  2. to number
Synonyms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɛnne]

Noun

ܡܢܐ • (mennē)

  1. emphatic plural of ܡܢܬܐ (mennəṯā, “strand, string”)

Noun

ܡܢܐ • (mānā) m (plural ܡܢܐ (mānē))

  1. (rare) Alternative spelling of ܡܐܢܐ (mānā, “utensil, implement”)
Inflection

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɑnɑ]

Pronoun

ܡܢܐ • (mānā) c

  1. Alternative form of ܡܢ (mān, “what; why”)

References

  • “mny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 393b
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