ܡܢܕܝ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic 𐡌𐡏𐡃𐡍𐡌 (mʿdnm). Compare Classical Syriac ܡܕܡ (meddem) and Turoyo ܡܶܕܶܐ (mede).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [min.diː]
Noun
ܡܸܢܕܝܼ • (mindī) m (plural ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mindīyānē))
- thing (that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept)
- ܐ݇ܟ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܗܲܪ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܬܸܡܲܠ.
- ḵīl lan nafšā mindī har ayḵ timmal.
- We ate the same thing yesterday.
- Romans 8:28:
- ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕܥܲܚ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܹܕ ܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܦܵܠܚܝܼ ܠܛܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܠܐܵܢܝܼ ܕܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܝܼ ܠܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ، ܠܐܵܢܝܼ ܕܓܘܼܒܝܵܗܝ ܠܹܗ ܩܵܐ ܢܝܼܫܵܐ ܕܕܝܼܹܗ.
- kē yādʿaḥ d-allāhā kē ʿāḇēd kulāyh mindīyānē d-pālḥī l-ṭāḇtā l-ānī d-kē maḥḥibī l-allāhā, l-ānī d-gubyāyh lēh qā nīšā d-dīyēh.
- And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
- something
- Synonym: ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (ḥa mindī)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܝܼ (mindīyī) | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܲܢ (mindīyan) | |||
| construct | ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (mindī) | 2nd person | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (mindīyōḵ) | ܡܸܕܢܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (midnīyāḵ) | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mindīyāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (mindī) | 3rd person | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܹܗ (mindīyēh) | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܘܿܗ̇ (mindīyōh) | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܗܘܿܢ (mindīhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܝܼ̈ (mindīyānī) | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܲܢ̈ (mindīyānan) | |||
| construct | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢ̈ (mindīyān) | 2nd person | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mindīyānōḵ) | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mindīyānāḵ) | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mindīyānāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mindīyānē) | 3rd person | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܗ (mindīyānēh) | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mindīyānōh) | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mindīyānhōn) | |||
Pronoun
ܡܸܢܕܝܼ • (mindī) m or f
- something
- ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ ܠܘܿܟ݂ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ؟ ― Do you need something?
- Used to indicate an unexact or close definition of the previously mentioned word.
- ܐܘܿ ܓܲܒܪܵܐ ܠܒ݂ܝܼܫܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܟ̰ܵܟܹܝܬ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ
- ō gabrā lḇīšā wē wā čākēt mindī
- That man was wearing a jacket or something like that.
- ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܲܝܬܝ ܙܵܒ݂ܢܲܬܝ ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ؟
- Do you want to buy flowers or something like that?
Derived terms
- ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (ḥa mindī, “something”)
- ܗܸܟ̃ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (hič mindī), ܟ̰ܘܼܡܸܢܕܝܼ (čūmindī, “nothing”)
- ܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (kul mindī, “everything”)