ܡܢܝܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܡ ܢ ܐ (m n ˀ) |
| 4 terms |
From Aramaic מִנְיָנָא (minyānā), derived from the verb ܡܵܢܹܐ (mānē, “to count, enumerate”) of the noun pattern 1i23ānā; cognate to Hebrew מִנְיָן (minyán).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [mɪnˈjɑːnɑː]
Noun
ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ • (minyānā) m sg (plural ܡܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (minyānē))
- number, numeral, figure
- ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܓܲܘ ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܡܲܟ݂ܠܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܚܲܡܸܫ.
- minyānā d-raddāyāṯā gaw bēṯ maḵlyā ìlēh ḥammiš.
- The number of cars in the parking lot is five.
- ܓܲܘ ܬܲܘܵܢܵܐ ܕܣܸܕ݂ܪܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ ܘܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ.
- gaw tawwānā d-siḏrā īṯ minyānā d-pāṯōrē w-kursawwāṯā.
- In the classroom there are a number of tables.
- numbering, enumeration, census
- ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܡܲܘ̈ܬ݂ܹܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܣܵܩܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.
- minyānā d-mawṯē bēsāqā ìlēh.
- The death toll is rising.
- (grammar) number
- (arithmetic) sum
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܸܢܝܵܢ (minyān) | 1st person | ܡܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ (minyānī) | ܡܸܢܝܵܢܲܢ (minyānan) | |||
| construct | ܡܸܢܝܵܢ (minyān) | 2nd person | ܡܸܢܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (minyānōḵ) | ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (minyānāḵ) | ܡܸܢܝܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (minyānawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ (minyānā) | 3rd person | ܡܸܢܝܵܢܹܗ (minyānēh) | ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (minyānāh) | ܡܸܢܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (minyānhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܡܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (minyānīn) | 1st person | ܡܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (minyānī) | ܡܸܢܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (minyānan) | |||
| construct | ܡܸܢܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (minyānay) | 2nd person | ܡܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (minyānōḵ) | ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (minyānāḵ) | ܡܸܢܝܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (minyānawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (minyānē) | 3rd person | ܡܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (minyānūh) | ܡܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (minyānōh) | ܡܸܢܝܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (minyānayhōn) | |||
Hyponyms
- ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܐܵܦܲܙܓܵܐ (minyānā d-āpazgā , “odd number”)
- ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܙܲܘܓܵܐ (minyānā dzawgā, “even number”)
- ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܡܠܝܼܠܵܐ (minyānā mlīlā, “rational number”)
- ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܡܣܝܼܡܵܢܵܐ (minyānā msīmānā, “positive number”)
- ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܡܪܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܐ (minyānā mrukḇā, “complex number”)
- ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܡܪܝܼܡܵܢܵܐ (minyānā mrīmānā, “negative number”)
- ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܣܸܕ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ (minyānā siḏrāyā, “ordinal number”)
- ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܫܸܪܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (minyānā širšānāyā, “cardinal number”)
- ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܬܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (minyānā tḇīrā, “fractional number”)
Derived terms
See also
Proper noun
ܡܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ • (minyānē) m
- Numbers (the Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fourth book in the Torah)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܡ ܢ ܐ related to counting. Compare Hebrew מִנְיָן (minyān).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɛnjɑnɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [mɛnjɑne] (plural)
Noun
ܡܢܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܢܝܢܐ)
- number, figure
- few, some
- numbering, enumeration, census
- (arithmetic) sum
- reckoning, account, computation, calculation
- (grammar) number
- chronology, time, era, epoch
- review
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܡܢܝܢܝ | ܡܢܝܢܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܢܝܢ | 2nd person | ܡܢܝܢܟ | ܡܢܝܢܟܝ | ܡܢܝܢܟܘܢ | ܡܢܝܢܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܡܢܝܢܐ | 3rd person | ܡܢܝܢܗ | ܡܢܝܢܗ | ܡܢܝܢܗܘܢ | ܡܢܝܢܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܡܢܝܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܡܢܝܢܝ | ܡܢܝܢܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܢܝܢܝ | 2nd person | ܡܢܝܢܝܟ | ܡܢܝܢܝܟܝ | ܡܢܝܢܝܟܘܢ | ܡܢܝܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܡܢܝܢܐ | 3rd person | ܡܢܝܢܘܗܝ | ܡܢܝܢܝܗ | ܡܢܝܢܝܗܘܢ | ܡܢܝܢܝܗܝܢ | ||
Derived terms
- ܡܢܝܢܘܬܐ
- ܡܢܝܢܝܐ
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [m(ə)ninɑ], [manninɑ], [mɑninɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [m(ə)nine], [mannine], [mɑnine] (plural)
Noun
ܡܢܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܢܝܢܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܡܢܝܢܝ | ܡܢܝܢܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܢܝܢ | 2nd person | ܡܢܝܢܟ | ܡܢܝܢܟܝ | ܡܢܝܢܟܘܢ | ܡܢܝܢܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܡܢܝܢܐ | 3rd person | ܡܢܝܢܗ | ܡܢܝܢܗ | ܡܢܝܢܗܘܢ | ܡܢܝܢܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܡܢܝܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܡܢܝܢܝ | ܡܢܝܢܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܢܝܢܝ | 2nd person | ܡܢܝܢܝܟ | ܡܢܝܢܝܟܝ | ܡܢܝܢܝܟܘܢ | ܡܢܝܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܡܢܝܢܐ | 3rd person | ܡܢܝܢܘܗܝ | ܡܢܝܢܝܗ | ܡܢܝܢܝܗܘܢ | ܡܢܝܢܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “mnyn”, 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, page 187a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 282a
- 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, →ISBN, pages 783a–b