ܡܥܘܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܝ ܢ (ˁ y n)
4 terms

Passive participle of the verb ܡܥܲܝܸܢ (mˁayyin) with the sense of “rhombus” a calque of Arabic مُعَيَّن (muʕayyan); compare Hebrew מְעֻיָּן (m'uyán).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [məʕujj.nɑː]

Adjective

ܡܥܘܼܝܢܵܐ • (mˁūynā) (feminine ܡܥܘܼܝܲܢܬܵܐ (mˁūyantā), plural ܡܥܘܼܝܢܹ̈ܐ (mˁūynē))

  1. specific, particular, clear, definite
    Synonyms: ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܐ (qaṭīnā), ܡܬܘܼܚܡܵܐ (mtuḥmā), ܝܼܕ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ (īḏīˁā)
  2. rhombic

Noun

ܡܥܘܼܝܢܵܐ • (mˁūynām sg (plural ܡܥܘܼܝܢܹ̈ܐ (mˁūynē))

  1. (geometry) rhombus
  • ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܝ ܙܵܘ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (rḇīˁāy zāwyāṯā, quadrangular)