ܢܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From baby talk; compare also in Persian ننه (nane), English nana, English mama, and other languages.
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [nɑːnɑː]
Noun
ܢܵܢܵܐ • (nānā) f (plural ܢܵܢܹ̈ܐ (nānē) or ܢܵܢ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nānawwāṯā), masculine ܣܵܒ݂ܘܿ (sāḇō))
- (colloquial, endearing) grandmother; grandma, granny, nan, nanna
- term used to address one’s grandmother
- Synonyms: ܝܸܡܝܼ (yimī), ܝܸܡܝܼ ܪܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ (yimī rabṯā), ܣܵܒ݂ܬܝܼ (sāḇtī)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܵܢ (nān) | 1st person | ܢܵܢܝܼ (nānī) | ܢܵܢܲܢ (nānan) | |||
| construct | ܢܵܢ (nān) | 2nd person | ܢܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (nānōḵ) | ܢܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (nānāḵ) | ܢܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nānawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܵܢܵܐ (nānā) | 3rd person | ܢܵܢܹܗ (nānēh) | ܢܵܢܵܗ̇ (nānāh) | ܢܵܢܗܘܿܢ (nānhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܢܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (nānīn) | 1st person | ܢܵܢܝܼ̈ (nānī) | ܢܵܢܲܢ̈ (nānan) | |||
| construct | ܢܵܢܲܝ̈ (nānay) | 2nd person | ܢܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nānōḵ) | ܢܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nānāḵ) | ܢܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nānawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܵܢܹ̈ܐ (nānē) | 3rd person | ܢܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nānūh) | ܢܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (nānōh) | ܢܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (nānayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܢܵܢܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (nānōnīṯā) (colloquial)
- ܢܵܢܘܿ (nānō) (diminutive)
See also
- see: ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (sāḇtā)