ܡܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
water (1,2)
Etymology
From Aramaic מַיָּא (mayyā), from Proto-Semitic *māy-; compare Arabic مَاء (māʾ) and Hebrew מַיִם (máyim).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [ˈmaj.jɑː]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [ˈmiːjɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ˈmɑ.jɑ]
Noun
ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ • (mayyā) m pl (plural only; not used in singular form)
- water, waters
- ܒܒܘܼܪܵܢ، ܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ ܢܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ ܚܕܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ ܠܠܲܦܹ̈ܐ.
- b-burān, mīyā nīḥē ḥdirhon l-lappē.
- During the storm, the quiet water turned into waves.
- ܐܸܢ ܒܵܣܡܵܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܡܲܝܬܝܼ ܠܝܼ ܟܵܣܵܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ ܩܲܪܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ.
- in bāsmā loḵ maytī lī kāsā d-mīyā qarīrē.
- Please bring me a cup of cold water.
- Genesis 1:6:
- ܘܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ: «ܗܵܘܹܐ ܪܩܝܼܥܵܐ ܒܒܹܝܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ، ܘܗܵܘܹܐ ܒܸܦܪܵܫܵܐ ܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ.
- w-mirēh alāhā: “hāwē rqīʿā b-bēpalgā d-mīyā, w-hāwē biprāšā mīyā min mīyā”.
- Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters”.
- John 4:14:
- ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܫܵܬܹܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ ܕܐܵܢܵܐ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܢܹܗ ܠܹܐ ܨܵܗܹܐ ܠܥܵܠܲܡ، ܐܸܠܵܐ ܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ ܕܐܵܢܵܐ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܢܹܗ ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܝܼ ܓܵܘܹܗ ܥܲܝܢܵܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ ܕܢܵܒ݂ܥܝܼ ܠܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ ܕܠܥܵܠܲܡ.
- īnā kul man d-šātē min mīyā d-ānā yāḇēnnēh lē ṣāhē l-ʿālam, illā mīyā d-ānā yāḇēnnēh bit hāwē gāwēh ʿaynā d-mīyā d-nāḇʿī l-ḥayyē d-l-ʿālam.
- But whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
Inflection
Inflection of ܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ (mīyā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| plural | absolute | - (-) | 1st person | ܡ̈ܝܝܼ (myī) | ܡ̈ܝܼܲܢ (mīyan) | ||
| construct | ܡܲܝ̈ (may) | 2nd person | ܡ̈ܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (mīyuḵ) | ܡ̈ܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (mīyāḵ) | ܡ̈ܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mīyāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ (mīyā) | 3rd person | ܡ̈ܝܼܘܼܗܝ (mīyuh) | ܡ̈ܝܼܘܿܗ̇ (mīyoh) | ܡ̈ܝܼܗܘܿܢ (mīhon) | ||
Derived terms
- ܐܘܿܪܡܝܼܵܐ (ormīyā, “Urmia”)
- ܒܹܝܬ ܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ (bēt mīyā, “toilet, latrine”)
- ܕܵܠܘܿܝܵܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ (dāloyā d-mīyā, “water-pump”)
- ܡܝܼܵܢܵܐ ( mīyānā, “watery”)
- ܡܝܼܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ ( mīyānutā, “wateriness”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *māy-.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈmaj.jɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈmaj.jɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈmɑ.jo]
Noun
ܡܝܐ • (mayyā) m (plural only; not used in singular form)
- water
- Peshitta, John 4:14:
- ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܢܫܬܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܝ̈ܐ ܕܐܢܐ ܐܬܠ ܠܗ. ܠܐ ܢܨܗܐ ܠܥܠܡ. ܐܠܐ ܡܝ̈ܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܝܗܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ. ܢܗܘܘܢ ܒܗ ܡܥܝܢܐ ܕܡܝ̈ܐ. ܕܢܒܥܝܢ ܠܚܝ̈ܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ.
- koll dēn də-neštē men mayyā ḏə-ʾĕnā ʾettel lēh, lā neṣhē lə-ʿālam, ʾellā mayyā hānōn də-yāheḇ [ʾ]nā lēh, nehwōn bēh məʿīnā ḏə-mayyā, də-nāḇʿīn lə-ḥayyē ḏa-lə-ʿālam.
- But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
- Peshitta, John 4:14:
- juice, sap
- albumen, egg white
- various bodily fluids: urine; semen; menstrual fluid
Inflection
declension of ܡܝܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | — | ܡܝܝܢ ,ܡܝܢ |
| construct | — | ܡܝ |
| emphatic | — | ܡܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | — | ܡܝ ,ܡܝܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | — | ܡܝܟ ,ܡܝܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | — | ܡܝܟܝ ,ܡܝܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | — | ܡܘܗܝ ,ܡܝܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | — | ܡܝܗ ,ܡܝܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | — | ܡܝܢ ,ܡܝܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | — | ܡܝܟܘܢ ,ܡܝܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | — | ܡܝܟܝܢ ,ܡܝܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | — | ܡܝܗܘܢ ,ܡܝܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | — | ܡܝܗܝܢ ,ܡܝܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܒܝܬ ܡܝܐ (bêṯ mayyā)
- ܡܗܐ (məhā)
- ܡܗܝܐ (mahhāyā)
- ܡܗܝܘܬܐ (mahhāyūṯā)
- ܡܝܢܐ (mayyānā)
- ܡܝܢܘܬܐ (mayyānūṯā)
- ܡܝܢܝܐ (mayyānāyā)
- ܡܝܢܝܘܬܐ (mayyānāyūṯā)
References
- “myyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-08
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 181b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 268b
- 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, page 750b