ܡܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From the root ܡ-ܢ-ܐ (m-n-ā) related to counting; compare Hebrew מָנָה (maná) and Arabic مَنَى (manā).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [mɑːneː]
Verb
ܡܵܢܹܐ • (mane) (present participle ܡܢܵܝܵܐ (mnaya), past participle ܡܸܢܝܵܐ (minya))
- to number
- to count
- ܒܪܘܿܢܝܼ ܡܵܨܹܐ ܡܵܢܹܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܲܕ݇ ܗܲܠ ܥܸܣܪܵܐ. ― bronī maṣe mane min ḳā hāl ʿisra. ― My son can count from one to ten.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ܡܵܢܹܐ (mānē)
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| past | m | ܡܢܹܐ ܠܝܼ (mnē lī) | ܡܢܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mnē luḵ) | ܡܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ (mnē lēh) | ܡܢܹܐ ܠܲܢ (mnē lan) | ܡܢܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mnē lāwḵon) | ܡܢܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mnē lhon) |
| f | ܡܢܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mnē lāḵ) | ܡܢܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (mnē lāh) | |||||
| non-past | m | ܡܵܢܹܝܢ (mānēn) | ܡܵܢܹܝܬ (mānēt) | ܡܵܢܹܐ (mānē) | ܡܵܢܲܚ (mānaḥ) | ܡܵܢܹܝܬܘܿܢ (mānēton) | ܡܵܢܝܼ (mānī) |
| f | ܡܵܢܝܵܢ (mānyān) | ܡܵܢܝܵܬܝ (mānyāt) | ܡܵܢܝܵܐ (mānyā) | ||||
| imperative | m | ܡܢܝܼ (mnī) | ܡܢܹܝܡܘܼܢ (mnēmun) | ||||
| f | ܡܢܹܐ (mnē) | ||||||
Derived terms
- ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ (minyana, “number”)
- ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ (minyanaya, “numerical”)
- ܡܲܢܵܝܵܐ (mānaya, “counter, arithmetician, mathematician”)
- ܡܲܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (mānayuta, “numbering, arithmetic mathematics”)
See also
- ܚܵܫܹܒ݂ (ḳašew, “to think”)
- ܚܲܫܒܸܢ (ḳāšbin, “to calculate”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܡ-ܢ-ܐ (m-n-ʾ) related to counting. Compare Hebrew מָנָה (mānā́).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [m(ə)nɑ]
Verb
ܡܢܐ • (mənā)
- to count
- to number
Synonyms
- ܚܫܒ (ḥšaḇ)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɛnne]
Noun
ܡܢܐ • (mennē)
- emphatic plural of ܡܢܬܐ (mennəṯā, “strand, string”)
Noun
ܡܢܐ • (mānā) m (plural ܡܢܐ (mānē))
- (rare) Alternative spelling of ܡܐܢܐ (mānā, “utensil, implement”)
Inflection
inflection of ܡܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܢ | ܡܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܢ | ܡܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܢܐ | ܡܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܢܝ | ܡܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܢܟ | ܡܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܢܟܝ | ܡܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܢܗ | ܡܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܢܗ | ܡܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܢܢ | ܡܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܢܟܘܢ | ܡܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܢܟܝܢ | ܡܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܢܗܘܢ | ܡܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܢܗܝܢ | ܡܢܝܗܝܢ |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɑnɑ]
Pronoun
ܡܢܐ • (mānā) c
- Alternative form of ܡܢ (mān, “what; why”)
References
- “mny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 393b