ܡܥܝܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Compare Arabic مَعْي (maʿy) and Hebrew מְעִי (məʿî).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [maʕjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [m(ə)ʕajjɑ(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܡܥܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܥܝܐ)
- (anatomy) bowel, intestine; womb
- (anatomy, in the plural) insides, viscera
Inflection
Irregular inflection with a stem ending in Yodh.
declension of ܡܥܝܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܥܐ | ܡܥܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܥܐ | ܡܥܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܥܝܐ | ܡܥܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܥܝܝ | ܡܥܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܥܝܟ | ܡܥܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܥܝܟܝ | ܡܥܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܥܝܗ | ܡܥܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܥܝܗ | ܡܥܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܥܝܢ | ܡܥܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܥܝܟܘܢ | ܡܥܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܥܝܟܝܢ | ܡܥܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܥܝܗܘܢ | ܡܥܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܥܝܗܝܢ | ܡܥܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܟܐܒ ܡܥܝܐ
- ܡܥܝܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ
- ܡܥܝܐ ܥܒܝܐ
- ܡܥܝܐ ܥܘܝܪܐ
- ܡܥܝܐ ܩܛܝܢܐ
- ܡܥܝܐ ܬܚܬܝܐ
- ܡܥܝܐ ܬܪܝܨܐ
References
- “mˁyn”, 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, p. 189a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 287b-288a
- 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, p. 800a-b