ܡܥܝܢܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Derived from ܥܝܢܐ (ʿaynā(ʾ), “eye; spring”). Compare Arabic مَعِين (maʿīn) and Hebrew מַעְיָן (maʿyān). The sense of "rhombus" is a calque of Arabic مُعَيَّن (muʿayyan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [m(ə)ʕinɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [m(ə)ʕine(ʔ)], [m(ə)ʕinɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܡܥܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܥܝܢܬܐ or ܡܥܝܢܐ)
- fountain, spring, well
- source
- (geometry) rhombus
Usage notes
While the word is normally considered feminine, it may rarely occur as masculine.
Inflection
declension of ܡܥܝܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܥܝܢ | ܡܥܝܢܢ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܥܝܢ | ܡܥܝܢܬ ,ܡܥܝܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܥܝܢܐ | ܡܥܝܢܬܐ ,ܡܥܝܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܥܝܢܝ | ܡܥܝܢܬܝ ,ܡܥܝܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܥܝܢܟ | ܡܥܝܢܬܟ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܥܝܢܟܝ | ܡܥܝܢܬܟܝ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܥܝܢܗ | ܡܥܝܢܬܗ ,ܡܥܝܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܥܝܢܗ | ܡܥܝܢܬܗ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܥܝܢܢ | ܡܥܝܢܬܢ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܥܝܢܟܘܢ | ܡܥܝܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܥܝܢܟܝܢ | ܡܥܝܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܥܝܢܗܘܢ | ܡܥܝܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܥܝܢܗܝܢ | ܡܥܝܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܡܥܝܢܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܡܥܝܢܝܐ
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. 251b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 288b
- 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. 800b