ܡܥܡܘܢܐ

ܡܥܡܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Northern Kurdish مام‎ (mam, “paternal uncle”) +‎ -ܘܿܢܵܐ‎ (-onā, the diminuitive ending), from Arabic أَعْمام‎‎ (ʾaʿmām, “paternal uncles”). Doublet of ܥܲܡܵܐ‎ (ʿamā).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [maʕ.moːnɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [maːmuːnɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܐ • (maʿmonā) m sg (feminine ܥܲܡܬܵܐ‎ (ʿamtā), plural ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (maʿmonē))

1. (colloquial, informal) term of address to an older person
2. paternal uncle

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܐ (maʿmonā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܝܼ‎ (maʿmonī)		ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܲܢ‎ (maʿmonan)
	construct	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢ‎ (maʿmon)	2nd person	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂‎ (maʿmonuḵ)	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (maʿmonāḵ)	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (maʿmonāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܐ (maʿmonā)	3rd person	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܹܗ‎ (maʿmonēh)	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܘܿܗ̇‎ (maʿmonoh)	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ‎ (maʿmonhon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܝܼ̈‎ (maʿmonī)		ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܲܢ̈‎ (maʿmonan)
	construct	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܲܝ̈‎ (maʿmonay)	2nd person	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎ (maʿmonuḵ)	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎ (maʿmonāḵ)	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (maʿmonāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (maʿmonē)	3rd person	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎ (maʿmonuh)	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎ (maʿmonoh)	ܡܲܥܡܘܿܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎ (maʿmonhon)

See also

• ܥܲܡܵܐ‎ (ʿamā)
• ܕܵܕܵܐ‎ (dādā)