ܡܥܢܝܐ

ܡܥܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܥ ܢ ܐ‎ (ʿ n ʾ)
3 terms

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [maʕ.nɑːjɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܥܢܵܝܵܐ • (maʿnāyā) m (plural ܡܲܥܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (maʿnāyē))

1. meaning, significance
2. matter, issue

   ‏ܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܲܥܢܵܝܵܐ؟‎‎ ― mā ìlēh maʿnāyā? ― What is the matter?

   ‏ܠܲܝܬ ܠܹܗ ܡܲܥܢܵܝܵܐ؟‎‎ ― layt lēh maʿnāyā? ― It dosen’t matter?

3. business

   ‏ܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܲܥܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂؟‎‎ ― lā ìlēh maʿnāyuḵ? ― It’s none of your business?

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܥܢܵܝܵܐ (maʿnāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܥܢܵܝܝܼ‎ (maʿnāyī)		ܡܲܥܢܵܝܲܢ‎ (maʿnāyan)
	construct	ܡܲܥܢܵܝ‎ (maʿnāy)	2nd person	ܡܲܥܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂‎ (maʿnāyuḵ)	ܡܲܥܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (maʿnāyāḵ)	ܡܲܥܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (maʿnāyāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܡܲܥܢܵܝܵܐ (maʿnāyā)	3rd person	ܡܲܥܢܵܝܹܗ‎ (maʿnāyēh)	ܡܲܥܢܵܝܘܿܗ̇‎ (maʿnāyoh)	ܡܲܥܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ‎ (maʿnāyhon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܥܢܵܝܝܼ̈‎ (maʿnāyī)		ܡܲܥܢܵܝܲܢ̈‎ (maʿnāyan)
	construct	ܡܲܥܢܵܝܲܝ̈‎ (maʿnāyay)	2nd person	ܡܲܥܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎ (maʿnāyuḵ)	ܡܲܥܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎ (maʿnāyāḵ)	ܡܲܥܢܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (maʿnāyāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܡܲܥܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (maʿnāyē)	3rd person	ܡܲܥܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎ (maʿnāyuh)	ܡܲܥܢܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎ (maʿnāyoh)	ܡܲܥܢܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎ (maʿnāyhon)

See also

• ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ‎ (ʿinyānā)