ܡܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܢ ܐ (m n ˀ)
4 terms

From Aramaic מְּנָא (mənā); cognate to Hebrew מָנָה (maná) and Arabic مَنَى (manā).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [mɑːneː]

Verb

ܡܵܢܹܐ • (mānē)

to count
ܒܪܘܿܢܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܐ ܡܵܢܹܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܲܕ݇ ܗܲܠ ܥܸܣܪܵܐ. ― brōnī kē māṣē mānē min ḥa hal ˁisrā. ― My son can count from one to ten.

ܡܢܝܼ ܠܵܗ̇ ܟܡܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܚܲܒܘܼܫܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܟܝܼܣܬܵܐ. ― mnī lāh kmāyūtā dḥabūšā gāw kīstā. ― Count the amount of apples in the bag.
to include, number, enumerate
Synonyms: ܥܵܪܹܐ (ˁārē), ܚܵܫܹܒ݂ (ḥāšēḇ), ܚܲܫܒܸܢ (ḥašbin)

Conjugation

Conjugation of *ܡܵܢܹܐ*
		singular			plural
present participle	ܡܢܵܝܵܐ (mnāyā)
verbal noun	ܡܢܵܝܵܐ (mnāyā)

past participle	m	ܡܸܢܝܵܐ (minyā)			ܡܸܢܝܹ̈ܐ (minyē)
past participle	f	ܡܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mnīṯā)			ܡܸܢܝܹ̈ܐ (minyē)
agent noun	m	ܡܵܢܘܿܝܵܐ (mānōyā)			ܡܵܢܘܿܝܹ̈ܐ (mānōyē)
agent noun	f	ܡܵܢܘܿܝܬܵܐ (mānōytā)			ܡܵܢܘܿܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mānōyāṯā)
instance noun		ܡܢܵܝܬܵܐ (mnāytā)			ܡ̈ܢܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mnāyāṯā)

		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	ܡܢܹܐ ܠܝܼ (mnē lī)	ܡܢܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mnē lūḵ)	ܡܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ (mnē lēh)	ܡܢܹܐ ܠܲܢ (mnē lan)	ܡܢܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mnē lāwḵōn)	ܡܢܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mnē lhōn)
past	f	ܡܢܹܐ ܠܝܼ (mnē lī)	ܡܢܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mnē lāḵ)	ܡܢܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (mnē lāh)	ܡܢܹܐ ܠܲܢ (mnē lan)	ܡܢܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mnē lāwḵōn)	ܡܢܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mnē lhōn)
non-past	m	ܡܵܢܹܝܢ (mānēn)	ܡܵܢܹܝܬ (mānēt)	ܡܵܢܹܐ (mānē)	ܡܵܢܹܝܚ (mānēḥ)	ܡܵܢܹܝܬܘܿܢ (mānētōn)	ܡܵܢܝܼ (mānī)
non-past	f	ܡܵܢܝܵܢ (mānyān)	ܡܵܢܝܵܬܝ (mānyāt)	ܡܵܢܝܵܐ (mānyā)	ܡܵܢܹܝܚ (mānēḥ)	ܡܵܢܹܝܬܘܿܢ (mānētōn)	ܡܵܢܝܼ (mānī)
imperative	m		ܡܢܝܼ (mnī)			ܡܢܲܘ (mnaw)
imperative	f		ܡܢܲܝ (mnay)			ܡܢܲܘ (mnaw)
passive past	m	ܡܢܹܝܢ (mnēn)	ܡܢܹܝܬ (mnēt)	ܡܢܹܐ (mnē)	ܡܢܹܝܚ (mnēḥ)	ܡܢܹܝܬܘܿܢ (mnētōn)	ܡܢܲܝ (mnay)
passive past	f	ܡܸܢܝܲܢ (minyan)	ܡܸܢܝܲܬܝ (minyat)	ܡܸܢܝܵܐ (minyā)	ܡܢܹܝܚ (mnēḥ)	ܡܢܹܝܬܘܿܢ (mnētōn)	ܡܢܲܝ (mnay)

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Related terms

ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ (minyānā, “number”)
ܡܲܢܵܝܵܐ (mannāyā, “counter, arithmetician, mathematician”)

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)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mɛnne]

Noun

ܡܢܐ • (mennē)

emphatic plural of ܡܢܬܐ (mennəṯā, “strand, string”)

Etymology 3

Noun

ܡܢܐ • (mānā) m (plural ܡܢܐ (mānē))

(rare) Alternative spelling of ܡܐܢܐ (mānā, “utensil, implement”)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܡܢܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܢ	1^st person	ܡܢܝ		ܡܢܢ
	construct	ܡܢ	2^nd person	ܡܢܟ	ܡܢܟܝ	ܡܢܟܘܢ	ܡܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܢܐ	3^rd person	ܡܢܗ	ܡܢܗ	ܡܢܗܘܢ	ܡܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܢܝܢ	1^st person	ܡܢܝ		ܡܢܝܢ
	construct	ܡܢܝ	2^nd person	ܡܢܝܟ	ܡܢܝܟܝ	ܡܢܝܟܘܢ	ܡܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܢܐ	3^rd person	ܡܢܘܗܝ	ܡܢܝܗ	ܡܢܝܗܘܢ	ܡܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

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