ܡܥܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?], from Proto-Semitic *miʕay-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [maʕjaː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [majjaː]

Noun

ܡܲܥܝܵܐ • (maˁyām (plural ܡܲܥܝܹ̈ܐ (maˁyē) or ܡܲܥ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (maˁyawwāṯā))

  1. (anatomy) bowel, intestine; gut, innard, entrail

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܥܝܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܡܥܹܐ (mˁē) 1st person ܡܲܥܝܝܼ (maˁyī) ܡܲܥܝܲܢ (maˁyan)
construct ܡܥܹܐ (mˁē) 2nd person ܡܲܥܝܘܼܟ݂ (maˁyōḵ) ܡܲܥܝܵܟ݂ܝ (maˁyāḵ) ܡܲܥܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maˁyawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܥܝܵܐ (maˁyā) 3rd person ܡܲܥܝܹܗ (maˁyēh) ܡܲܥܝܵܗ̇ (maˁyāh) ܡܲܥܝܗܘܿܢ (maˁihōn)
plural absolute ܡܲܥܝܲܘܵܢ̈ (maˁyawwān) 1st person ܡܲܥܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (maˁyawwāṯī) ܡܲܥܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (maˁyawwāṯan)
construct ܡܲܥܝܲܘܵܬ݂̈ (maˁyawwāṯ) 2nd person ܡܲܥܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maˁyawwāṯōḵ) ܡܲܥܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maˁyawwāṯāḵ) ܡܲܥܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maˁyawwāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܥ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (maˁyawwāṯā) 3rd person ܡܲܥ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (maˁyawwāṯēh) ܡܲܥ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (maˁyawwāṯāh) ܡܲܥܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (maˁyawwāṯhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܡܲܥܝܵܐ ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܐ (maˁyā qaṭīnā, small intestine)
  • ܡܲܥܝܵܐ ܥܲܒ݂ܝܵܐ (maˁyā ˁaḇyā, large intestine)
  • ܡܲܥܝܵܐ ܬܪܝܼܨܵܐ (maˁyā trīṣā, colon)

See also

  • ܡܝܼܘܿܪܵܐ (mīyōrā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic مَعْي (maʕy) and Hebrew מְעִי (məʿî).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [maʕjɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [m(ə)ʕajjɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܥܝܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܥܝܐ)

  1. (anatomy) bowel, intestine; womb
  2. (anatomy, in the plural) insides, viscera

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܥܝܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܡܥܐ 1st person ܡܥܝܝ ܡܥܝܢ
construct ܡܥܐ 2nd person ܡܥܝܟ ܡܥܝܟܝ ܡܥܝܟܘܢ ܡܥܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܥܝܐ 3rd person ܡܥܝܗ ܡܥܝܗ ܡܥܝܗܘܢ ܡܥܝܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܡܥܝܢ 1st person ܡܥܝ ܡܥܝܢ
construct ܡܥܝ 2nd person ܡܥܝܟ ܡܥܝܟܝ ܡܥܝܟܘܢ ܡܥܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܥܝܐ 3rd person ܡܥܘܗܝ ܡܥܝܗ ܡܥܝܗܘܢ 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, page 189a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 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, →ISBN, pages 800a–b