ܡܢܕܝ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Inherited from Aramaic 𐡌𐡏𐡃𐡍𐡌 (mʿdnm); compare Classical Syriac ܡܕܡ (meddem) and Turoyo ܡܶܕܶܐ (mede).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [min.diː]
Noun
ܡܸܢܕܝܼ • (mindī) m (plural ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mindīyānē))
- thing (that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept)
- c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Romans 8:28:
- ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕ݂ܥܲܚ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܹܕ݂ ܟܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܦܵܠܚܝܼܢ݇ ܠܛܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܠܗܵܢܘܿܢ ܕܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܒܝܼܢ݇ ܠܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ، ܠܗܵܢܘܿܢ ܕܡܓܘܼܒܝܲܢ݇ ܠܹܗ ܩܵܐ ܢܝܼܫܵܐ ܕܕܝܼܹܗ.
- kē yāḏˁaḥ d-allāhā kē ˁāḇēḏ kullhōn mindīyānē d-pālḥī lṭāḇtā lhānōn d-kē maḥbī l-allāhā, lhānōn d-mgubya lēh qā nīšā ddīyēh.
- And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (mindī) | 1st person | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܝܼ (mindīyī) | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܲܢ (mindīyan) | |||
| construct | ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (mindī) | 2nd person | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (mindīyōḵ) | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (mindīyāḵ) | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mindīyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (mindī) | 3rd person | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܹܗ (mindīyēh) | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܗ̇ (mindīyāh) | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܗܘܿܢ (mindīhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (mindīyānīn) | 1st person | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܝܼ̈ (mindīyānī) | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܲܢ̈ (mindīyānan) | |||
| construct | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܲܝ̈ (mindīyānay) | 2nd person | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mindīyānōḵ) | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mindīyānāḵ) | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mindīyānawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mindīyānē) | 3rd person | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mindīyānūh) | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (mindīyānōh) | ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (mindīyānayhōn) | |||
Pronoun
ܡܸܢܕܝܼ • (mindī) m or f
- something
- ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ؟ ― kē bāˁēt lōḵ mindī ? ― Do you need something?
- Used to indicate an unexact or close definition of the previously mentioned word.
- ܗܵܘ ܓܲܒܪܵܐ ܠܒ݂ܝܼܫܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܓ̰ܲܟܹܝܬܵܐ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ
- hāw gabrā lḇīšā ìwā jakkētā mindī
- That man was wearing a jacket or something like that.
- ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܝܲܬܝ ܙܵܒ݂ܢܲܬܝ ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ؟
- kē bāˁyat zāḇnat habbāḇē mindī ?
- Do you want to buy flowers or something like that?
Derived terms
- ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (ḥa mindī, “something”)
- ܗܸܟ̃ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (hič mindī, “nothing”)
- ܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (kul mindī, “everything”)