ܡܢܕܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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))

  1. thing (that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept)
    ܐ݇ܟ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܗܲܪ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܬܸܡܲܠ.
    ḵīl lan nafšā mindī har ayḵ timmal.
    We ate the same thing yesterday.
    • Romans‬ ‭8:28:
      ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕܥܲܚ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܹܕ ܟܠܵܝܗ‌ܝ ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܦܵܠܚܝܼ ܠܛܵܒ݂ܬܵ‌ܐ ܠܐܵܢܝܼ ܕܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܝܼ ܠܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ، ܠܐܵܢܝܼ ܕܓܘܼܒܝܵܗܝ ܠܹܗ ܩܵܐ ܢܝܼܫܵܐ ܕܕܝܼܹܗ.
      kē yādʿaḥ d-allāhā kē ʿāḇēd kulāyh‌ mindīyānē d-pālḥī l-ṭāḇtā l-ānī d-kē maḥḥibī l-allāhā, l-ānī d-gubyāyh lēh qā nīšā d-dīyēh.
      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.
  2. something
    Synonym: ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (ḥa mindī)

Inflection

Pronoun

ܡܸܢܕܝܼ • (mindī) m or f

  1. something
    ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ ܠܘܿܟ݂ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ؟Do you need something?
  2. Used to indicate an unexact or close definition of the previously mentioned word.
    ܐܘܿ ܓܲܒܪܵܐ ܠܒ݂ܝܼܫܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܟ̰ܵܟܹܝܬ ܡܸܢܕܝܼō gabrā lḇīšā wē wā čākēt mindīThat man was wearing a jacket or something like that.
    ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܲܝܬܝ ܙܵܒ݂ܢܲܬܝ ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ؟Do you want to buy flowers or something like that?

Derived terms

  • ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (ḥa mindī, something)
  • ܗܸܟ̃ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (hič mindī), ܟ̰ܘܼܡܸܢܕܝܼ (čūmindī, nothing)
  • ܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (kul mindī, everything)
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