ܡܕܝܢܬܘܢܝܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܕ ܘ ܢ (d w n) |
| 7 terms |
From ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (mḏītā, “city”) + -ܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ōnīṯā, the feminine diminituive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [məðiːttoːniːθɑː]
Noun
ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (mḏītōnīṯā) f sg (plural ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܘܿܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mḏītōnyāṯā))
- town (settlement with residential districts, shops, amenities, and its own local government)
- Synonym: ܟܲܦܪܵܐ (kaprā)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܼ (mdīntōnī) | 1st person | ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (mdīntōnīṯī) | ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (mdīntōnīṯan) | |||
| construct | ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ (mdīntōnīṯ) | 2nd person | ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (mdīntōnīṯōḵ) | ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (mdīntōnīṯāḵ) | ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mdīntōnīṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mdīntōnīṯā) | 3rd person | ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (mdīntōnīṯēh) | ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (mdīntōnīṯāh) | ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (mdīntōnīṯhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܵܢ̈ (mdīntōnyān) | 1st person | ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (mdīntōnyāṯī) | ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (mdīntōnyāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܵܬ݂̈ (mdīntōnyāṯ) | 2nd person | ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mdīntōnyāṯōḵ) | ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mdīntōnyāṯāḵ) | ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mdīntōnyāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mdīntōnyāṯā) | 3rd person | ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (mdīntōnyāṯēh) | ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (mdīntōnyāṯāh) | ܡܕܝܼܢܬܘܿܢܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mdīntōnyāṯhōn) | |||
Hypernyms
- ܝܲܬ݂ܒܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (yaṯbūṯā, “settlement”)
Coordinate terms
- ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ (māṯā, “village, town”), ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šḇāḇūṯā, “neighbourhood”), ܡܵܚܘܿܙܵܐ (māḥōzā, “quarter”), ܠܲܩܚܵܐ (laqḥā, “suburb”), ܦܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (pnīṯā, “area, region”)
Related terms
- ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (bēṯ mḏītā, “city hall, town hall”)
- ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mḏīnāyūṯā, “citizenship, municipality”)
- ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (mḏīnāyā, “urban”)
- ܩܸܢܛܪܘܿܢ ܕܲܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (qinṭrōn damḏītā, “town centre, city center, downtown”)
- ܪܹܝܫ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (rēš mḏītā, “mayor”)