ܡܢܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Hebrew מָן (mān), possibly via Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ma(n)nnɑ]

Noun

ܡܢܢܐ • (mannām(uncountable)

  1. (biblical) manna

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܢܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܡܢܢ 1st person ܡܢܢܝ ܡܢܢܢ
construct ܡܢܢ 2nd person ܡܢܢܟ ܡܢܢܟܝ ܡܢܢܟܘܢ ܡܢܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܢܢܐ 3rd person ܡܢܢܗ ܡܢܢܗ ܡܢܢܗܘܢ ܡܢܢܗܝܢ

References

  • mnnˀ”, 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 187b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 282b
  • 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, page 784a