ܕܡܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܕ ܡ ܐ‎ (d m ˀ)
3 terms

Etymology

From ܕܵܡܹܐ‎ (dāmē, “to resemble”) +‎ -ܢܐ‎ (-ānā, the adjectival ending); cognate of Hebrew דּוֹמֶה‎ (domé)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [dam.jɑːnɑː]

Adjective

ܕܵܡܝܵܢܵܐ • (dāmyānā) (feminine ܕܵܡܝܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ‎ (dāmyānītā), plural ܕܵܡܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (dāmyānē))

  1. resembling, similar, alike, analogous
    ‏ܓܘܼܫܡܵܐ ܫܡܲܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ ܕܵܡܝܵܢܵܐ ܠܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ.‎‎
    gūšmā šmayyānāyā dāmyānā l-kāwḵḇā.
    A celestial body similar to a star.

Antonyms

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