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 ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ― ō gabrā lḇīšā wē wā čākēt mindī ― That 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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