ܫܢܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܫ ܢ ܐ‎ (š n ˀ)
2 terms

Etymology

From the defective verb ܫܵܢܹܐ*‎ (šānēˀ*, “to be different, changed, insane”) +‎ -ܢܐ‎ (-ānā, the adjectival ending); cognate of Hebrew שׁוֹנֶה‎ (shoné).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʃɑːnjɑːnɑː]

Adjective

ܫܵܢܝܵܢܵܐ • (šānyānā) (feminine ܫܵܢܝܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ‎ (šānyānītā), plural ܫܵܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ‎ (šānyānē))

  1. different, unlike, dissimilar, not the same as
    Synonyms: ܚܠܝܼܦܵܐ‎ (ḥlīpā), ܦܪܝܼܫܵܐ‎ (prīšā), ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ‎ (ḥēnā)
    Antonym: ܕܵܡܝܵܢܵܐ‎ (dāmyānā)
    ‏ܫܵܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܝܵܕܵܝܵܐ‎ ― šānyānā min ˁyādāyā ― different from usual
    ‏ܣܲܥܪܵܗ̇ ܫܵܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ‎ ― saˁrāh šānyānā ìlēh ― Her hair is different
  2. various
    Synonyms: ܣܲܓܝܼ ܦܘܼܪ̈ܫܵܢܹܐ‎ (sagī puršānē), ܙܢܵܢܵܝܵܐ‎ (znānāyā)
    ‏ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܥܸܠܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܫܵܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ‎‎ ― ḥakmā ˁillātē šānyānē ― a few different reasons
    ‏ܐܝܼܬ ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬܹܐ ܫܵܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܠܬܲܪܘܼܨܹܗ̇ ܥܲܣܩܘܼܬܵܐ.‎‎ ― īt urḥātē šānyānē ltarūṣēh ˁasqūtā. ― There are various ways to fix the problem.
  3. insane, crazy, frantic, frenzied
    Synonyms: ܫܹܐܕܵܢܵܐ‎ (šēdānā), ܕܲܝܘܵܢܵܐ‎ (daywānā)
    ‏ܗܵܐ، ܟܹܐ ܚܵܙܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܠܹܗ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܫܵܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܗ̇ܝܼܓܵܗ ܩܵܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܩܵܡ ܡܵܝܬܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܠܹܗ ܠܘܵܬܝܼ؟‎‎
    hā, kē ḥāzētōn lēh gaḇrā d-īlēh šānyānā hīgāh qāmōdī qām māytētōn lēh lwātī?
    Look here, you see that the man is insane so why did you bring him to me?
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