ܐܝܡܡܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܝ ܘ ܡ (y w m)
4 terms

From ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā, “daytime”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔiːmɑːmɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܝܵܐ • (īmāmāyā) (feminine ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܝܬܵܐ (īmāmāytā), plural ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܝܹ̈ܐ (īmāmāyē))

  1. diurnal
    Antonym: ܠܲܝܠܵܝܵܐ (laylāyā)
    ܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܝܹ̈ܐ
    bnaynāšā ìnā ḥaywāṯā īmāmāyē
    Humans are diurnal animals

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