ܝܡܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

ܝܸܡܵܐ (yimmā) +‎ -ܝܼ (-ī), literally “My mom”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [nɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܝܸܡܝܼ • (yimī) f

  1. term used to address one’s mother or grandmother
  2. term used to refer to one’s mother, even among other siblings
    ܝܸܡܝܼ ܩܲܡ ܐܵܡܪܵܐ ܠܲܢ ܕܡܕܲܟܹܝܚ ܠܹܗ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ
    yimī qam āmrā lan dmdakkēḥ lēh baytā
    Mom told us to clean the house.

Derived terms

  • ܝܸܡܝܼ ܪܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ (yimī rabṯā)

See also

  • ܢܵܢܵܐ (nānā)
  • ܣܵܒ݂ܬܝܼ (sāḇtī)
  • ܣܵܒ݂ܬܘܿ (sāḇtō)
  • ܒܵܒܘܿ (bābō)
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