ܡܐܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology 1

From ܡܐܵܐ‎ (mˀā, “hundred”) +‎ -ܝܐ‎ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending); compare Arabic مَائَة‎ (māʔa), مِئَوِيّ‎‎ (miʔawiyy) and Hebrew מֵאִי‎ (me'í).

Alternative forms
  • ܐܸܡܵܝܵܐ‎ (immāyā)

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [məʔɑːjɑː], [maʔɑːjɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔɪm.mɑːjɑː]

Adjective

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  1. hundredth (100th)
    ‏ܗ̇ܘ ܝܠܹܗ ܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܵܐ ܡܐܵܝܵܐ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܹܪ ܒܓܵܘ ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ.‎‎ ― awa ìlēh parṣōpā mˀāyā d-ˁāḇēr b-gāw tāwānā. ― He is the hundredth person to enter the room.
  2. centigrade, centesimal, celsius
    Coordinate terms: ܦ̮ܲܗܪܸܢܗܵܝܬ‎ (fahrinhāyt, “Fahrenheit”), ܟܹܠܒ݂ܝܼܢ‎ (kēlḇīn, “kelvin”)
    ‏ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܓܵܠܕ݂ܝܼ ܒܨܝܼܦܵܪ ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ ܡܐܵܝܹ̈ܐ‎‎ ― mayyā kē gālḏī b-ṣīpār darḡē mˀāyē ― Water freezes at zero degrees celsius

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [mə.ʔajjeː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔɪm.majjeː]

Noun

ܡܐܲܝܹ̈ܐ • (mˀayyē) m pl

  1. hundreds (of something); indicates an indefinite number approximately between a hundred and a thousand
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