ܡܗܡܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܡ ܢ (ˀ m n)
4 terms

Variant of previous form ܡܗܲܝܡܸܢ (mhaymin), from Aramaic הֵימֵן (hēmēn), causitive stem of אֲמַן (ˀăman, “to be safe, be faithful”); compare Hebrew הֶאֱמִין (he'emín) and Arabic آمَنَ (ʔāmana).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [məhammɪn.]

Verb

ܡܗܲܡܸܢ • (mhammin) (present participle ܡܗܲܡܘܼܢܹܐ (mhamūnē), past participle ܡܗܘܼܡܢܵܐ (mhumnā))

1. to believe, to accept as true or that one is telling the truth

   ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܡܗܲܡܘܼܢܹܐ ܥܲܠܘܼܟ݂! ― lē ìwen mhamūnē ˁalūḵ! ― I don’t believe you!

   ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܟܹܐ ܡܗܲܡܸܢ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܫܢܝܼܙܹ̈ܐ.

   ḥakmā min dhālēn mindīyānē d-kē mhammin rābā ìnā šnīzē.

   Some of these things he believes are very strange.

2. to believe in [+ ܒ- (object) = in]
   • first paragraph of the Nicene Creed

     ܡܗܲܡܘܼܢܹܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܒܚܲܕ݇ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ، ܒܵܒܵܐ ܐܲܚܝܼܕ݂ ܟܠ. ܥܵܒ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܗܸܢܘܿܢ ܕܝܼܢܵܐ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܲܙܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܠܵܐ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܲܙܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ.

     mhamūnē ìwaḥ b-ḥa allāhā, bābā aḥīḏ kul. ˁāḇōḏā d-kullāyh hinōn d-īnā miṯḥazyānē w-lā miṯḥazyānē.

     We believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.

3. to approve, ratify

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܗܲܡܸܢ (mhammin)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܗܘܼܡܸܢ ܠܝܼ (mhūmin lī)	ܡܗܘܼܡܸܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mhūmin lūḵ)	ܡܗܘܼܡܸܢ ܠܹܗ (mhūmin lēh)	ܡܗܘܼܡܸܢ ܠܲܢ (mhūmin lan)	ܡܗܘܼܡܸܢ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mhūmin lāwḵōn)	ܡܗܘܼܡܸܢ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mhūmin lhōn)
	f		ܡܗܘܼܡܸܢ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mhūmin lāḵ)	ܡܗܘܼܡܸܢ ܠܵܗ̇ (mhūmin lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܗܲܡܢܸܢ (mhamnin)	ܡܗܲܡܢܸܬ (mhamnit)	ܡܗܲܡܸܢ (mhammin)	ܡܗܲܡܢܲܚ (mhamnaḥ)	ܡܗܲܡܢܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mhamnītōn)	ܡܗܲܡܢܝܼ (mhamnī)
	f	ܡܗܲܡܢܲܢ (mhamnan)	ܡܗܲܡܢܵܬܝ (mhamnāt)	ܡܗܲܡܢܵܐ (mhamnā)
imperative	m		ܗܲܡܸܢ (hammin)			ܗܲܡܢܘܼܢ (hamnūn)
	f		ܗܲܡܸܢܝ (hammin)

Synonyms

• (believe): ܬܵܟ݂ܹܠ (tāḵēl), ܣܵܒ݂ܹܪ (sāḇēr), ܡܵܘܕܹܐ (māwdē)
• (approve): ܡܐܲܫܸܪ (mˀaššir), ܡܙܲܕܸܩ (mzaddiq)

Derived terms

• ܗܲܡܸܢ (hammin)