# ܡܝܐ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology

From Aramaic מַיָּא (mayyā), from Proto-Semitic *māy-; compare Arabic مَاء (māʔ), Hebrew מַיִם (máyim) and Akkadian 𒀀 (mû).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [ˈmaj.jɑː]
* (Urmia) IPA: [ˈmiːjɑː]
* (Nineveh Plains) IPA: [ˈmɑ.jɑ]

### Noun

ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ or ܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ • (mayyā or mīyā) m pl (plural only)
* water, waters
    ܒܥܲܠܥܵܠܵܐ، ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܫܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ ܚܕ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܠܠܲܦܹ̈ܐ.b-ˁalˁālā, mayyā šilyē ḥḏīr lhōn l-lappē.During the storm, the quiet water turned into waves.
    ܐܸܢ ܒܵܣܡܵܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܡܲܝܬ݂ܝܼ ܠܝܼ ܟܵܣܵܐ ܕܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܩܲܪܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ.in bāsmā lūḵ mayṯī lī kāsā d-mayyā qarīrē.Please bring me a cup of cold water.
** Genesis 1:6:
    ܘܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ: «ܗܵܘܹܐ ܪܩܝܼܥܵܐ ܒܒܹܝܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ، ܘܗܵܘܹܐ ܒܸܦܪܵܫܵܐ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ .w-mīrēh allāhā: “hāwē rqīˁā b-bēpalgā d-mayyā, w-hāwē biprāšā mayyā min mayyā .Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters”.
** John 4:14:
    ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܫܵܬܹܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܕܐܵܢܵܐ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܢ ܠܹܗ ܠܹܐ ܨܵܗܹܐ ܠܥܵܠܲܡ، ܐܸܠܵܐ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܕܐܵܢܵܐ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܢ ܠܹܗ ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܝܼ ܓܵܘܹܗ ܥܲܝܢܵܐ ܕܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܕܢܵܒ݂ܥܝܼ ܠܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ ܕܠܥܵܠܲܡ.īnā kul man d-šātē min mayyā d-ānā yāḇēn lēh lē ṣāhē l-ˁālam, illā mayyā d-ānā yāḇēn lēh bit hāwī gāwēh ˁaynā d-mayyā d-nāḇˁī l-ḥayyē d-l-ˁālam.But whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

#### Derived terms

* ܐܘܿܪܡܝܼܵܐ (ōrmīyā, “Urmia”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ (bēṯ mayyā, “toilet, latrine”)
* ܕܵܠܘܿܝܵܐ ܕܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ (dālōyā d-mayyā, “water pump”)
* ܡܲܝ̈ ܘܲܪܕܵܐ (may wardā, “rose water”)
* ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܟܲܕܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mayyā kaddāḇē, “mirage”, literally “lying water”)
* ܡܲܝܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mayyānūṯā, “wateriness”)
* ܡܲܝܵܢܵܐ (mayyānā, “watery, aqueous”)
* ܡܲܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ (mayyānāyā, “aquatic”)
* ܡܵܐܝܹ̈ܐ (māˀyē, “Maye”)

## Classical Syriac
### Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *māy-.

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Edessan) IPA: [ˈmaj.jɑ]
* (Eastern Syriac) IPA: [ˈmaj.jɑ]
* (Western Syriac) IPA: [ˈmɑ.jo]

### Noun

ܡܝܐ • (mayyā) m (plural only; not used in singular form)
* water
** Peshitta, John 4:14:
    ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܢܫܬܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܝ̈ܐ ܕܐܢܐ ܐܬܠ ܠܗ. ܠܐ ܢܨܗܐ ܠܥܠܡ. ܐܠܐ ܡܝ̈ܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܝܗܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ. ܢܗܘܘܢ ܒܗ ܡܥܝܢܐ ܕܡܝ̈ܐ. ܕܢܒܥܝܢ ܠܚܝ̈ܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ.koll dēn də-neštē men mayyā ḏə-ʾĕnā ʾettel lēh, lā neṣhē lə-ʿālam, ʾellā mayyā hānōn də-yāheḇ [ʾ]nā lēh, nehwōn bēh məʿīnā ḏə-mayyā, də-nāḇʿīn lə-ḥayyē ḏa-lə-ʿālam.But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
* juice, sap
* albumen, egg white
* various bodily fluids: urine; semen; menstrual fluid

#### Derived terms

* ܒܝܬ ܡܝܐ (bêṯ mayyā)
* ܡܗܐ (məhā)
* ܡܗܝܐ (mahhāyā)
* ܡܗܝܘܬܐ (mahhāyūṯā)
* ܡܝܢܐ (mayyānā)
* ܡܝܢܘܬܐ (mayyānūṯā)
* ܡܝܢܝܐ (mayyānāyā)
* ܡܝܢܝܘܬܐ (mayyānāyūṯā)

### References

* “myyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-08
* Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 181b
* Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 268b
* Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 750b