ܐܕܢܐ

See also: ܐܪܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔuḏn-.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈʔɛð.nɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʔɪð.nɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʔeð.no]

Noun

ܐܕܢܐ • (ʾeḏnā) f (plural ܐܕܢܗܬܐ (ʾeḏnē) or ܐܕܢܬܐ (ʾeḏnāṯā) or ܐܕܢܐ (ʾeḏnāhāṯā))

1. (anatomy) ear
   • Peshitta, Matthew 11:15:

     ܡܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܐܕ̈ܢܐ ܕܢܫܡܥ ܢܫܡܥ.

     man də-ʾīṯ lēh ʾeḏnē ḏə-nešmaʿ nešmaʿ.

     He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

2. (animal anatomy) fish gill
3. (figuratively) anything that sticks out; handle, promontory, bay, gulf
4. bottle opening
5. (by extension) bottle

Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܐܕܢܐ (ʾeḏnē) is used for literal senses while ܐܕܢܬܐ (ʾeḏnāṯā) and ܐܕܢܗܬܐ (ʾeḏnāhāṯā) are used for figurative senses.

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܕܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܕܢ		1st person	ܐܕܢܝ		ܐܕܢܢ
	construct	ܐܕܢ		2nd person	ܐܕܢܟ	ܐܕܢܟܝ	ܐܕܢܟܘܢ	ܐܕܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܕܢܐ		3rd person	ܐܕܢܗ	ܐܕܢܗ	ܐܕܢܗܘܢ	ܐܕܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܕܢܗܢ ,ܐܕܢܢ ,ܐܕܢܝܢ		1st person	ܐܕܢܗܬܝ ,ܐܕܢܬܝ ,ܐܕܢܝ		ܐܕܢܗܬܢ ,ܐܕܢܬܢ ,ܐܕܢܝܢ
	construct	ܐܕܢܗܬ ,ܐܕܢܬ ,ܐܕܢܝ		2nd person	ܐܕܢܗܬܟ ,ܐܕܢܬܟ ,ܐܕܢܝܟ	ܐܕܢܗܬܟܝ ,ܐܕܢܬܟܝ ,ܐܕܢܝܟܝ	ܐܕܢܗܬܟܘܢ ,ܐܕܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܐܕܢܝܟܘܢ	ܐܕܢܗܬܟܝܢ ,ܐܕܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܐܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܕܢܗܬܐ ,ܐܕܢܬܐ ,ܐܕܢܐ		3rd person	ܐܕܢܗܬܗ ,ܐܕܢܬܗ ,ܐܕܢܘܗܝ	ܐܕܢܗܬܗ ,ܐܕܢܬܗ ,ܐܕܢܝܗ	ܐܕܢܗܬܗܘܢ ,ܐܕܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܐܕܢܝܗܘܢ	ܐܕܢܗܬܗܝܢ ,ܐܕܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܐܕܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀdn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-14
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 3a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 4a
• 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 10b

Turoyo

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔuḏn-.

Noun

ܐܰܕ݂ܢܐ • (aḏno) f

1. ear