ܐܘܘܢܐ
Classical Syriac
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ܐܘܢܐ (ʾawwānāʾ)
Etymology
[edit]Either from the root ܐ-ܘ-ܐ (ʾ-w-ʾ) related to staying or from Middle Iranian *āwān. Compare Old Armenian աւան (awan, “village, small town”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܐܘܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܘܘܢܐ)
- inn, lodging
- (by extension) abode, habitation, dwelling, house, home, mansion
- (figuratively) heaven
Inflection
[edit] inflection of ܐܘܘܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܘܘܢ | ܐܘܘܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܘܘܢ | ܐܘܘܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܘܘܢܐ | ܐܘܘܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܘܘܢܝ | ܐܘܘܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܘܘܢܟ | ܐܘܘܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܘܘܢܟܝ | ܐܘܘܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܘܘܢܗ | ܐܘܘܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܘܘܢܗ | ܐܘܘܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܘܘܢܢ | ܐܘܘܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܘܘܢܟܘܢ | ܐܘܘܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܘܘܢܟܝܢ | ܐܘܘܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܘܘܢܗܘܢ | ܐܘܘܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܘܘܢܗܝܢ | ܐܘܘܢܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
[edit]- ܐܘܢܬܐ (ʾawwāntāʾ)
References
[edit]- “ˀwwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-07-26
- Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28)[1], Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, pages 101–102
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 3b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 5a
- 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, p. 13b