ܐܘܚܕܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܐ-ܚ-ܕ (ʾ-ḥ-d) related to holding or containing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔuħdɑnɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔuħdɑne(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܘܚܕܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܘܚܕܢܐ)

1. grasp, hold
2. power, force (of wind, sea, etc.)
3. majesty
4. political power, sway, authority, jurisdiction
5. possession, property (especially of land)
6. district, territory
7. dominion, province, colony, diocese
8. realm, kingdom, empire

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܘܚܕܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܘܚܕܢ	ܐܘܚܕܢܝܢ
construct	ܐܘܚܕܢ	ܐܘܚܕܢܝ
emphatic	ܐܘܚܕܢܐ	ܐܘܚܕܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܘܚܕܢܝ	ܐܘܚܕܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܘܚܕܢܟ	ܐܘܚܕܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܘܚܕܢܟܝ	ܐܘܚܕܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܘܚܕܢܗ	ܐܘܚܕܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܘܚܕܢܗ	ܐܘܚܕܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܘܚܕܢܢ	ܐܘܚܕܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܘܚܕܢܟܘܢ	ܐܘܚܕܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܘܚܕܢܟܝܢ	ܐܘܚܕܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܘܚܕܢܗܘܢ	ܐܘܚܕܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܘܚܕܢܗܝܢ	ܐܘܚܕܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀwḥdn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 6a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 5a-b
• 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-14a