ܐܟܣܢܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔaks(ə)nɑjɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔaks(ə)nɑje] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܟܣܢܝܐ • (ʔaksnāyā) m (plural ܐܟܣܢܝܐ (ʔaksnāyē), singular feminine counterpart ܐܟܣܢܝܬܐ (ʔaksnāytā))

1. stranger, foreigner

   Synonyms: ܢܘܟܪܝܐ, ܬܘܬܒܐ

2. pilgrim
3. guest, visitor, lodger

   Synonyms: ܐܪܚܐ, ܬܘܬܒܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܟܣܢܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܟܣܢܝ		1st person	ܐܟܣܢܝܝ		ܐܟܣܢܝܢ
	construct	ܐܟܣܢܝ		2nd person	ܐܟܣܢܝܟ	ܐܟܣܢܝܟܝ	ܐܟܣܢܝܟܘܢ	ܐܟܣܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܟܣܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܐܟܣܢܝܗ	ܐܟܣܢܝܗ	ܐܟܣܢܝܗܘܢ	ܐܟܣܢܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܟܣܢܝܝܢ		1st person	ܐܟܣܢܝܝ		ܐܟܣܢܝܝܢ
	construct	ܐܟܣܢܝܝ		2nd person	ܐܟܣܢܝܝܟ	ܐܟܣܢܝܝܟܝ	ܐܟܣܢܝܝܟܘܢ	ܐܟܣܢܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܟܣܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܐܟܣܢܝܘܗܝ	ܐܟܣܢܝܝܗ	ܐܟܣܢܝܝܗܘܢ	ܐܟܣܢܝܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ξενία (xenía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔaksɛnjɑ]

Noun

ܐܟܣܢܝܐ • (ʔaksenyā) f(uncountable)

1. strange or foreign country
2. living or travelling abroad
3. exile, banishment

   Synonym: ܓܠܘܬܐ

4. (figuratively) life of an anchorite
5. hospitality, lodging

   Synonyms: ܒܘܬܐ, ܐܘܘܢܐ

6. hostelry, guesthouse

References

• “ˀksny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ˀksnyˀ”, 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, pages 159b–160a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 16b
• 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 44b