ܐܪܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܪܘܢܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܐܪܘܢܐ with the meanings changed, from Biblical Hebrew אָרוֹן (ʾārôn, “coffin, ark”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːroːnɑː]

Noun

ܐܵܪܘܿܢܵܐ • (ārōnā) m sg (plural ܐܵܪ̈ܘܿܢܹܐ (ārōnē))

1. wardrobe, closet (piece of furniture for storing clothes)

   ܡܘܼܕܸܪ ܠܝܼ ܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܨܘܼܕܪ̈ܵܬܹܐ ܠܐܵܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܕܕܡܵܟ݂ܵܐ.

   mūdir lī kullāyh ṣudrātē l-ārōnā gāw tāwānā ddmāḵā.

   I returned all the shirts to the wardrobe in the bedroom.

2. cloakroom, locker
3. (literary) ark, box, chest, strongbox
4. (literary) coffin, sarcophagus

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܵܪܘܿܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܵܪܘܿܢܝܼ (ārōnī)		ܐܵܪܘܿܢܲܢ (ārōnan)
	construct	ܐܵܪܘܿܢ (ārōn)		2nd person	ܐܵܪܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂ (ārōnūḵ)	ܐܵܪܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ārōnāḵ)	ܐܵܪܘܿܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ārōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܪܘܿܢܵܐ (ārōnā)		3rd person	ܐܵܪܘܿܢܹܗ (ārōnēh)	ܐܵܪܘܿܢܵܗ̇ (ārōnāh)	ܐܵܪܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ (ārōnhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܵܪ̈ܘܿܢܝܼ (ārōnī)		ܐܵܪ̈ܘܿܢܲܢ (ārōnan)
	construct	ܐܵܪ̈ܘܿܢܲܝ (ārōnay)		2nd person	ܐܵܪ̈ܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂ (ārōnūḵ)	ܐܵܪ̈ܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ārōnāḵ)	ܐܵܪ̈ܘܿܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ārōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܪ̈ܘܿܢܹܐ (ārōnē)		3rd person	ܐܵܪ̈ܘܿܢܘܼܗܝ (ārōnūh)	ܐܵܪ̈ܘܿܢܘܿܗ̇ (ārōnōh)	ܐܵܪ̈ܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ (ārōnhōn)

Synonyms

• (wardrobe, closet): ܦܲܪܕܲܝܣܩܵܐ (pardaysqā), ܕܘܿܠܵܒܟ̰ܵܐ (dōlābčā, “cupboard, cabinet”)
• (cloakroom): ܒܹܝܬ ܠܒ݂ܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ (bēt lḇūšē)
• (ark, box): ܩܹܒ݂ܘܿܬܵܐ (qēḇōtā), ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܵܐ (ṣandūqā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔarwɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔarwɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܪܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܪܘܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܪܘܢܝܬܐ)

1. calf, young bull

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܪܘܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܪܘܢ		1st person	ܐܪܘܢܝ		ܐܪܘܢܢ
	construct	ܐܪܘܢ		2nd person	ܐܪܘܢܟ	ܐܪܘܢܟܝ	ܐܪܘܢܟܘܢ	ܐܪܘܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܪܘܢܐ		3rd person	ܐܪܘܢܗ	ܐܪܘܢܗ	ܐܪܘܢܗܘܢ	ܐܪܘܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܪܘܢܝܢ		1st person	ܐܪܘܢܝ		ܐܪܘܢܝܢ
	construct	ܐܪܘܢܝ		2nd person	ܐܪܘܢܝܟ	ܐܪܘܢܝܟܝ	ܐܪܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܐܪܘܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܪܘܢܐ		3rd person	ܐܪܘܢܘܗܝ	ܐܪܘܢܝܗ	ܐܪܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܐܪܘܢܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܥܓܠܐ

Etymology 2

From Hebrew אָרוֹן (ʾārôn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɑronɑ(ʔ)], [ʔăronɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɑrone(ʔ)], [ʔărone(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܪܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܪܘܢܐ)

1. ark, box, chest, strongbox
2. coffin, sarcophagus

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܪܘܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܪܘܢ		1st person	ܐܪܘܢܝ		ܐܪܘܢܢ
	construct	ܐܪܘܢ		2nd person	ܐܪܘܢܟ	ܐܪܘܢܟܝ	ܐܪܘܢܟܘܢ	ܐܪܘܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܪܘܢܐ		3rd person	ܐܪܘܢܗ	ܐܪܘܢܗ	ܐܪܘܢܗܘܢ	ܐܪܘܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܪܘܢܝܢ		1st person	ܐܪܘܢܝ		ܐܪܘܢܝܢ
	construct	ܐܪܘܢܝ		2nd person	ܐܪܘܢܝܟ	ܐܪܘܢܝܟܝ	ܐܪܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܐܪܘܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܪܘܢܐ		3rd person	ܐܪܘܢܘܗܝ	ܐܪܘܢܝܗ	ܐܪܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܐܪܘܢܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܐܪܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m

1. (religion) Ark of the Covenant

References

• “ˀrwn”, 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. 19a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 28a
• 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. 96b