ܐܬܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܬܘܢܐ

Etymology

Borrowed from Akkadian 𒌋𒈬 (U.MU /⁠atūnu, utūnu⁠/), from Sumerian 𒌋𒈬 (udun).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [attuːnaː]

Noun

ܐܲܬܘܼܢܵܐ • (atūnā) m (plural ܐܲܬܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (atūnē))

1. furnace; oven
   • Matthew 13:50:

     ܘܒܸܬ ܕܵܪܝܼ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܒܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܐܲܬܘܼܢܵܐ ܕܢܘܼܪܵܐ، ܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܕܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܒܸܟ݂ܝܵܐ ܘܚܲܪܚܲܟ̰ܬܵ‌ܐ ܕܟܹܟܹ̈ܐ.

     w-bit dārī lhōn bīšē gāw atūnā dnūrā, aykā dbit hāwē biḵyā w-ḥarḥačtā‌ā dkēkē.

     and they will cast them into the furnace of fire, where there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܬܘܼܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܲܬܘܼܢܝܼ (atūnī)		ܐܲܬܘܼܢܲܢ (atūnan)
	construct	ܐܲܬܘܼܢ (atūn)		2nd person	ܐܲܬܘܼܢܘܼܟ݂ (atūnūḵ)	ܐܲܬܘܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ (atūnāḵ)	ܐܲܬܘܼܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (atūnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܬܘܼܢܵܐ (atūnā)		3rd person	ܐܲܬܘܼܢܹܗ (atūnēh)	ܐܲܬܘܼܢܵܗ̇ (atūnāh)	ܐܲܬܘܼܢܗܘܿܢ (atunhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܲܬܘܼܢܝܼ̈ (atūnī)		ܐܲܬܘܼܢܲܢ̈ (atūnan)
	construct	ܐܲܬܘܼܢܲܝ̈ (atūnay)		2nd person	ܐܲܬܘܼܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (atūnūḵ)	ܐܲܬܘܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (atūnāḵ)	ܐܲܬܘܼܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (atūnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܬܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (atūnē)		3rd person	ܐܲܬܘܼܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (atūnūh)	ܐܲܬܘܼܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (atūnōh)	ܐܲܬܘܼܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (atunhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒌋𒈬 (U.MU /⁠atūnu, utūnu⁠/), from Sumerian 𒌋𒈬 (udun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔattunɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔattune] (plural)

Noun

ܐܬܘܢܐ • (ʾattūnā) m (plural ܐܬܘܢܐ (ʾattūnē))

1. oven, furnace

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܬܘܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܬܘܢ		1st person	ܐܬܘܢܝ		ܐܬܘܢܢ
	construct	ܐܬܘܢ		2nd person	ܐܬܘܢܟ	ܐܬܘܢܟܝ	ܐܬܘܢܟܘܢ	ܐܬܘܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܬܘܢܐ		3rd person	ܐܬܘܢܗ	ܐܬܘܢܗ	ܐܬܘܢܗܘܢ	ܐܬܘܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܬܘܢܝܢ		1st person	ܐܬܘܢܝ		ܐܬܘܢܝܢ
	construct	ܐܬܘܢܝ		2nd person	ܐܬܘܢܝܟ	ܐܬܘܢܝܟܝ	ܐܬܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܐܬܘܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܬܘܢܐ		3rd person	ܐܬܘܢܘܗܝ	ܐܬܘܢܝܗ	ܐܬܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܐܬܘܢܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: أَتُّون (ʔattūn)
• → Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: atûn, etûn, êtûn, hêtûn

References

• “ˀtwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-05-13
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 22
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 32
• 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 109