ܕܗܩܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܕܝܗܩܢܐ (dêhqānā)

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (dʾhkʾn' /⁠dehgān⁠/); compare Persian دهقان (dehqân).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dahˈqɑ.nɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [dahˈqɑ.ne] (plural)

Noun

ܕܗܩܢܐ • (dahqānā) m (plural ܕܗܩܢܐ)

1. prefect, mayor

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܗܩܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܗܩܢ		1st person	ܕܗܩܢܝ		ܕܗܩܢܢ
	construct	ܕܗܩܢ		2nd person	ܕܗܩܢܟ	ܕܗܩܢܟܝ	ܕܗܩܢܟܘܢ	ܕܗܩܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܗܩܢܐ		3rd person	ܕܗܩܢܗ	ܕܗܩܢܗ	ܕܗܩܢܗܘܢ	ܕܗܩܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܗܩܢܝܢ		1st person	ܕܗܩܢܝ		ܕܗܩܢܝܢ
	construct	ܕܗܩܢܝ		2nd person	ܕܗܩܢܝܟ	ܕܗܩܢܝܟܝ	ܕܗܩܢܝܟܘܢ	ܕܗܩܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܗܩܢܐ		3rd person	ܕܗܩܢܘܗܝ	ܕܗܩܢܝܗ	ܕܗܩܢܝܗܘܢ	ܕܗܩܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “dhqn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2017-10-15
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 59b
• 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 276b