ܕܘܢܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دونوم (dönüm) belonging to دونمك (dönmek, “to turn”), presumably a calque from Byzantine Greek στρέμμα (strémma, “stremma”, literally “that which is turned”); compare also borrowed into Arabic دُونُم (dūnum).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈdoːnaːm]

Noun

ܕܘܿܢܵܡ • (dōnām) m (plural ܕܘܿܢܵܡܹ̈ܐ (dōnāmē))

1. dunam

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܘܿܢܵܡ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			ܕܘܿܢܵܡܲܢ (dōnāman)
	construct	ܕܘܿܢܵܡ (dōnām)		2nd person	ܕܘܿܢܵܡܘܼܟ݂ (dōnāmūḵ)	ܕܘܿܢܵܡܵܟ݂ܝ (dōnāmāḵ)	ܕܘܿܢܵܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dōnāmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܘܿܢܵܡ (dōnām)		3rd person	ܕܘܿܢܵܡܹܗ (dōnāmēh)	ܕܘܿܢܵܡܵܗ̇ (dōnāmāh)	ܕܘܿܢܵܡܗܘܿܢ (dōnāmhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܘܿܢܵܡܝܼ̈ (dōnāmī)		ܕܘܿܢܵܡܲܢ̈ (dōnāman)
	construct	ܕܘܿܢܵܡܲܝ̈ (dōnāmay)		2nd person	ܕܘܿܢܵܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dōnāmūḵ)	ܕܘܿܢܵܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dōnāmāḵ)	ܕܘܿܢܵܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dōnāmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܘܿܢܵܡܹ̈ܐ (dōnāmē)		3rd person	ܕܘܿܢܵܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dōnāmūh)	ܕܘܿܢܵܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dōnāmōh)	ܕܘܿܢܵܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (dōnāmhōn)

Usage notes

• In Iraq, the dunam is equal to 2,500 square metres or 0.25 hectares