ܕܝܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic دِين (dīn) and Hebrew דִּין (dîn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dinɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [dine(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܕܝܢܐ)

1. justice
2. judgement, sentence, verdict
3. lawsuit, dispute, contention
4. law, rule, custom, manner
5. reason, cause
6. criterion
7. account, recollection

Inflection

    inflection of ܕܝܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܝܢ	ܕܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܕܝܢ	ܕܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܕܝܢܐ	ܕܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܝܢܝ	ܕܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܝܢܟ	ܕܝܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܝܢܟܝ	ܕܝܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܝܢܗ	ܕܝܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܝܢܗ	ܕܝܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܝܢܢ	ܕܝܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܝܢܟܘܢ	ܕܝܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܝܢܟܝܢ	ܕܝܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܝܢܗܘܢ	ܕܝܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܝܢܗܝܢ	ܕܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Arabic دَيَّان (dayyān) and Hebrew דַּיָּן (dayyān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dajjɑnɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [dajjɑne(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܕܝܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܕܝܢܝܬܐ)

1. judge

Inflection

    inflection of ܕܝܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܝܢ	ܕܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܕܝܢ	ܕܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܕܝܢܐ	ܕܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܝܢܝ	ܕܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܝܢܟ	ܕܝܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܝܢܟܝ	ܕܝܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܝܢܗ	ܕܝܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܝܢܗ	ܕܝܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܝܢܢ	ܕܝܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܝܢܟܘܢ	ܕܝܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܝܢܟܝܢ	ܕܝܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܝܢܗܘܢ	ܕܝܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܝܢܗܝܢ	ܕܝܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “dyn”, 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. 60b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 90b
• 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. 297a