ܕܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܕ ܘ ܢ (d w n)
6 terms

Inherited from Aramaic דִּינָא (dīnā); cognate to Arabic دِين (dīn) and Hebrew דִּין (dín).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [diːnɑː]

Noun

ܕܝܼܢܵܐ • (dīnā) m (plural ܕܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ (dīnē))

1. judgement
2. sentence, verdict; lawsuit
3. law, rule, custom, manner

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܝܼܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܝܼܢܝܼ (dīnī)		ܕܝܼܢܲܢ (dīnan)
	construct	ܕܝܼܢ (dīn)		2nd person	ܕܝܼܢܘܼܟ݂ (dīnūḵ)	ܕܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ (dīnāḵ)	ܕܝܼܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dīnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܝܼܢܵܐ (d-īnā)		3rd person	ܕܝܼܢܹܗ (dīnēh)	ܕܝܼܢܵܗ̇ (dīnāh)	ܕܝܼܢܗܘܿܢ (dīnhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܝܼܢܝܼ̈ (dīnī)		ܕܝܼܢܲܢ̈ (dīnan)
	construct	ܕܝܼܢܲܝ̈ (dīnay)		2nd person	ܕܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dīnūḵ)	ܕܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dīnāḵ)	ܕܝܼܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dīnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ (dīnē)		3rd person	ܕܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dīnūh)	ܕܝܼܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dīnōh)	ܕܝܼܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (dīnhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܕܝܼܢܵܐ (bēṯ d-īnā)

Proper noun

ܕܝܼܢܵܐ • (dīnā) f

1. a female given name

Etymology 2

Occupational noun derived from the above; compare Arabic دَيَّان (dayyān) and Hebrew דַּיָּן (dayán). The latter proper noun is derived from the former.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dajjɑːnɑː] (in the singular)

Noun

ܕܲܝܵܢܵܐ • (dayyānā) m (plural ܕܲܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (dayyānē), feminine ܕܲܝܵܢܬܵܐ (dayyāntā))

1. judge

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܲܝܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܲܝܵܢܝܼ (dayyānī)		ܕܲܝܵܢܲܢ (dayyānan)
	construct	ܕܲܝܵܢ (dayyān)		2nd person	ܕܲܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (dayyānūḵ)	ܕܲܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (dayyānāḵ)	ܕܲܝܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dayyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܝܵܢܵܐ (dayyānā)		3rd person	ܕܲܝܵܢܹܗ (dayyānēh)	ܕܲܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (dayyānāh)	ܕܲܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (dayyānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܲܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (dayyānī)		ܕܲܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (dayyānan)
	construct	ܕܲܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (dayyānay)		2nd person	ܕܲܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dayyānūḵ)	ܕܲܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dayyānāḵ)	ܕܲܝܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dayyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (dayyānē)		3rd person	ܕܲܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dayyānūh)	ܕܲܝܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dayyānōh)	ܕܲܝܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (dayyānhōn)

Proper noun

ܕܝܼܵܢܵܐ • (dīyānā) f

1. Soran, Diyana (a city in northern Iraq, historically Assyrian)
2. a female given name

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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܝܢ		1st person	ܕܝܢܝ		ܕܝܢܢ
	construct	ܕܝܢ		2nd person	ܕܝܢܟ	ܕܝܢܟܝ	ܕܝܢܟܘܢ	ܕܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܕܝܢܗ	ܕܝܢܗ	ܕܝܢܗܘܢ	ܕܝܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܝܢܝܢ		1st person	ܕܝܢܝ		ܕܝܢܝܢ
	construct	ܕܝܢܝ		2nd person	ܕܝܢܝܟ	ܕܝܢܝܟܝ	ܕܝܢܝܟܘܢ	ܕܝܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܕܝܢܘܗܝ	ܕܝܢܝܗ	ܕܝܢܝܗܘܢ	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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܝܢ		1st person	ܕܝܢܝ		ܕܝܢܢ
	construct	ܕܝܢ		2nd person	ܕܝܢܟ	ܕܝܢܟܝ	ܕܝܢܟܘܢ	ܕܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܕܝܢܗ	ܕܝܢܗ	ܕܝܢܗܘܢ	ܕܝܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܝܢܝܢ		1st person	ܕܝܢܝ		ܕܝܢܝܢ
	construct	ܕܝܢܝ		2nd person	ܕܝܢܝܟ	ܕܝܢܝܟܝ	ܕܝܢܝܟܘܢ	ܕܝܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܕܝܢܘܗܝ	ܕܝܢܝܗ	ܕܝܢܝܗܘܢ	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