ܕܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian دانه (dâne, literally “grain, berry”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [dɑːnɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [dɑːnɑː]

  Homophone: ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ (ˁiddānā, “time”)

Pronoun

ܕܵܢܵܐ • (dānā) (plural ܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ (dānē))

1. one, individual the first of two things as opposed to the other

   ܫܩܝܼܠ ܠܵܗ̇ ܚܲܕ݇ ܕܵܢܵܐ ܘܒܵܬ݂ܲܪܟܸܢ ܐܸܫܬܵܐ ܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ― šqīl lāh ḥa dānā w-bāṯarkin ištā dānē ― She took one and then six of them

   ܚܲܕ݇ ܕܵܢܵܐ ܥܵܕ݂ܹܪ ܐܸܠܝܼ، ܒܒ݂ܵܥܘܼ؟ ― ḥa dānā ˁāḏēr ilī, bḇāˁū? ― Would someone help me, please?

See also

• ܚܲܕ݇ (ḥa)

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒂁𒆗𒉡 (/⁠dannu⁠/, “storage vat mostly for storing beer and wine”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [dan.nɑː]

Noun

ܕܲܢܵܐ • (dannā) m sg (plural ܕܲܢܹ̈ܐ (dannē) or ܕܲܢܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (dannāṯē))

1. flat-bottomed jar, urn

   Synonym: ܠܓ݂ܝܼܢܵܐ (lḡīnā)

2. branch, bough

   Synonym: ܦܲܥܘܵܐ (paˁwā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܲܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܲܢܝܼ (danī)		ܕܲܢܲܢ (dannan)
	construct	ܕܲܢ (dan)		2nd person	ܕܲܢܘܼܟ݂ (danūḵ)	ܕܲܢܵܟ݂ܝ (dannāḵ)	ܕܲܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dannāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܢܵܐ (dannā)		3rd person	ܕܲܢܹܗ (dannēh)	ܕܲܢܵܗ̇ (dannāh)	ܕܲܢܗܘܿܢ (danhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܲܢܝܼ̈ (danī)		ܕܲܢܲܢ̈ (dannan)
	construct	ܕܲܢܲܝ̈ (dannay)		2nd person	ܕܲܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (danūḵ)	ܕܲܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dannāḵ)	ܕܲܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dannāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܢܹ̈ܐ (dannē)		3rd person	ܕܲܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (danūh)	ܕܲܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dannōh)	ܕܲܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (danhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒂁𒆗𒉡 (/⁠dannu⁠/, “storage vat mostly for storing beer and wine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dannɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [danne], [dannɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܢܐ • (dannā) m (plural ܕܢܬܐ (dannāṯā) or ܕܢܐ (dannē))

1. flat-bottomed jar, urn

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܢ		1st person	ܕܢܝ		ܕܢܢ
	construct	ܕܢ		2nd person	ܕܢܟ	ܕܢܟܝ	ܕܢܟܘܢ	ܕܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܢܐ		3rd person	ܕܢܗ	ܕܢܗ	ܕܢܗܘܢ	ܕܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܢܢ ,ܕܢܝܢ		1st person	ܕܢܬܝ ,ܕܢܝ		ܕܢܬܢ ,ܕܢܝܢ
	construct	ܕܢܬ ,ܕܢܝ		2nd person	ܕܢܬܟ ,ܕܢܝܟ	ܕܢܬܟܝ ,ܕܢܝܟܝ	ܕܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܕܢܝܟܘܢ	ܕܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܕܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܢܬܐ ,ܕܢܐ		3rd person	ܕܢܬܗ ,ܕܢܘܗܝ	ܕܢܬܗ ,ܕܢܝܗ	ܕܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܕܢܝܗܘܢ	ܕܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܕܢܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܠܓܝܢܐ (ləḡīnā)

Descendants

• → Arabic: دَنّ (dann)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dannɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [danne] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܢܐ • (dannā) m (plural ܕܢܐ (dannē))

1. branch, bough

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܢ		1st person	ܕܢܝ		ܕܢܢ
	construct	ܕܢ		2nd person	ܕܢܟ	ܕܢܟܝ	ܕܢܟܘܢ	ܕܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܢܐ		3rd person	ܕܢܗ	ܕܢܗ	ܕܢܗܘܢ	ܕܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܢܝܢ		1st person	ܕܢܝ		ܕܢܝܢ
	construct	ܕܢܝ		2nd person	ܕܢܝܟ	ܕܢܝܟܝ	ܕܢܝܟܘܢ	ܕܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܢܐ		3rd person	ܕܢܘܗܝ	ܕܢܝܗ	ܕܢܝܗܘܢ	ܕܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “dn”, 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, page 67b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 95a
• 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, pages 311b-312a