ܕܢܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܕܢܚܐ ܕܫܡܫܐ

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܢ ܚ (d n ḥ)
7 terms

Inherited from Aramaic דֶּנְחָא (denḥā), from the verb ܕܵܢܹܚ (dānēḥ, “to shine, appear, be manifest”); compare Hebrew זֶרַח (zérakh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [dɪn.xɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [dɛn.ħɑː]

Noun

ܕܸܢܚܵܐ • (dinḥā) m (plural ܕܸܢܚܹ̈ܐ (dinḥē))

1. sunrise
2. (figuratively) manifestation, appearance, arrival, birth, epiphany
3. (astrology) horoscope

   Synonym: ܡܲܠܘܵܫܵܐ (malwāšā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܸܢܚܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܸܢܚܝܼ (dinḥī)		ܕܸܢܚܲܢ (dinḥan)
	construct	ܕܢܲܚ (dnaḥ)		2nd person	ܕܸܢܚܘܼܟ݂ (dinḥūḵ)	ܕܸܢܚܵܟ݂ܝ (dinḥāḵ)	ܕܸܢܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dinḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā)		3rd person	ܕܸܢܚܹܗ (dinḥēh)	ܕܸܢܚܵܗ̇ (dinḥāh)	ܕܸܢܚܗܘܿܢ (dinḥhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܸܢܚܝܼ̈ (dinḥī)		ܕܸܢܚܲܢ̈ (dinḥan)
	construct	ܕܸܢܚܲܝ̈ (dinḥay)		2nd person	ܕܸܢܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dinḥūḵ)	ܕܸܢܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dinḥāḵ)	ܕܸܢܚܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dinḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܸܢܚܹ̈ܐ (dinḥē)		3rd person	ܕܸܢܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dinḥūh)	ܕܸܢܚ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dinḥōh)	ܕܸܢܚܗ̈ܘܿܢ (dinḥhōn)

Coordinate terms

times of day: ܥܸܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܵܘܡܵܐ (ˁiddānē d-yāwmā)edit

• ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ (nuḡhā)
• ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā)
• ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā)
• ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā)
• ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā)
• ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁrāḇā)
• ܢܘܼܨܦܵܐ (nuṣpā)
• ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ramšā)
• ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē)
• ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ (palgā d-laylē)

Proper noun

ܕܸܢܚܵܐ • (dinḥā) m

1. a male given name
2. a surname transferred from the given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܢ ܚ
2 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɛn.ħɑ]

Noun

ܕܢܚܐ • (denḥā) m(uncountable)

1. sunrise, dawn

   Synonyms: ܡܕܢܚܐ, ܢܘܓܗܐ, ܒܗܪܐ, ܫܘܦܪܐ, ܨܦܪܐ

2. brightness, light

   Synonyms: ܢܘܗܪܐ, ܙܗܪܐ

3. east

   Synonym: ܡܕܢܚܐ

4. (figuratively) manifestation, appearance, arrival, birth, epiphany
5. (astrology) horoscope

   Synonyms: ܡܠܘܫܐ, ܝܠܕܐ, ܫܥܬܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܢܚܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܢܚ		1st person	ܕܢܚܝ		ܕܢܚܢ
	construct	ܕܢܚ		2nd person	ܕܢܚܟ	ܕܢܚܟܝ	ܕܢܚܟܘܢ	ܕܢܚܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܢܚܐ		3rd person	ܕܢܚܗ	ܕܢܚܗ	ܕܢܚܗܘܢ	ܕܢܚܗܝܢ

Antonyms

• ܥܪܒܐ (ʿərāḇā)

References

• “dnḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-09
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 68a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 95b
• 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, pp. 312b-313a