ܕܢܝܐܝܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל (dānīyyʾēl, literally “God is my judge”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [dɑːˈniːʔelː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [dɑːˈnijːjɪl]

Proper noun

ܕܵܢܝܼܐܹܝܠ • (dānīˀēl) m

1. Daniel (a book in the Old Testament of the Bible)
2. (biblical) Daniel (the prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel)
3. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel
4. a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms

• ܕܲܢܘܿ (danō) (diminutive, nickname)
• ܕܵܢܝܼܐܹܝܠܵܐ (dānīˀēlā)