ܕܪܩܘܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d(ə)rɑqonɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [d(ə)rɑqone] (plural)

Noun

ܕܪܩܘܢܐ • (drāqōnā) m (plural ܕܪܩܘܢܐ (drāqōnē))

1. snake, serpent
2. dragon

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܪܩܘܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܪܩܘܢ		1st person	ܕܪܩܘܢܝ		ܕܪܩܘܢܢ
	construct	ܕܪܩܘܢ		2nd person	ܕܪܩܘܢܟ	ܕܪܩܘܢܟܝ	ܕܪܩܘܢܟܘܢ	ܕܪܩܘܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܪܩܘܢܐ		3rd person	ܕܪܩܘܢܗ	ܕܪܩܘܢܗ	ܕܪܩܘܢܗܘܢ	ܕܪܩܘܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܪܩܘܢܝܢ		1st person	ܕܪܩܘܢܝ		ܕܪܩܘܢܝܢ
	construct	ܕܪܩܘܢܝ		2nd person	ܕܪܩܘܢܝܟ	ܕܪܩܘܢܝܟܝ	ܕܪܩܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܕܪܩܘܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܪܩܘܢܐ		3rd person	ܕܪܩܘܢܘܗܝ	ܕܪܩܘܢܝܗ	ܕܪܩܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܕܪܩܘܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “drqwn”, 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 71a
• 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, page 324b