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ܝܘܢ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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ܝܘܢ
ܐܬܐ ܕܝܘܢ

Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek Ἴων (Íōn) and Ἰωνία (Iōnía); compare Hebrew יָוָן (yaván) and Arabic الْيُونَان (al-yūnān).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [jɑːwɑnː]

Proper noun

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ܝܵܘܵܢ (yāwānf

  1. Greece (a country in Southeast Europe)
    Synonym: ܗܲܠܸܣ (hallis)
    • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Acts 20:2:
      ܚܕ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ ܒܗܵܢܵܐ ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ ܘܡܠܘܼܒܸܒ݂ ܠܹܗ ܠܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܒܡܸ̈ܠܹܐ ܣܲܓܝܼ̈ܐܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܘܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܝܵܘܵܢ ܘܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܬܲܡܵܐ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ.
      ḥḏīr lēh b-hānā aṯrā w-mlūbiḇ lēh l-nāšē b-millē sagīˀāṯē w-ṯē lēh l-yāwān w-pīš lēh tammā tlāṯā yarḥē.
      Now when he had gone over that region and encouraged them with many words, he came to Greece where he stayed for three months.
    • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Daniel 8:21:
      ܬܲܝܫܵܐ ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܝܵܘܵܢ ܝܼܠܹܗ. ܩܲܪܢܵܐ ܪܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܒܹܝܢ ܥܲܝ̈ܢܘܼܗܝ، ܗ̇ܘ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ.
      tayšā malkūṯā d-yāwān īlēh. qarnā rabṯā d-bēn ˁaynūh, awa ìlēh malkā qammāyā.
      And the male goat is the kingdom of Greece. The large horn that is between its eyes is the first king.
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Proper noun

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ܝܵܘܵܢ (yāwānm

  1. (biblical) Javan, the fourth son of Japheth
    • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Genesis 10:2:
      ܒܢܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܲܦ̮ܬ: ܓܵܡܵܪ، ܘܡܵܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂، ܘܡܵܕ݂ܲܝ، ܘܝܵܘܵܢ، ܘܬܘܼܒ݂ܵܠ، ܘܡܵܫ̣ܵܟ݂، ܘܬܝܼܪܵܣ.
      bnōnē d-yaft: gāmār, w-māḡōḡ, w-māḏay, wyāwān, w-tūḇāl, w-māṣ̌āḵ, w-tīrās.
      The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

Etymology 2

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Root
ܗ ܘ ܐ (h w ˀ)
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Variant of ܗܘܹܝܢ (hwēn), contraction of *ܗܘܹܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܐ (*hwē nā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔiːwɪn.]

Verb

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ܝܼܘܸܢ (īwenm

  1. first-person singular masculine present indicative of ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē): I am

Etymology 3

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Variant of ܗܸܘܝܲܢ (hiwyan), contraction of *ܗܸܘܝܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܐ (*hiwyā nā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔiːwɑnː]

Verb

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ܝܼܘܵܢ (īwānm

  1. first-person singular feminine present indicative of ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē): I am

Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἰωνία (Iōnía).

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Noun

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ܝܘܢ (yawānm

  1. (biblical) Javan
  2. A historical region in Southeast Europe, home of the Greeks
    Synonyms: ܒܝܬ ܝܘܢܝ̈ܐ, ܗܠܣ
  3. Greece (a country in Southeast Europe)
    Synonym: ܩܘܛܢܝܘܬܐ ܝܘܢܝܬܐ

Derived terms

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References

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Further reading

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ܝܘܢ on the Aramaic Wikipedia.Wikipedia arc