ܟܐܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܘ ܢ (k w n)
4 terms

Probably from Akkadian 𒄀 (kēnu, kīnu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [keːnaː]

Adjective

ܟܹܐܢܵܐ • (kēnā) (feminine ܟܹܐܢܬܵܐ (kēntā), plural ܟܹܐ̈ܢܹܐ (kēnē))

1. just, righteous
2. fair, deserved, proper

Noun

ܟܹܐܢܵܐ • (kēnā) m (plural ܟܹܐ̈ܢܹܐ (kēnē), feminine ܟܹܐܢܬܵܐ (kēntā))

1. righteous person

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܹܐܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܹܐܢܝܼ (kēnī)		ܟܹܐܢܲܢ (kēnan)
	construct	ܟܹܐܢ (kēn)		2nd person	ܟܹܐܢܘܼܟ݂ (kēnūḵ)	ܟܹܐܢܵܟ݂ܝ (kēnāḵ)	ܟܹܐܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kēnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܹܐܢܵܐ (kēnā)		3rd person	ܟܹܐܢܹܗ (kēnēh)	ܟܹܐܢܵܗ̇ (kēnāh)	ܟܹܐܢܗܘܿܢ (kēnhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܹܐܢܝܼ̈ (kēnī)		ܟܹܐܢܲܢ̈ (kēnan)
	construct	ܟܹܐܢܲܝ̈ (kēnay)		2nd person	ܟܹܐܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kēnūḵ)	ܟܹܐܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kēnāḵ)	ܟܹܐܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kēnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܹܐܢܹ̈ܐ (kēnē)		3rd person	ܟܹܐܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kēnūh)	ܟܹܐܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kēnōh)	ܟܹܐܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kēnhōn)

Proper noun

ܟܹܐܢܵܐ • (kēnā) ?

1. a surname

Derived terms

• ܟܸܢܘܿ (kinō) (diminutive, nickname)