ܟܐܢܘܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ܟܐܢ (kē(ʾ)n, just, righteous), from the root ܟ-ܘ-ܢ (k-w-n) related to uprightness + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ). Compare Hebrew כֵּנוּת (kēnûṯ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܟܐܢܘܬܐ (kēnūṯāf(uncountable)

  1. justice, righteousness, rectitude
  2. uprightness

Inflection

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References

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  • kynw”, 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, p. 153a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 202a
  • 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, p. 594a