ܟܗܢܐ
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Classical Syriac
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Either borrowed from or cognate with Hebrew כוהן / כֹּהֵן (kōhēn). Compare Arabic كَاهِن (kāhin).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܟܗܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܗܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܗܢܬܐ)
Inflection
[edit] inflection of ܟܗܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܗܢ | ܟܗܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܗܢ | ܟܗܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܗܢܐ | ܟܗܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܗܢܝ | ܟܗܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܗܢܟ | ܟܗܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܗܢܟܝ | ܟܗܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܗܢܗ | ܟܗܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܗܢܗ | ܟܗܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܗܢܢ | ܟܗܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܗܢܟܘܢ | ܟܗܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܗܢܟܝܢ | ܟܗܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܗܢܗܘܢ | ܟܗܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܗܢܗܝܢ | ܟܗܢܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Old Armenian: քահանայ (kʻahanay)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “khn”, 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. 151b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 206a
- 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. 601b