ܟܘܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܢ ܐ (k n ˀ)
1 term

Etymology

Cognate to Arabic كُنْيَة (kunya) and Hebrew כִּנּוּי (kinúy).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kunnɑːjɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃunnɑːjɑː]

Noun

ܟܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ • (kunnāyā) m sg (plural ܟܘܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (kūnāyē))

1. (modern) surname, family name, last name
2. kunya, epithet, cognomen
3. title, appellation
4. (grammar) nominative case

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܝܼ (kūnāyī)		ܟܘܼܢܵܝܲܢ (kūnāyan)
	construct	ܟܘܼܢܵܝ (kūnāy)		2nd person	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (kūnāyūḵ)	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (kūnāyāḵ)	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūnāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ (kunnāyā)		3rd person	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܹܗ (kūnāyēh)	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (kūnāyāh)	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (kūnāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܝܼ̈ (kūnāyī)		ܟܘܼܢܵܝܲܢ̈ (kūnāyan)
	construct	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܲܝ̈ (kūnāyay)		2nd person	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kūnāyūḵ)	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kūnāyāḵ)	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūnāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (kūnāyē)		3rd person	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kūnāyūh)	ܟܘܼܢܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kūnāyōh)	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kūnāyhōn)

See also

• ܫܸܡܵܐ (šimmā, “name, noun”)
• ܣܩܘܿܡܵܐ (sqōmā, “nickname”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܟ-ܢ-ܐ (k-n-ʾ) related to naming. Compare Arabic كُنْيَة (kunya) and Hebrew כינוי / כִּנּוּי (kinnūy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kunnɑjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kunnɑje(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܘܢܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܘܢܝܐ)

1. name, title, appellation
2. cognomen, surname, kunya
3. naming, calling, mention
4. (grammar) noun; nominative case

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܢܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܘܢܝ		1st person	ܟܘܢܝܝ		ܟܘܢܝܢ
	construct	ܟܘܢܝ		2nd person	ܟܘܢܝܟ	ܟܘܢܝܟܝ	ܟܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܟܘܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܟܘܢܝܗ	ܟܘܢܝܗ	ܟܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܟܘܢܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܘܢܝܝܢ		1st person	ܟܘܢܝܝ		ܟܘܢܝܝܢ
	construct	ܟܘܢܝܝ		2nd person	ܟܘܢܝܝܟ	ܟܘܢܝܝܟܝ	ܟܘܢܝܝܟܘܢ	ܟܘܢܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܟܘܢܝܘܗܝ	ܟܘܢܝܝܗ	ܟܘܢܝܝܗܘܢ	ܟܘܢܝܝܗܝܢ

References

• “kwny”, 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. 158a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 210a
• 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. 610a