ܟܢܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic כָּנוֹנָא (kānōnā), from Akkadian 𒆠𒉈 (KI.NE /⁠kanūnu⁠/, “brazier, kiln, stove, hearth; a name of a ritual and also the month it takes place”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kɑːnoːnɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɑːnuːnɑː]

Noun

ܟܵܢܘܿܢܵܐ • (kānōnā) m (plural ܟܵܢܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (kānōnē))

1. brazier, hearth

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܵܢܘܿܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܝܼ (kānōnī)		ܟܵܢܘܿܢܲܢ (kānōnan)
	construct	ܟܵܢܘܿܢ (kānōn)		2nd person	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂ (kānōnūḵ)	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ (kānōnāḵ)	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kānōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܵܐ (kānōnā)		3rd person	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܹܗ (kānōnēh)	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܵܗ̇ (kānōnāh)	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ (kānōnhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܝܼ̈ (kānōnī)		ܟܵܢܘܿܢܲܢ̈ (kānōnan)
	construct	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܲܝ̈ (kānōnay)		2nd person	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kānōnūḵ)	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kānōnāḵ)	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kānōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (kānōnē)		3rd person	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kānōnūh)	ܟܵܢܘܿܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kānōnōh)	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kānōnhōn)

Derived terms

• ܟܵܢܘܿܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ (kānōn qammāyā, “December”)
• ܟܵܢܘܿܢ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ (kānōn trayyānā, “January”)

Etymology 2

Plural of ܟܵܢܘܿܢ (kānōn) and the above.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kaːnoːneː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [kanuːneː]

Proper noun

ܟܵܢܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ • (kānōnē) m pl

1. The two months December and January

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Aramaic כָּנוֹנָא (kānōnā), from Akkadian 𒆠𒉈 (KI.NE /⁠kanūnu⁠/)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑnonɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kɑnone] (plural)

Noun

ܟܢܘܢܐ • (kānōnā) m (plural ܟܢܘܢ̈ܐ)

1. brazier, hearth, portable stove

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܢܘܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܢܘܢ		1st person	ܟܢܘܢܝ		ܟܢܘܢܢ
	construct	ܟܢܘܢ		2nd person	ܟܢܘܢܟ	ܟܢܘܢܟܝ	ܟܢܘܢܟܘܢ	ܟܢܘܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܢܘܢܐ		3rd person	ܟܢܘܢܗ	ܟܢܘܢܗ	ܟܢܘܢܗܘܢ	ܟܢܘܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܢܘܢܝܢ		1st person	ܟܢܘܢܝ		ܟܢܘܢܝܢ
	construct	ܟܢܘܢܝ		2nd person	ܟܢܘܢܝܟ	ܟܢܘܢܝܟܝ	ܟܢܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܟܢܘܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܢܘܢܐ		3rd person	ܟܢܘܢܘܗܝ	ܟܢܘܢܝܗ	ܟܢܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܟܢܘܢܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܟܢܘܢ ܐ
• ܟܢܘܢ ܒ

References

• “knwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 218
• Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 648