Jump to content

ܟܢܘܢܬܐ

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac with the latter sense a semantic loan from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܐ (qānōnā, law), ܩܲܢܝܵܐ (qanyā, pen), and ܩܲܢܝܼܬܵܐ (qanītā, canal).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • (Standard) IPA(key): [kənun.tɑː]

Noun

[edit]

ܟܢܘܼܢܬܵܐ (knuntāf sg (plural ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (knunyāṯē))

  1. (anatomy) wrist, carpus
  2. plumb line, plummet; ruler, straight edge

Inflection

[edit]
Inflection of ܟܢܘܼܢܬܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܟܢܘܼܢܬܝܼ (knuntī) ܟܢܘܼܢܬܲܢ (knuntan)
construct ܟܢܘܼܢܲܬ݂ (knūnaṯ) 2nd person ܟܢܘܼܢܬܘܼܟ݂ (knuntūḵ) ܟܢܘܼܢܬܵܟ݂ܝ (knuntāḵ) ܟܢܘܼܢܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (knuntāwḵōn)
emphatic ܟܢܘܼܢܬܵܐ (knuntā) 3rd person ܟܢܘܼܢܬܹܗ (knuntēh) ܟܢܘܼܢܬܵܗ̇ (knuntāh) ܟܢܘܼܢܬܗܘܿܢ (knunthōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (knunyāṯī) ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (knunyāṯan)
construct ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂̈ (knunyāṯ) 2nd person ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (knunyāṯūḵ) ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (knunyāṯāḵ) ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (knunyāṯāwḵōn)
emphatic ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (knunyāṯē) 3rd person ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (knunyāṯūh) ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (knunyāṯōh) ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (knunyāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]

Etymology 1

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

ܟܢܘܢܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܟܢܘܢܝܬܐ)

  1. (anatomy) wrist, palm (of the hand), sole (of the foot)
Inflection
[edit]
Inflection of ܟܢܘܢܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܢܘܢܐ 1st person ܟܢܘܢܬܝ ܟܢܘܢܬܢ
construct ܟܢܘܢܬ 2nd person ܟܢܘܢܬܟ ܟܢܘܢܬܟܝ ܟܢܘܢܬܟܘܢ ܟܢܘܢܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܢܘܢܬܐ 3rd person ܟܢܘܢܬܗ ܟܢܘܢܬܗ ܟܢܘܢܬܗܘܢ ܟܢܘܢܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܟܢܘܢܝܢ 1st person ܟܢܘܢܝܬܝ ܟܢܘܢܝܬܢ
construct ܟܢܘܢܝܬ 2nd person ܟܢܘܢܝܬܟ ܟܢܘܢܝܬܟܝ ܟܢܘܢܝܬܟܘܢ ܟܢܘܢܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܢܘܢܝܬܐ 3rd person ܟܢܘܢܝܬܗ ܟܢܘܢܝܬܗ ܟܢܘܢܝܬܗܘܢ ܟܢܘܢܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn).

Noun

[edit]

ܟܢܘܢܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܟܢܘܢܝܬܐ)

  1. plumb line
  2. ruler, straight edge
Inflection
[edit]
Inflection of ܟܢܘܢܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܢܘܢܐ 1st person ܟܢܘܢܬܝ ܟܢܘܢܬܢ
construct ܟܢܘܢܬ 2nd person ܟܢܘܢܬܟ ܟܢܘܢܬܟܝ ܟܢܘܢܬܟܘܢ ܟܢܘܢܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܢܘܢܬܐ 3rd person ܟܢܘܢܬܗ ܟܢܘܢܬܗ ܟܢܘܢܬܗܘܢ ܟܢܘܢܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܟܢܘܢܝܢ 1st person ܟܢܘܢܝܬܝ ܟܢܘܢܝܬܢ
construct ܟܢܘܢܝܬ 2nd person ܟܢܘܢܝܬܟ ܟܢܘܢܝܬܟܝ ܟܢܘܢܝܬܟܘܢ ܟܢܘܢܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܢܘܢܝܬܐ 3rd person ܟܢܘܢܝܬܗ ܟܢܘܢܝܬܗ ܟܢܘܢܝܬܗܘܢ ܟܢܘܢܝܬܗܝܢ

References

[edit]
  • knwnh”, 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, page 158a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 218a
  • 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, page 633b