ܡܕܢܐ
Classical Syriac
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Possibilities include:
- From Akkadian 𒉘𒈨𒌍 (/maddattu, middattu/, “measure of capacity, container”).
- From ܕܢܐ (dannāʾ, “jar, urn”), from Akkadian 𒂁𒆗𒉡 (/dannu/, “storage vat mostly for storing beer and wine”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܡܕܢܐ • (maddānā) m (plural ܡܕܢܐ (maddānē))
Inflection
[edit] inflection of ܡܕܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܕܢ | ܡܕܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܕܢ | ܡܕܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܕܢܐ | ܡܕܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܕܢܝ | ܡܕܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܕܢܟ | ܡܕܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܕܢܟܝ | ܡܕܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܕܢܗ | ܡܕܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܕܢܗ | ܡܕܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܕܢܢ | ܡܕܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܕܢܟܘܢ | ܡܕܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܕܢܟܝܢ | ܡܕܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܕܢܗܘܢ | ܡܕܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܕܢܗܝܢ | ܡܕܢܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
[edit]- ܒܝܬ ܡܕܢܐ (bēṯ maddānā)
Descendants
[edit]- → Old Armenian: մառան (maṙan)
References
[edit]- “mdn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-28
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 178a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 253b
- 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 716a