ܣܕܢܐ

See also: ܣܪܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܕܢܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic סָדְנָא (saḏnā / saddānā), from Middle Persian *sandān; compare Persian سندان (sandân), Arabic سَنْدَان (sandān), and Hebrew סַדָּן (sadán).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sad.dɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܣܲܕܵܢܵܐ • (saddānā) m sg (plural ܣܲܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ (saddānē))

1. anvil
2. potter's wheel
3. base, trunk

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܲܕܵܢܵܐ (saddānā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܲܕܵܢܝܼ (saddānī)		ܣܲܕܵܢܲܢ (saddānan)
	construct	ܣܲܕܵܢ (saddān)	2nd person	ܣܲܕܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (saddānūḵ)	ܣܲܕܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (saddānāḵ)	ܣܲܕܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (saddānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܕܵܢܵܐ (saddānā)	3rd person	ܣܲܕܵܢܹܗ (saddānēh)	ܣܲܕܵܢܵܗ̇ (saddānāh)	ܣܲܕܵܢܗܘܿܢ (saddānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܲܕܵܢܝܼ̈ (saddānī)		ܣܲܕܵܢܲܢ̈ (saddānan)
	construct	ܣܲܕܵܢܲܝ̈ (saddānay)	2nd person	ܣܲܕܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (saddānūḵ)	ܣܲܕܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (saddānāḵ)	ܣܲܕܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (saddānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ (saddānē)	3rd person	ܣܲܕܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (saddānūh)	ܣܲܕܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (saddānōh)	ܣܲܕܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (saddānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܣܲܕܵܢ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ (saddān arˁā, “horehound”, literally “the base of the earth”)
• ܒܹܝܢ ܡܲܪܙܲܦܬܵܐ ܘܣܲܕܵܢܵܐ (bēn marzaptā w-saddānā, literally “between the hammer and the anvil”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Middle Persian *sandān. Compare Persian سندان (sandân), Arabic سَنْدَان (sandān), and Hebrew סַדָּן (saddān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saddɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [saddɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܣܕܢܐ • (saddānā) m (plural ܣܕܢܐ (saddānē))

1. anvil
2. potter's wheel
3. base, trunk

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܕܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܕܢ	ܣܕܢܝܢ
construct	ܣܕܢ	ܣܕܢܝ
emphatic	ܣܕܢܐ	ܣܕܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܕܢܝ	ܣܕܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܕܢܟ	ܣܕܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܕܢܟܝ	ܣܕܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܕܢܗ	ܣܕܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܕܢܗ	ܣܕܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܕܢܢ	ܣܕܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܕܢܟܘܢ	ܣܕܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܕܢܟܝܢ	ܣܕܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܕܢܗܘܢ	ܣܕܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܕܢܗܝܢ	ܣܕܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܣܕܢ ܐܪܥܐ (saddān ʔarʕā, “horehound”, literally “the base of the earth”)

References

• “sdn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 460
• Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) “ܣܕܢܐ”, in Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28)‎^[1], Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 89
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 221a
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[2] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 269–270 Nr. 210
• Löw, Immanuel (1909) “Lexikalische Miszellen”, in Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und verwandte Gebiete (in German), volume 23, pages 286–290
• Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden‎^[3] (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 253
• Nöldeke, Theodor (1875) Mandäische Grammatik‎^[4] (in German), Halle: Verlag der Buchhandlung des Waisenhauses, page 51
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 361b
• 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 971a