ܣܘܟܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܣ ܘ ܟ ܢ (s w k n)
2 terms

ܣܘܟܢܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Akkadian 𒄑𒍣𒃶 (^GEŠZI.GAN /⁠sikkānu⁠/); compare Arabic سُكَّان (sukkān).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sɑw.kɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܣܵܘܟܵܢܵܐ • (sāwkānā) m sg (plural ܣܵܘܟܵܢܹ̈ܐ (sāwkānē))

1. (nautical) helm, rudder of a ship
2. steering wheel of a car

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܵܘܟܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܝܼ (sāwkānī)		ܣܵܘܟܵܢܲܢ (sāwkānan)
	construct	ܣܵܘܟܵܢ (sāwkān)		2nd person	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (sāwkānūḵ)	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (sāwkānāḵ)	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāwkānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܵܐ (sāwkānā)		3rd person	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܹܗ (sāwkānēh)	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܵܗ̇ (sāwkānāh)	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܗܘܿܢ (sāwkānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܝܼ̈ (sāwkānī)		ܣܵܘܟܵܢܲܢ̈ (sāwkānan)
	construct	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܲܝ̈ (sāwkānay)		2nd person	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sāwkānūḵ)	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sāwkānāḵ)	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāwkānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܹ̈ܐ (sāwkānē)		3rd person	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sāwkānūh)	ܣܵܘܟܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (sāwkānōh)	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sāwkānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܣܲܘܟܸܢ (msawkin, “to steer”)
• ܡܣܲܘܟܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (msawkānūtā, “steering”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒄑𒍣𒃶 (^GEŠZI.GAN /⁠sikkānu⁠/). Compare Arabic سُكَّان (sukkān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sawkɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sawkɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܘܟܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܘܟܢܐ)

1. (nautical) helm, rudder

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܘܟܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܘܟܢ		1st person	ܣܘܟܢܝ		ܣܘܟܢܢ
	construct	ܣܘܟܢ		2nd person	ܣܘܟܢܟ	ܣܘܟܢܟܝ	ܣܘܟܢܟܘܢ	ܣܘܟܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܘܟܢܐ		3rd person	ܣܘܟܢܗ	ܣܘܟܢܗ	ܣܘܟܢܗܘܢ	ܣܘܟܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܘܟܢܝܢ		1st person	ܣܘܟܢܝ		ܣܘܟܢܝܢ
	construct	ܣܘܟܢܝ		2nd person	ܣܘܟܢܝܟ	ܣܘܟܢܝܟܝ	ܣܘܟܢܝܟܘܢ	ܣܘܟܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܘܟܢܐ		3rd person	ܣܘܟܢܘܗܝ	ܣܘܟܢܝܗ	ܣܘܟܢܝܗܘܢ	ܣܘܟܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “swkn”, 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. 223a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 365b
• 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. 979a