ܣܟܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?], from Akkadian 𒄑𒍣𒃶 (/⁠sikkānu⁠/, “oar, steering paddle, rudder blade”), from Sumerian 𒄑𒍣𒃶 (/⁠zigan⁠/, “oar, steering paddle, rudder blade”). This is related to or possibly conflated with the Semitic ܫ-ܟ-ܢ meaning to stay in place, to be held at rest, and with the Akkadian 𒄑𒆕 (/⁠sikkatu⁠/, “peg, nail, a lock or pin broach, cone, wedge, pyramid, pinnacle, plowshare”) present in ܣܸܟܬ݂ܵܐ (sikṯā). Compare Classical Syriac ܣܲܟܝܼܢܵܐ, Arabic سِكِّين (sikkīn), and Hebrew סַכִּין (sakkī́n).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [skiːnaː]

Noun

ܣܟܝܼܢܵܐ • (skīnā) f (plural ܣ̈ܟܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (skīnāṯā) or ܣ̈ܟܝܼܢܹܐ (skīnē) or ܣ̈ܟܝܼܢܵܢܹܐ (skīnānē))

1. knife, dagger

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܟܝܼܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܟܝܼܢܝܼ (skīnī)		ܣܟܝܼܢܲܢ (skīnan)
	construct	ܣܟܝܼܢ (skīn)		2nd person	ܣܟܝܼܢܘܼܟ݂ (skīnūḵ)	ܣܟܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ (skīnāḵ)	ܣܟܝܼܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (skīnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܟܝܼܢܵܐ (skīnā)		3rd person	ܣܟܝܼܢܹܗ (skīnēh)	ܣܟܝܼܢܵܗ̇ (skīnāh)	ܣܟܝܼܢܗܘܿܢ (skīnhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	{{{2}}}ܵܬܝܼ̈ ({{{2}}}ātī)		{{{2}}}ܵܬܲܢ̈ ({{{2}}}ātan)
	construct	{{{2}}}ܵܬ̈ ({{{2}}}āt)		2nd person	{{{2}}}ܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ ({{{2}}}ātūḵ)	{{{2}}}ܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ ({{{2}}}ātāḵ)	{{{2}}}ܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ ({{{2}}}ātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	{{{2}}}ܵܬܹ̈ܐ ({{{2}}}ātē)		3rd person	{{{2}}}ܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ ({{{2}}}ātūh)	{{{2}}}ܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ ({{{2}}}ātōh)	{{{2}}}ܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ ({{{2}}}āthōn)

Derived terms

• ܣܟܝܼܢܬܵܐ (skīntā, “small knife”)
• ܣܟܝܼܢ ܓܲܝܒܵܐ (skīn gaybā, “pocket knife”)
• ܣܟܝܼܢ ܓܘܼܒܬ݂ܵܐ (skīn gubṯā, “cheese knife”)
• ܣܟܝܼܢ ܥܵܨܘܿܒ݂ܵܐ (skīn ˁāṣōḇā, “scalpel, surgeon’s knife”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒄑𒍣𒃶 (/⁠sikkānu⁠/, “oar, steering paddle, rudder blade”), from Sumerian 𒄑𒍣𒃶 (/⁠zigan⁠/, “oar, steering paddle, rudder blade”). This is related to or possibly conflated with the Semitic ܫ-ܟ-ܢ meaning to stay in place, to be held at rest, and with the Akkadian 𒄑𒆕 (/⁠sikkatu⁠/, “peg, nail, a lock or pin broach, cone, wedge, pyramid, pinnacle, plowshare”) present in ܣܟܬܐ (sekkǝṯā, “peg, nail, spike; ploughshare; coin stamp”). Compare Arabic سِكِّين (sikkīn) and Hebrew סַכִּין (sakkī́n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sakkinɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sakkine], [sakkinɑθɑ], [sakkinjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܣܟܝܢܐ • (sakkīnā) f (plural ܣܟܝܢܝܬܐ (sakkīnyāṯā) or ܣܟܝܢܬܐ (sakkīnāṯā) or ܣܟܝܢܐ (sakkīne))

1. knife, dagger

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܟܝܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܟܝܢ		1st person	ܣܟܝܢܝ		ܣܟܝܢܢ
	construct	ܣܟܝܢ		2nd person	ܣܟܝܢܟ	ܣܟܝܢܟܝ	ܣܟܝܢܟܘܢ	ܣܟܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܟܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܣܟܝܢܗ	ܣܟܝܢܗ	ܣܟܝܢܗܘܢ	ܣܟܝܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܟܝܢܢ ,ܣܟܝܢܝܢ		1st person	ܣܟܝܢܝܬܝ ,ܣܟܝܢܬܝ ,ܣܟܝܢܝ		ܣܟܝܢܝܬܢ ,ܣܟܝܢܬܢ ,ܣܟܝܢܝܢ
	construct	ܣܟܝܢܝܬ ,ܣܟܝܢܬ ,ܣܟܝܢܝ		2nd person	ܣܟܝܢܝܬܟ ,ܣܟܝܢܬܟ ,ܣܟܝܢܝܟ	ܣܟܝܢܝܬܟܝ ,ܣܟܝܢܬܟܝ ,ܣܟܝܢܝܟܝ	ܣܟܝܢܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܣܟܝܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܣܟܝܢܝܟܘܢ	ܣܟܝܢܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܣܟܝܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܣܟܝܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܟܝܢܝܬܐ ,ܣܟܝܢܬܐ ,ܣܟܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܣܟܝܢܝܬܗ ,ܣܟܝܢܬܗ ,ܣܟܝܢܘܗܝ	ܣܟܝܢܝܬܗ ,ܣܟܝܢܬܗ ,ܣܟܝܢܝܗ	ܣܟܝܢܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܣܟܝܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܣܟܝܢܝܗܘܢ	ܣܟܝܢܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܣܟܝܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܣܟܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: سِكَّين, سِكِّينَة (sikkīna)
  • Gulf Arabic: سچين (siččīn)
• → Hebrew: סכין

References

• “skyn”, 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 228a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 377a
• 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 1009a