ܥܕܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܕ ܢ (ˁ d n)
2 terms

From Aramaic עֵדָּנָא (ʿeddānā), from Akkadian 𒌓𒅗𒂵 (adānum); compare Hebrew עִדָּן ('idán), Arabic عِدَّان (ʕiddān) and doublet of ܘܲܥܕܵܐ (waˁdā, “appointed time”). Masculine in Classical Syriac and feminine in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, probably originally masculine but analyzed as feminine because the feminine gender is often used for instantiations.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕɪddɑːnɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔdɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ • (ˁiddānā) f sg (plural ܥܸ̈ܕܵܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁiddānāṯā) or ܥܸܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ˁiddānē) or ܥܸܕܵܢܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ˁiddānānē))

1. an instant, moment or point of time (a moment in time at the end of a specified period)

   ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܡܛܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇! ― ˁiddānā mṭē lāh! ― The time has arrived!

   ܡܛܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܒܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ، ܒܠܝܼܓ݂ܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ.

   mṭē lūḵ b-ḥḏā ˁiddānā bīštā, blīḡā ìwen.

   You arrived at a bad time, I'm busy.

2. period of time (of predetermined length or characterized by a sequence of specific events)

   ܠܲܝܬ ܠܝܼ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܬܲܪܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ.

   layt lī ˁiddānā qā tarmīṯā.

   I don’t have time for the project.

   ܒܲܣܵܐ ܒܲܪܒܸܙ ܥܸܕܵܢܝܼ ܛܝܼܡܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ!

   bassā barbiz ˁiddānī ṭīmānīṯā!

   Stop wasting my precious time!

   ܩܲܝܛܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܝܲܐܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܠܹܐ݇ܙܵܠܵܐ ܒܣܘܼܦܩܵܢܵܐ.

   qayṭā ìlēh ˁiddānā yaˀīḇtā lēzālā b-supqānā.

   Summer is an excellent time to go on a vacation.

3. (by extension) measurement of a quantity of time

   ܪܵܗܘܿܛܵܐ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ ܠܹܗ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܝܲܐܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ.

   rāhōṭā ˁḇīḏ lēh ˁiddānā yaˀīḇtā.

   The runner set an excellent time.

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܸܕܵܢܝܼ (ˁiddānī)		ܥܸܕܵܢܲܢ (ˁiddānan)
	construct	ܥܸܕܵܢܲܬ (ˁiddānat)		2nd person	ܥܸܕܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (ˁiddānūḵ)	ܥܸܕܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁiddānāḵ)	ܥܸܕܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁiddānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ (ˁiddānā)		3rd person	ܥܸܕܵܢܹܗ (ˁiddānēh)	ܥܸܕܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (ˁiddānōh)	ܥܸܕܵܢܗܘܿܢ (ˁiddānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬܝܼ̈ (ˁiddānātī)		ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬܲܢ̈ (ˁiddānātan)
	construct	ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬ̈ (ˁiddānāt)		2nd person	ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁiddānātūḵ)	ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁiddānātāḵ)	ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁiddānātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ˁiddānātē)		3rd person	ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁiddānātūh)	ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁiddānātōh)	ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁiddānāthōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܥܲܕܸܢ (mˁaddin)
• ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܕܵܢ ܠܥܸܕܵܢ (min ˁiddān lˁiddān)
• ܒܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܕ- (bˁiddānā d-)
• ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܥܸܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ ˁiddānē)

See also

• ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (zaḇnā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

As Hebrew עִדָּן (ʿiddān), from Akkadian 𒌓𒅗𒂵 (adānum).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕɛddɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕɛddɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܥܕܢܐ • (ʿeddānā) m (plural ܥܕܢܐ (ʿeddānē))

1. moment
2. season, age, time

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܕܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܕܢ		1st person	ܥܕܢܝ		ܥܕܢܢ
	construct	ܥܕܢ		2nd person	ܥܕܢܟ	ܥܕܢܟܝ	ܥܕܢܟܘܢ	ܥܕܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܕܢܐ		3rd person	ܥܕܢܗ	ܥܕܢܗ	ܥܕܢܗܘܢ	ܥܕܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܕܢܝܢ		1st person	ܥܕܢܝ		ܥܕܢܝܢ
	construct	ܥܕܢܝ		2nd person	ܥܕܢܝܟ	ܥܕܢܝܟܝ	ܥܕܢܝܟܘܢ	ܥܕܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܕܢܐ		3rd person	ܥܕܢܘܗܝ	ܥܕܢܝܗ	ܥܕܢܝܗܘܢ	ܥܕܢܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

(taking Syriac as representative for all Aramaic):

• → Arabic: عِدَّان (ʕiddān)

References

• “ˁdn”, 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 245a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 401b
• 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 1073a