ܦܕܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܦ ܕ ܢ (p d n)
1 term

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?]. A culture word possibly ultimately Derived from Hittite pattali (“fetter”) or Akkadian [script needed] (padānu, “road, way”); compare Classical Syriac ܦܲܕܵܢܵܐ (paddānā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pðaː.naː.]
• (Barwari) IPA^(key): [pθaːna]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [bðaːna]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ptaːna]

Noun

ܦܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ • (pḏānā) m sg (plural ܦܕ݂ܵܢܹ̈ܐ (pḏānē) or ܦܕ݂ܵܢܵܢܹ̈ܐ (pḏānānē) or ܦ̈ܕ݂ܵܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (pḏānāṯā))

1. plough/plow
2. pair, yoke (of oxen or other draught animals)
3. field, acre, feddan

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܕ݂ܵܢܝܼ (pḏānī)		ܦܕ݂ܵܢܲܢ (pḏānan)
	construct	ܦܕ݂ܵܢ (pḏān)		2nd person	ܦܕ݂ܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (pḏānūḵ)	ܦܕ݂ܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (pḏānāḵ)	ܦܕ݂ܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pḏānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ (pḏānā)		3rd person	ܦܕ݂ܵܢܹܗ (pḏānēh)	ܦܕ݂ܵܢܵܗ̇ (pḏānāh)	ܦܕ݂ܵܢܗܘܿܢ (pḏānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܕ݂ܵܢܝܼ̈ (pḏānī)		ܦܕ݂ܵܢܲܢ̈ (pḏānan)
	construct	ܦܕ݂ܵܢܲܝ̈ (pḏānay)		2nd person	ܦܕ݂ܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pḏānūḵ)	ܦܕ݂ܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pḏānāḵ)	ܦܕ݂ܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pḏānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܕ݂ܵܢܹ̈ܐ (pḏānē)		3rd person	ܦܕ݂ܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pḏānūh)	ܦܕ݂ܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (pḏānōh)	ܦܕ݂ܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (pḏānhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paddɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [paddɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܦܕܢܐ • (paddānā) f (plural ܦܕܢܐ (paddānē))

1. plough/plow
2. yoke (of oxen)
3. field
4. acre, feddan

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܕܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܕܢ		1st person	ܦܕܢܝ		ܦܕܢܢ
	construct	ܦܕܢ		2nd person	ܦܕܢܟ	ܦܕܢܟܝ	ܦܕܢܟܘܢ	ܦܕܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܕܢܐ		3rd person	ܦܕܢܗ	ܦܕܢܗ	ܦܕܢܗܘܢ	ܦܕܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܕܢܝܢ		1st person	ܦܕܢܝ		ܦܕܢܝܢ
	construct	ܦܕܢܝ		2nd person	ܦܕܢܝܟ	ܦܕܢܝܟܝ	ܦܕܢܝܟܘܢ	ܦܕܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܕܢܐ		3rd person	ܦܕܢܘܗܝ	ܦܕܢܝܗ	ܦܕܢܝܗܘܢ	ܦܕܢܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• Arabic: فَدّان (faddān)

References

• “pdn”, 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 270a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 434b
• 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 1157a