ܬܘܩܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܬ ܩ ܢ (t q n)
5 terms

Verbal noun of ܡܬܲܩܸܢ (mtaqqin); cognate of Arabic تِقَانَة (tiqāna) and Hebrew תִּקּוּן (tiqún).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tuq.qɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܐ • (tuqqānā) m sg (plural ܬܘܼܩܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tūqānē))

1. technology, tools, instruments, apparatus
2. creation, manufacture, construction, handiwork
3. repairing, restoration

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܝܼ (tūqānī)		ܬܘܼܩܵܢܲܢ (tūqānan)
	construct	ܬܘܼܩܵܢ (tūqān)		2nd person	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (tūqānūḵ)	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (tūqānāḵ)	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tūqānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܐ (tuqqānā)		3rd person	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܹܗ (tūqānēh)	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܗ̇ (tūqānāh)	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܗܘܿܢ (tūqānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܝܼ̈ (tūqānī)		ܬܘܼܩܵܢܲܢ̈ (tūqānan)
	construct	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܲܝ̈ (tūqānay)		2nd person	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tūqānūḵ)	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tūqānāḵ)	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tūqānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tūqānē)		3rd person	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tūqānūh)	ܬܘܼܩܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tūqānōh)	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tūqānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܝܵܐ (tūqānāyā)
• ܬܘܼܩܵܢ ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡܹ̈ܐ (tūqān piṯḡāmē, “phraseology”)

Related terms

• ܬܸܩܢܵܐ (tiqnā)
• ܬܲܩܝܼܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (taqīnūṯā)
• ܬܸܩܢܘܿܠܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܵܐ (tiqnōlōḡīyā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܬ-ܩ-ܢ (t-q-n) related to establishing. Compare Arabic تِقْن (tiqn) and Hebrew תֶּקֶן (téqen).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tuqnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tuqne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܩܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܩܢܐ)

1. plain, soft mire
2. centre

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܘܩܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܩܘܢ		1st person	ܬܘܩܢܝ		ܬܘܩܢܢ
	construct	ܬܩܘܢ		2nd person	ܬܘܩܢܟ	ܬܘܩܢܟܝ	ܬܘܩܢܟܘܢ	ܬܘܩܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܩܢܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܩܢܗ	ܬܘܩܢܗ	ܬܘܩܢܗܘܢ	ܬܘܩܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܘܩܢܝܢ		1st person	ܬܘܩܢܝ		ܬܘܩܢܝܢ
	construct	ܬܘܩܢܝ		2nd person	ܬܘܩܢܝܟ	ܬܘܩܢܝܟܝ	ܬܘܩܢܝܟܘܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܩܢܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܩܢܘܗܝ	ܬܘܩܢܝܗ	ܬܘܩܢܝܗܘܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܬ-ܩ-ܢ (t-q-n) related to establishing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tuqqɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tuqqɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܩܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܩܢܐ)

1. creation, manufacture, construction, making
2. handiwork, finished thing
3. preparation, plan, structure
4. establishment, institution, ordinance
5. repairing, restoration
6. cultivation
7. meal, banquet
8. (in the plural) food, nourishment
9. preface, introduction, preamble
10. tool, instrument
11. (in compounds) best, superior

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܘܩܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܘܩܢ		1st person	ܬܘܩܢܝ		ܬܘܩܢܢ
	construct	ܬܘܩܢ		2nd person	ܬܘܩܢܟ	ܬܘܩܢܟܝ	ܬܘܩܢܟܘܢ	ܬܘܩܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܩܢܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܩܢܗ	ܬܘܩܢܗ	ܬܘܩܢܗܘܢ	ܬܘܩܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܘܩܢܝܢ		1st person	ܬܘܩܢܝ		ܬܘܩܢܝܢ
	construct	ܬܘܩܢܝ		2nd person	ܬܘܩܢܝܟ	ܬܘܩܢܝܟܝ	ܬܘܩܢܝܟܘܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܩܢܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܩܢܘܗܝ	ܬܘܩܢܝܗ	ܬܘܩܢܝܗܘܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “twqn”, 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. 396a-b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 608a-b
• 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, pp. 1632b-1633a