ܕܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܕ ܘ ܢ (d w n)
7 terms

Inherited from Aramaic דִּינָא (dīnā); cognate to Arabic دِين (dīn) and Hebrew דִּין (dín). The proper noun is Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew דִּינָה.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [diːnɑː]

Noun

ܕܝܼܢܵܐ • (dīnām (plural ܕܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ (dīnē))

  1. judgement
  2. sentence, verdict; lawsuit
  3. law, rule, custom, manner
Inflection
Inflection of ܕܝܼܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܕܝܼܢ (dīn) 1st person ܕܝܼܢܝܼ (dīnī) ܕܝܼܢܲܢ (dīnan)
construct ܕܝܼܢ (dīn) 2nd person ܕܝܼܢܘܼܟ݂ (dīnōḵ) ܕܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ (dīnāḵ) ܕܝܼܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dīnawḵōn)
emphatic ܕܝܼܢܵܐ (d-īnā) 3rd person ܕܝܼܢܹܗ (dīnēh) ܕܝܼܢܵܗ̇ (dīnāh) ܕܝܼܢܗܘܿܢ (dīnhōn)
plural absolute ܕܝܼܢܝܼ̈ܢ (dīnīn) 1st person ܕܝܼܢܝܼ̈ (dīnī) ܕܝܼܢܲܢ̈ (dīnan)
construct ܕܝܼܢܲܝ̈ (dīnay) 2nd person ܕܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dīnōḵ) ܕܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dīnāḵ) ܕܝܼܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dīnawḵōn)
emphatic ܕܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ (dīnē) 3rd person ܕܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dīnūh) ܕܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (dīnōh) ܕܝܼܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (dīnayhōn)
Derived terms

Proper noun

ܕܝܼܢܵܐ • (dīnāf

  1. a female given name

Etymology 2

Root
ܕ ܘ ܢ (d w n)
7 terms

Occupational noun derived from the above; compare Arabic دَيَّان (dayyān) and Hebrew דַּיָּן (dayán). The latter proper noun is derived from the former.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [dajjɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܕܲܝܵܢܵܐ • (dayyānām (plural ܕܲܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (dayyānē), feminine ܕܲܝܵܢܬܵܐ (dayyāntā))

  1. judge
Inflection
Inflection of ܕܲܝܵܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܕܲܝܵܢ (dayyān) 1st person ܕܲܝܵܢܝܼ (dayyānī) ܕܲܝܵܢܲܢ (dayyānan)
construct ܕܲܝܵܢ (dayyān) 2nd person ܕܲܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (dayyānōḵ) ܕܲܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (dayyānāḵ) ܕܲܝܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dayyānawḵōn)
emphatic ܕܲܝܵܢܵܐ (dayyānā) 3rd person ܕܲܝܵܢܹܗ (dayyānēh) ܕܲܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (dayyānāh) ܕܲܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (dayyānhōn)
plural absolute ܕܲܝܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (dayyānīn) 1st person ܕܲܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (dayyānī) ܕܲܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (dayyānan)
construct ܕܲܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (dayyānay) 2nd person ܕܲܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dayyānōḵ) ܕܲܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dayyānāḵ) ܕܲܝܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dayyānawḵōn)
emphatic ܕܲܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (dayyānē) 3rd person ܕܲܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dayyānūh) ܕܲܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (dayyānōh) ܕܲܝܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (dayyānayhōn)

Proper noun

ܕܝܼܵܢܵܐ • (dīyānāf

  1. Soran, Diyana (a city in northern Iraq, historically Assyrian)
  2. a female given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic دِين (dīn) and Hebrew דִּין (dîn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dinɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [dine] (plural)

Noun

ܕܝܢܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܕܝܢܐ)

  1. justice
  2. judgement, sentence, verdict
  3. lawsuit, dispute, contention
  4. law, rule, custom, manner
  5. reason, cause
  6. criterion
  7. account, recollection
Inflection
Inflection of ܕܝܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܕܝܢ 1st person ܕܝܢܝ ܕܝܢܢ
construct ܕܝܢ 2nd person ܕܝܢܟ ܕܝܢܟܝ ܕܝܢܟܘܢ ܕܝܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܕܝܢܐ 3rd person ܕܝܢܗ ܕܝܢܗ ܕܝܢܗܘܢ ܕܝܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܕܝܢܝܢ 1st person ܕܝܢܝ ܕܝܢܝܢ
construct ܕܝܢܝ 2nd person ܕܝܢܝܟ ܕܝܢܝܟܝ ܕܝܢܝܟܘܢ ܕܝܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܕܝܢܐ 3rd person ܕܝܢܘܗܝ ܕܝܢܝܗ ܕܝܢܝܗܘܢ ܕܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Arabic دَيَّان (dayyān) and Hebrew דַּיָּן (dayyān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dajjɑnɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [dajjɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܕܝܢܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܕܝܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܕܝܢܝܬܐ)

  1. judge
Inflection
Inflection of ܕܝܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܕܝܢ 1st person ܕܝܢܝ ܕܝܢܢ
construct ܕܝܢ 2nd person ܕܝܢܟ ܕܝܢܟܝ ܕܝܢܟܘܢ ܕܝܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܕܝܢܐ 3rd person ܕܝܢܗ ܕܝܢܗ ܕܝܢܗܘܢ ܕܝܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܕܝܢܝܢ 1st person ܕܝܢܝ ܕܝܢܝܢ
construct ܕܝܢܝ 2nd person ܕܝܢܝܟ ܕܝܢܝܟܝ ܕܝܢܝܟܘܢ ܕܝܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܕܝܢܐ 3rd person ܕܝܢܘܗܝ ܕܝܢܝܗ ܕܝܢܝܗܘܢ ܕܝܢܝܗܝܢ

References

  • dyn”, 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 60b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 90b
  • 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, →ISBN, page 297a