ܕܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Persian دانه (dâne, literally “grain, berry”).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ܕܵܢܵܐ • (dānā) (plural ܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ (dānē))
- one, individual the first of two things as opposed to the other
- ܫܩܝܼܠ ܠܵܗ̇ ܚܲܕ݇ ܕܵܢܵܐ ܘܒܵܬ݂ܲܪܟܸܢ ܐܸܫܬܵܐ ܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ
- šqīl lāh ḥa dānā w-bāṯarkin ištā dānē
- She took one and then six of them
- ܚܲܕ݇ ܕܵܢܵܐ ܥܵܕ݂ܹܪ ܐܸܠܝܼ، ܒܒ݂ܵܥܘܼ؟
- ḥa dānā ˁāḏēr ilī, bḇāˁū?
- Would someone help me, please?
See also
- ܚܲܕ݇ (ḥa)
Etymology 2
From Akkadian 𒂁𒆗𒉡 (/dannu/, “storage vat mostly for storing beer and wine”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [dan.nɑː]
Noun
ܕܲܢܵܐ • (dannā) m sg (plural ܕܲܢܹ̈ܐ (dannē) or ܕܲܢܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (dannāṯē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܕܲܢ (dan) | 1st person | ܕܲܢܝܼ (danī) | ܕܲܢܲܢ (dannan) | |||
| construct | ܕܲܢ (dan) | 2nd person | ܕܲܢܘܼܟ݂ (danōḵ) | ܕܲܢܵܟ݂ܝ (dannāḵ) | ܕܲܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dannawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܕܲܢܵܐ (dannā) | 3rd person | ܕܲܢܹܗ (dannēh) | ܕܲܢܵܗ̇ (dannāh) | ܕܲܢܗܘܿܢ (danhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܕܲܢܝܼ̈ܢ (danīn) | 1st person | ܕܲܢܝܼ̈ (danī) | ܕܲܢܲܢ̈ (dannan) | |||
| construct | ܕܲܢܲܝ̈ (dannay) | 2nd person | ܕܲܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (danōḵ) | ܕܲܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dannāḵ) | ܕܲܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dannawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܕܲܢܹ̈ܐ (dannē) | 3rd person | ܕܲܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (danūh) | ܕܲܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (dannōh) | ܕܲܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (dannayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Akkadian 𒂁𒆗𒉡 (/dannu/, “storage vat mostly for storing beer and wine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dannɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [danne], [dannɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܕܢܐ • (dannā) m (plural ܕܢܬܐ (dannāṯā) or ܕܢܐ (dannē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܕܢ | 1st person | ܕܢܝ | ܕܢܢ | |||
| construct | ܕܢ | 2nd person | ܕܢܟ | ܕܢܟܝ | ܕܢܟܘܢ | ܕܢܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܕܢܗ | ܕܢܗ | ܕܢܗܘܢ | ܕܢܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܕܢܢ ,ܕܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܕܢܬܝ ,ܕܢܝ | ܕܢܬܢ ,ܕܢܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܕܢܬ ,ܕܢܝ | 2nd person | ܕܢܬܟ ,ܕܢܝܟ | ܕܢܬܟܝ ,ܕܢܝܟܝ | ܕܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܕܢܝܟܘܢ | ܕܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܕܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܕܢܬܐ , | 3rd person | ܕܢܬܗ ,ܕܢܘܗܝ | ܕܢܬܗ ,ܕܢܝܗ | ܕܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܕܢܝܗܘܢ | ܕܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܕܢܝܗܝܢ | ||
Synonyms
- ܠܓܝܢܐ (ləḡīnā)
Descendants
- → Arabic: دَنّ (dann)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dannɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [danne] (plural)
Noun
ܕܢܐ • (dannā) m (plural ܕܢܐ (dannē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܕܢ | 1st person | ܕܢܝ | ܕܢܢ | |||
| construct | ܕܢ | 2nd person | ܕܢܟ | ܕܢܟܝ | ܕܢܟܘܢ | ܕܢܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܕܢܐ | 3rd person | ܕܢܗ | ܕܢܗ | ܕܢܗܘܢ | ܕܢܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܕܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܕܢܝ | ܕܢܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܕܢܝ | 2nd person | ܕܢܝܟ | ܕܢܝܟܝ | ܕܢܝܟܘܢ | ܕܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܕܢܐ | 3rd person | ܕܢܘܗܝ | ܕܢܝܗ | ܕܢܝܗܘܢ | ܕܢܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “dn”, 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 67b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 95a
- 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, pages 311b–312a