ܟܗܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܟ ܗ ܢ (k h n) |
| 1 term |
Borrowed from Classical Syriac [Term?], from Aramaic כָּהֲנָא (kāhănā), itself either borrowed from or cognate with Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohén); compare also in Arabic كَاهِن (kāhin) and Old Armenian քահանայ (kʻahanay).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [kɑːhnɑː]
Noun
ܟܵܗܢܵܐ • (kāhnā) m (plural ܟܵܗ̈ܢܹܐ (kāhnē))
- (Christianity, Judaism) priest
- Synonym: ܩܵܫܵܐ (qāšā)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܵܗܸܢ (kāhin) | 1st person | ܟܵܗܢܝܼ (kāhnī) | ܟܵܗܢܲܢ (kāhnan) | |||
| construct | ܟܵܗܸܢ (kāhin) | 2nd person | ܟܵܗܢܘܼܟ݂ (kāhnōḵ) | ܟܵܗܢܵܟ݂ܝ (kāhnāḵ) | ܟܵܗܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kāhnawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܵܗܢܵܐ (kāhnā) | 3rd person | ܟܵܗܢܹܗ (kāhnēh) | ܟܵܗܢܵܗ̇ (kāhnāh) | ܟܵܗܢܗܘܿܢ (kāhnhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܟܵܗܢܝܼ̈ܢ (kāhnīn) | 1st person | ܟܵܗܢܝܼ̈ (kāhnī) | ܟܵܗܢܲܢ̈ (kāhnan) | |||
| construct | ܟܵܗܢܲܝ̈ (kāhnay) | 2nd person | ܟܵܗܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kāhnōḵ) | ܟܵܗܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kāhnāḵ) | ܟܵܗܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kāhnawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܵܗܢܹ̈ܐ (kāhnē) | 3rd person | ܟܵܗܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kāhnūh) | ܟܵܗܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (kāhnōh) | ܟܵܗܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (kāhnayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܟܵܗܢܵܝܵܐ (kāhnāyā)
- ܟܵܗܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (kāhnūṯā)
- ܪܲܒ݂ ܟܵܗ̈ܢܹܐ (raḇ kāhnē)
- ܪܹܝܫ ܟܵܗ̈ܢܹܐ (rēš kāhnē)
See also
- ܟܘܼܡܪܵܐ (kumrā)
Proper noun
ܟܵܗܢܹ̈ܐ • (kāhnē) m
- Leviticus (the third of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible; the third book in the Torah)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Either borrowed from or cognate with Hebrew כוהן / כֹּהֵן (kōhēn). Compare Arabic كَاهِن (kāhin).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɑhnɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [kɑhne] (plural)
Noun
ܟܗܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܗܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܗܢܬܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܗܢ | 1st person | ܟܗܢܝ | ܟܗܢܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܗܢ | 2nd person | ܟܗܢܟ | ܟܗܢܟܝ | ܟܗܢܟܘܢ | ܟܗܢܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܗܢܐ | 3rd person | ܟܗܢܗ | ܟܗܢܗ | ܟܗܢܗܘܢ | ܟܗܢܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܟܗܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܟܗܢܝ | ܟܗܢܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܗܢܝ | 2nd person | ܟܗܢܝܟ | ܟܗܢܝܟܝ | ܟܗܢܝܟܘܢ | ܟܗܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܗܢܐ | 3rd person | ܟܗܢܘܗܝ | ܟܗܢܝܗ | ܟܗܢܝܗܘܢ | ܟܗܢܝܗܝܢ | ||
Derived terms
- ܟܗܢ
- ܟܗܢܐܝܬ
- ܟܗܢܘܬܐ
- ܟܗܢܝܐ
- ܟܘܗܢܐ
- ܪܒ ܟܗܢܐ
- ܪܝܫ ܟܗܢܐ
Descendants
- Old Armenian: քահանայ (kʻahanay)
See also
References
- “khn”, 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 151b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 206a
- 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 601b