ܟܢܘܢܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac with the latter sense a semantic loan from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܐ (qānōnā, “law”), ܩܲܢܝܵܐ (qanyā, “pen”), and ܩܲܢܝܼܬܵܐ (qanītā, “canal”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [kənun.tɑː]
Noun
ܟܢܘܼܢܬܵܐ • (knuntā) f sg (plural ܟܢܘܼܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (knunyāṯā))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܢܘܼܢܵܐ (knūnā) | 1st person | ܟܢܘܼܢܬܝܼ (knuntī) | ܟܢܘܼܢܬܲܢ (knuntan) | |||
| construct | ܟܢܘܼܢܲܬ݂ (knūnaṯ) | 2nd person | ܟܢܘܼܢܬܘܼܟ݂ (knuntōḵ) | ܟܢܘܼܢܬܵܟ݂ܝ (knuntāḵ) | ܟܢܘܼܢܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (knuntawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܢܘܼܢܬܵܐ (knuntā) | 3rd person | ܟܢܘܼܢܬܹܗ (knuntēh) | ܟܢܘܼܢܬܵܗ̇ (knuntāh) | ܟܢܘܼܢܬܗܘܿܢ (knunthōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܢ̈ (knunyān) | 1st person | ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (knunyāṯī) | ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (knunyāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂̈ (knunyāṯ) | 2nd person | ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (knunyāṯōḵ) | ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (knunyāṯāḵ) | ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (knunyāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܢܘܼܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (knunyāṯā) | 3rd person | ܟܢܘܼܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (knunyāṯēh) | ܟܢܘܼܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (knunyāṯāh) | ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (knunyāṯhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [k(ə)nuntɑ]
Etymology 1
Noun
ܟܢܘܢܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܟܢܘܢܝܬܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܢܘܢܐ | 1st person | ܟܢܘܢܬܝ | ܟܢܘܢܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܢܘܢܬ | 2nd person | ܟܢܘܢܬܟ | ܟܢܘܢܬܟܝ | ܟܢܘܢܬܟܘܢ | ܟܢܘܢܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܟܢܘܢܬܗ | ܟܢܘܢܬܗ | ܟܢܘܢܬܗܘܢ | ܟܢܘܢܬܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܟܢܘܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܟܢܘܢܝܬܝ | ܟܢܘܢܝܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܢܘܢܝܬ | 2nd person | ܟܢܘܢܝܬܟ | ܟܢܘܢܝܬܟܝ | ܟܢܘܢܝܬܟܘܢ | ܟܢܘܢܝܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܢܘܢܝܬܐ | 3rd person | ܟܢܘܢܝܬܗ | ܟܢܘܢܝܬܗ | ܟܢܘܢܝܬܗܘܢ | ܟܢܘܢܝܬܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn).
Noun
ܟܢܘܢܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܟܢܘܢܝܬܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܢܘܢܐ | 1st person | ܟܢܘܢܬܝ | ܟܢܘܢܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܢܘܢܬ | 2nd person | ܟܢܘܢܬܟ | ܟܢܘܢܬܟܝ | ܟܢܘܢܬܟܘܢ | ܟܢܘܢܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܟܢܘܢܬܗ | ܟܢܘܢܬܗ | ܟܢܘܢܬܗܘܢ | ܟܢܘܢܬܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܟܢܘܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܟܢܘܢܝܬܝ | ܟܢܘܢܝܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܢܘܢܝܬ | 2nd person | ܟܢܘܢܝܬܟ | ܟܢܘܢܝܬܟܝ | ܟܢܘܢܝܬܟܘܢ | ܟܢܘܢܝܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܢܘܢܝܬܐ | 3rd person | ܟܢܘܢܝܬܗ | ܟܢܘܢܝܬܗ | ܟܢܘܢܝܬܗܘܢ | ܟܢܘܢܝܬܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “knwnh”, 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 158a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 218a
- 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 633b