ܐܕܢܐ

See also: ܐܪܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔuḏn-.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈʔɛð.nɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʔɪð.nɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʔeð.no]

Noun

ܐܕܢܐ • (ʾeḏnā) f (plural ܐܕܢܗܬܐ (ʾeḏnē) or ܐܕܢܬܐ (ʾeḏnāṯā) or ܐܕܢܐ (ʾeḏnāhāṯā))

  1. (anatomy) ear
    • Peshitta, Matthew 11:15:
      ܡܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܐܕ̈ܢܐ ܕܢܫܡܥ ܢܫܡܥ.
      man də-ʾīṯ lēh ʾeḏnē ḏə-nešmaʿ nešmaʿ.
      He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
  2. (animal anatomy) fish gill
  3. (figuratively) anything that sticks out; handle, promontory, bay, gulf
  4. bottle opening
  5. (by extension) bottle

Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܐܕܢܐ (ʾeḏnē) is used for literal senses while ܐܕܢܬܐ (ʾeḏnāṯā) and ܐܕܢܗܬܐ (ʾeḏnāhāṯā) are used for figurative senses.

Inflection

References

  • ˀdn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-14
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 3a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 4a
  • 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, page 10b

Turoyo

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔuḏn-.

Noun

ܐܰܕ݂ܢܐ • (aḏno) f

  1. ear
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