ܕܘܚܢܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Akkadian 𒌅𒄴𒉡 (/duḫnu; tuḫnu/, “millet”), ultimately from a variation of Proto-Semitic *ṭaḥan-/*ṭaḥaḥ- (“to grind, to pound, to crush, to break down into pieces; especially of corn”). Compare Arabic دُخْن (duḵn) and Hebrew דֹּחַן (dōḥan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [duħnɑ]
Inflection
declension of ܕܘܚܢܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܕܘܚܢ |
| construct | ܕܘܚܢ |
| emphatic | ܕܘܚܢܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܕܘܚܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܕܘܚܢܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܕܘܚܢܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܕܘܚܢܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܕܘܚܢܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܕܘܚܢܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܕܘܚܢܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܕܘܚܢܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܕܘܚܢܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܕܘܚܢܗܝܢ |
Descendants
- → Arabic: دُخْن (duḵn)
References
- “dwḥn”, 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 60a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 85a
- 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 279a
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