ܩܢܘܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܩ ܢ ܘ ܢ (q n w n)
3 terms

Etymology

From ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܐ (qānōnā, “law, canon”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending); compare also Arabic قَانُونِيّ (qānūniyy).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [qɑːnoˈnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ • (qānōnāyā) (feminine ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ (qānōnāytā), plural ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (qānōnāyē))

  1. legal, canonical, according to law or rule
  2. allowed or prescribed by law
  3. legitimate, lawful, valid, genuine
  4. (religion) canonical

Synonyms
  • ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܝܵܐ (nāmōsāyā), ܙܵܕܩܵܝܵܐ (zādqāyā)

Derived terms
  • ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܐܝܼܬ (qānōnāˀīt)
  • ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (qānōnāyūtā)
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