ܟܐܢܘܬܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From ܟܐܢ (kē(ʾ)n, “just, righteous”), from the root ܟ-ܘ-ܢ (k-w-n) related to uprightness + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ). Compare Hebrew כֵּנוּת (kēnûṯ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܟܐܢܘܬܐ • (kēnūṯā) f (uncountable)
Inflection edit
declension of ܟܐܢܘܬܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܐܢܘ |
| construct | ܟܐܢܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܟܐܢܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܐܢܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܐܢܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܐܢܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܐܢܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܐܢܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܐܢܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܐܢܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܐܢܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܐܢܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܐܢܘܬܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “kynw”, 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, p. 153a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 202a
- 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, p. 594a