ܬܢܝܢܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Akkadian 𒆗𒉌𒈾 (danninu, “netherworld; source of earthquakes; the inaccessible land where the dead remain”), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *dnn/*tnn (“to be mighty, to be strong; to be fortified, to be long lasting, to stay at a place; to rumble, to earthquake, to shake with a booming noise”). Also found as Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Jewish Literary Aramaic, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic תַּנִּינָא (tannīnā), Arabic تِنِّين (tinnīn), Hebrew תַּנִּין (tannīn), Ugaritic 𐎚𐎐𐎐 (tnn), Ge'ez ተመን (tämän), Tigrinya ተመን (tämän), Amharic ተመን (tämän).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܬܢܝܢܐ • (tannīnā) m (plural ܬܢܝܢܐ (tannīnē))
- dragon, sea serpent, monster
- snake, serpent, adder
- (alchemy) spice-box, slender perforated bronze vessel used to hold dry herbs
Inflection edit
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܬܢܝܢ | ܬܢܝܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܬܢܝܢ | ܬܢܝܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܬܢܝܢܐ | ܬܢܝܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܬܢܝܢܝ | ܬܢܝܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܬܢܝܢܟ | ܬܢܝܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܬܢܝܢܟܝ | ܬܢܝܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܬܢܝܢܗ | ܬܢܝܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܬܢܝܢܗ | ܬܢܝܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܬܢܝܢܢ | ܬܢܝܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܬܢܝܢܟܘܢ | ܬܢܝܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܬܢܝܢܟܝܢ | ܬܢܝܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܬܢܝܢܗܘܢ | ܬܢܝܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܬܢܝܢܗܝܢ | ܬܢܝܢܝܗܝܢ |
Proper noun edit
ܬܢܝܢܐ • (tannīnā) m
Etymology 2 edit
From the root ܬ-ܢ-ܐ (t-n-ʾ) related to recounting.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
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ܬܢܝܢܐ • (tenyānā) m (plural ܬܢܝܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܢܝܢܬܐ)
Inflection edit
Noun edit
ܬܢܝܢܐ • (tenyānā) m (plural ܬܢܝܢܐ (tenyānē))
- iteration, repetition, recitation
- citing, recounting
- tale, story
- commemoration
- grandson
- two-year old
- young, offspring
- mate, cellmate
- representative, subprior, second-in-command
Inflection edit
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܬܢܝܢ | ܬܢܝܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܬܢܝܢ | ܬܢܝܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܬܢܝܢܐ | ܬܢܝܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܬܢܝܢܝ | ܬܢܝܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܬܢܝܢܟ | ܬܢܝܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܬܢܝܢܟܝ | ܬܢܝܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܬܢܝܢܗ | ܬܢܝܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܬܢܝܢܗ | ܬܢܝܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܬܢܝܢܢ | ܬܢܝܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܬܢܝܢܟܘܢ | ܬܢܝܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܬܢܝܢܟܝܢ | ܬܢܝܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܬܢܝܢܗܘܢ | ܬܢܝܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܬܢܝܢܗܝܢ | ܬܢܝܢܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “tnyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “tnyn”, 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 394a-b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 616b-617a
- 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 1655b