ܐܦܕܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• אפדנא

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎭𐎠𐎴 (apadāna). See also Apadana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɑppaðnɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɑppaðne(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܦܕܢܐ • (āppaḏnā) f (plural ܐܦܕܢܐ)

1. apadana, palace, castle, citadel

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܦܕܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܦܕܢ	ܐܦܕܢܝܢ
construct	ܐܦܕܢ	ܐܦܕܢܝ
emphatic	ܐܦܕܢܐ	ܐܦܕܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܦܕܢܝ	ܐܦܕܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܦܕܢܟ	ܐܦܕܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܦܕܢܟܝ	ܐܦܕܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܦܕܢܗ	ܐܦܕܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܦܕܢܗ	ܐܦܕܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܦܕܢܢ	ܐܦܕܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܦܕܢܟܘܢ	ܐܦܕܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܦܕܢܟܝܢ	ܐܦܕܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܦܕܢܗܘܢ	ܐܦܕܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܦܕܢܗܝܢ	ܐܦܕܢܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: فَدَن (fadan)

References

• “ˀpdn”, 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 17a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 26a
• 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 81b