ܐܪܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܪܘܢܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܐܪܘܢܐ with the meanings changed, from Biblical Hebrew אָרוֹן (ʾārôn, “coffin, ark”)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːroːnɑː]

Noun

ܐܵܪܘܿܢܵܐ • (ārōnā) m sg (plural ܐܵܪ̈ܘܿܢܹܐ (ārōnē))

1. wardrobe, closet (piece of furniture for storing clothes)

   ܡܘܼܕܸܪ ܠܝܼ ܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܨܘܼܕܪ̈ܵܬܹܐ ܠܐܵܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܕܕܡܵܟ݂ܵܐ.

   mūdir lī kullāyh ṣudrātē l-ārōnā gāw tāwānā ddmāḵā.

   I returned all the shirts to the wardrobe in the bedroom.

2. cloakroom, locker
3. (literary) ark, box, chest, strongbox
4. (literary) coffin, sarcophagus

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܵܪܘܿܢܵܐ (ārōnā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܵܪܘܿܢܝܼ (ārōnī)		ܐܵܪܘܿܢܲܢ (ārōnan)
	construct	ܐܵܪܘܿܢ (ārōn)	2nd person	ܐܵܪܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂ (ārōnūḵ)	ܐܵܪܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ārōnāḵ)	ܐܵܪܘܿܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ārōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܪܘܿܢܵܐ (ārōnā)	3rd person	ܐܵܪܘܿܢܹܗ (ārōnēh)	ܐܵܪܘܿܢܵܗ̇ (ārōnāh)	ܐܵܪܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ (ārōnhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܵܪ̈ܘܿܢܝܼ (ārōnī)		ܐܵܪ̈ܘܿܢܲܢ (ārōnan)
	construct	ܐܵܪ̈ܘܿܢܲܝ (ārōnay)	2nd person	ܐܵܪ̈ܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂ (ārōnūḵ)	ܐܵܪ̈ܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ārōnāḵ)	ܐܵܪ̈ܘܿܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ārōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܪ̈ܘܿܢܹܐ (ārōnē)	3rd person	ܐܵܪ̈ܘܿܢܘܼܗܝ (ārōnūh)	ܐܵܪ̈ܘܿܢܘܿܗ̇ (ārōnōh)	ܐܵܪ̈ܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ (ārōnhōn)

Synonyms

• (wardrobe, closet): ܦܲܪܕܲܝܣܩܵܐ (pardaysqā), ܕܘܿܠܵܒܟ̰ܵܐ (dōlābčā, “cupboard, cabinet”)
• (cloakroom): ܒܹܝܬ ܠܒ݂ܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ (bēt lḇūšē)
• (ark, box): ܩܹܒ݂ܘܿܬܵܐ (qēḇōtā), ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܵܐ (ṣandūqā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔarwɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔarwɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܪܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܪܘܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܪܘܢܝܬܐ)

1. calf, young bull

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܪܘܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܪܘܢ	ܐܪܘܢܝܢ
construct	ܐܪܘܢ	ܐܪܘܢܝ
emphatic	ܐܪܘܢܐ	ܐܪܘܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܪܘܢܝ	ܐܪܘܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܪܘܢܟ	ܐܪܘܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܪܘܢܟܝ	ܐܪܘܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܪܘܢܗ	ܐܪܘܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܪܘܢܗ	ܐܪܘܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܪܘܢܢ	ܐܪܘܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܪܘܢܟܘܢ	ܐܪܘܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܪܘܢܟܝܢ	ܐܪܘܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܪܘܢܗܘܢ	ܐܪܘܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܪܘܢܗܝܢ	ܐܪܘܢܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܥܓܠܐ

Etymology 2

From Hebrew אָרוֹן (ʾārôn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɑronɑ(ʔ)], [ʔăronɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɑrone(ʔ)], [ʔărone(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܪܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܪܘܢܐ)

1. ark, box, chest, strongbox
2. coffin, sarcophagus

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܪܘܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܪܘܢ	ܐܪܘܢܝܢ
construct	ܐܪܘܢ	ܐܪܘܢܝ
emphatic	ܐܪܘܢܐ	ܐܪܘܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܪܘܢܝ	ܐܪܘܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܪܘܢܟ	ܐܪܘܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܪܘܢܟܝ	ܐܪܘܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܪܘܢܗ	ܐܪܘܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܪܘܢܗ	ܐܪܘܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܪܘܢܢ	ܐܪܘܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܪܘܢܟܘܢ	ܐܪܘܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܪܘܢܟܝܢ	ܐܪܘܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܪܘܢܗܘܢ	ܐܪܘܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܪܘܢܗܝܢ	ܐܪܘܢܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܐܪܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m

1. (religion) Ark of the Covenant

References

• “ˀrwn”, 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. 19a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 28a
• 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. 96b