ܐܬܢܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
Compare Akkadian 𒊩𒀲 (atānu /eme3/), Arabic أَتَان (ʔatān), Hebrew אָתוֹן (ʾāṯôn).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ʔăˈθɑ.nɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ʔaˈθɑ.nɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ʔɑˈθo.no]
Noun edit
ܐܬܢܐ • (ʾăṯānā) f (plural ܐܬܢܐ (ʾăṯānē), singular masculine counterpart ܚܡܪܐ (ḥəmārā))
Usage notes edit
While the word is normally considered feminine, it may occasionally be masculine when specifically referring to a male.
Inflection edit
inflection of ܐܬܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܬܢ | ܐܬܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܬܢ | ܐܬܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܬܢܐ | ܐܬܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܬܢܝ | ܐܬܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܬܢܟ | ܐܬܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܬܢܟܝ | ܐܬܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܬܢܗ | ܐܬܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܬܢܗ | ܐܬܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܬܢܢ | ܐܬܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܬܢܟܘܢ | ܐܬܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܬܢܟܝܢ | ܐܬܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܬܢܗܘܢ | ܐܬܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܬܢܗܝܢ | ܐܬܢܝܗܝܢ |
Synonyms edit
- ܚܡܪܬܐ (ḥəmārtā)
References edit
- “ˀtn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-25
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 22b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 33a
- 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 112b