ܕܝܢܐ
Classical Syriac
editEtymology 1
editCompare Arabic دِين (dīn) and Hebrew דִּין (dîn).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editܕܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܕܝܢܐ)
- justice
- judgement, sentence, verdict
- lawsuit, dispute, contention
- law, rule, custom, manner
- reason, cause
- criterion
- account, recollection
Inflection
edit inflection of ܕܝܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܕܝܢ | ܕܝܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܕܝܢ | ܕܝܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܕܝܢܐ | ܕܝܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܕܝܢܝ | ܕܝܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܕܝܢܟ | ܕܝܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܕܝܢܟܝ | ܕܝܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܕܝܢܗ | ܕܝܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܕܝܢܗ | ܕܝܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܕܝܢܢ | ܕܝܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܕܝܢܟܘܢ | ܕܝܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܕܝܢܟܝܢ | ܕܝܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܕܝܢܗܘܢ | ܕܝܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܕܝܢܗܝܢ | ܕܝܢܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
editModified from above. Compare Arabic دَيَّان (dayyān) and Hebrew דַּיָּן (dayyān).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editܕܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܕܝܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܕܝܢܝܬܐ)
Inflection
edit inflection of ܕܝܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܕܝܢ | ܕܝܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܕܝܢ | ܕܝܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܕܝܢܐ | ܕܝܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܕܝܢܝ | ܕܝܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܕܝܢܟ | ܕܝܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܕܝܢܟܝ | ܕܝܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܕܝܢܗ | ܕܝܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܕܝܢܗ | ܕܝܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܕܝܢܢ | ܕܝܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܕܝܢܟܘܢ | ܕܝܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܕܝܢܟܝܢ | ܕܝܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܕܝܢܗܘܢ | ܕܝܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܕܝܢܗܝܢ | ܕܝܢܝܗܝܢ |
References
edit- “dyn”, 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. 60b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 90b
- 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. 297a