Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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ܕܢܚܐ ܕܫܡܫܐ

Etymology

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Root
ܕ ܢ ܚ (d n ḥ)
7 terms

Inherited from Aramaic דֶּנְחָא (denḥā), from the verb ܕܵܢܹܚ (dānēḥ, to shine, appear, be manifest); compare Hebrew זֶרַח (zérakh).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥām (plural ܕܸܢܚܹ̈ܐ (dinḥē))

  1. sunrise
  2. (figuratively) manifestation, appearance, arrival, birth, epiphany
  3. (astrology) horoscope
    Synonym: ܡܲܠܘܵܫܵܐ (malwāšā)

Inflection

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    Inflection of ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܕܸܢܚܝܼ
(dinḥī)
ܕܸܢܚܲܢ
(dinḥan)
construct ܕܢܲܚ
(dnaḥ)
2nd person ܕܸܢܚܘܼܟ݂
(dinḥūḵ)
ܕܸܢܚܵܟ݂ܝ
(dinḥāḵ)
ܕܸܢܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(dinḥāwḵōn)
emphatic ܕܸܢܚܵܐ
(dinḥā)
3rd person ܕܸܢܚܹܗ
(dinḥēh)
ܕܸܢܚܵܗ̇
(dinḥāh)
ܕܸܢܚܗܘܿܢ
(dinḥhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܕܸܢܚܝܼ̈
(dinḥī)
ܕܸܢܚܲܢ̈
(dinḥan)
construct ܕܸܢܚܲܝ̈
(dinḥay)
2nd person ܕܸܢܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(dinḥūḵ)
ܕܸܢܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(dinḥāḵ)
ܕܸܢܚܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(dinḥāwḵōn)
emphatic ܕܸܢܚܹ̈ܐ
(dinḥē)
3rd person ܕܸܢܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(dinḥūh)
ܕܸܢܚ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(dinḥōh)
ܕܸܢܚܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(dinḥhōn)

Coordinate terms

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Proper noun

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ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥām

  1. a male given name
  2. a surname transferred from the given name

Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܕ-ܢ-ܚ (d-n-ḥ) related to shining, from Proto-Semitic *ḏrḥ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܕܢܚܐ (denḥām(uncountable)

  1. sunrise, dawn
    Synonyms: ܡܕܢܚܐ, ܢܘܓܗܐ, ܒܗܪܐ, ܫܘܦܪܐ, ܨܦܪܐ
  2. brightness, light
    Synonyms: ܢܘܗܪܐ, ܙܗܪܐ
  3. east
    Synonym: ܡܕܢܚܐ
  4. (figuratively) manifestation, appearance, arrival, birth, epiphany
  5. (astrology) horoscope
    Synonyms: ܡܠܘܫܐ, ܝܠܕܐ, ܫܥܬܐ

Inflection

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Antonyms

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References

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  • dnḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-09
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 68a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 95b
  • 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, pp. 312b-313a