ܕܦܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic دَفْن (dafn) and Hebrew דופן / דֹּפֶן (dṓp̄en).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dafnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [dafne(ʔ)], [dafnɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܕܦܢܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܕܦܢܬܐ or ܕܦܢܐ)

1. (anatomy) flank, loin
2. (architecture) side, wall
3. bier, stretcher

Inflection

    declension of ܕܦܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܦܢ	ܕܦܢܢ ,ܕܦܢܝܢ
construct	ܕܦܢ	ܕܦܢܬ ,ܕܦܢܝ
emphatic	ܕܦܢܐ	ܕܦܢܬܐ ,ܕܦܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܦܢܝ	ܕܦܢܬܝ ,ܕܦܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܦܢܟ	ܕܦܢܬܟ ,ܕܦܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܦܢܟܝ	ܕܦܢܬܟܝ ,ܕܦܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܦܢܗ	ܕܦܢܬܗ ,ܕܦܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܦܢܗ	ܕܦܢܬܗ ,ܕܦܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܦܢܢ	ܕܦܢܬܢ ,ܕܦܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܦܢܟܘܢ	ܕܦܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܕܦܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܦܢܟܝܢ	ܕܦܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܕܦܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܦܢܗܘܢ	ܕܦܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܕܦܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܦܢܗܝܢ	ܕܦܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܕܦܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek δαπάνη (dapánē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dappanne(ʔ)] (singular and plural)
• IPA^(key): [dufne(ʔ)], [dappannas] (plural)

Noun

ܕܦܢܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܕܦܢܣ or ܕܘܦܢܐ or ܕܦܢܐ)

1. expense, provision

References

• “dpn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “dpnˀ”, 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. 69a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 96a
• 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. 316a