ܝܘܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew יוֹנָה (yōnā́).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jawnɑ/ (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): /jawne/ (in the plural)

Noun

ܝܘܢܐ • (yawnā) c (plural ܝܘܢܐ (yawnē))

1. dove (bird)

Proper noun

ܝܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. Jonah

Inflection

    inflection of ܝܘܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܝܘܢ	ܝܘܢܝܢ
construct	ܝܘܢ	ܝܘܢܝ
emphatic	ܝܘܢܐ	ܝܘܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܝܘܢܝ	ܝܘܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܝܘܢܟ	ܝܘܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܝܘܢܟܝ	ܝܘܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܝܘܢܗ	ܝܘܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܝܘܢܗ	ܝܘܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܝܘܢܢ	ܝܘܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܝܘܢܟܘܢ	ܝܘܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܝܘܢܟܝܢ	ܝܘܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܝܘܢܗܘܢ	ܝܘܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܝܘܢܗܝܢ	ܝܘܢܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Malayalam: യോനാ (yōnā)

References

• “ywn”, 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, page 139b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 190a
• 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 569a