Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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Compare Akkadian 𒀲𒄊𒉣𒈾 (/⁠kūdanu⁠/) and Arabic كَوْدَن (kawdan).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܟܘܕܢܬܐ (kōḏantāf (plural ܟܘܕܢܬܐ (kōḏnāṯā), singular masculine counterpart ܟܘܕܢܝܐ (kōḏanyā))

  1. mule
  2. mole, mound
  3. siege instrument, battering ram

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Arabic: كَوْدَن (kawdan)

References

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  • kwdnh”, 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, pages 152a–b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 207a
  • 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, pages 603b–604a