ܟܢܘܢܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac with the latter sense a semantic loan from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܐ (qānōnā, “law”), ܩܲܢܝܵܐ (qanyā, “pen”), and ܩܲܢܝܼܬܵܐ (qanītā, “canal”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kənun.tɑː]

Noun

ܟܢܘܼܢܬܵܐ • (knuntā) f sg (plural ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (knunyāṯē))

1. (anatomy) wrist, carpus
2. plumb line, plummet; ruler, straight edge

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܢܘܼܢܬܵܐ (knuntā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܢܘܼܢܬܝܼ (knuntī)		ܟܢܘܼܢܬܲܢ (knuntan)
	construct	ܟܢܘܼܢܲܬ݂ (knūnaṯ)	2nd person	ܟܢܘܼܢܬܘܼܟ݂ (knuntūḵ)	ܟܢܘܼܢܬܵܟ݂ܝ (knuntāḵ)	ܟܢܘܼܢܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (knuntāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܢܘܼܢܬܵܐ (knuntā)	3rd person	ܟܢܘܼܢܬܹܗ (knuntēh)	ܟܢܘܼܢܬܵܗ̇ (knuntāh)	ܟܢܘܼܢܬܗܘܿܢ (knunthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (knunyāṯī)		ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (knunyāṯan)
	construct	ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂̈ (knunyāṯ)	2nd person	ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (knunyāṯūḵ)	ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (knunyāṯāḵ)	ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (knunyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (knunyāṯē)	3rd person	ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (knunyāṯūh)	ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (knunyāṯōh)	ܟܢܘܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (knunyāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k(ə)nuntɑ(ʔ)]

Etymology 1

Noun

ܟܢܘܢܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܟܢܘܢܝܬܐ)

1. (anatomy) wrist, palm (of the hand), sole (of the foot)

Inflection

    declension of ܟܢܘܢܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܢܘܢܐ	ܟܢܘܢܝܢ
construct	ܟܢܘܢܬ	ܟܢܘܢܝܬ
emphatic	ܟܢܘܢܬܐ	ܟܢܘܢܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܢܘܢܬܝ	ܟܢܘܢܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܢܘܢܬܟ	ܟܢܘܢܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܢܘܢܬܟܝ	ܟܢܘܢܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܢܘܢܬܗ	ܟܢܘܢܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܢܘܢܬܗ	ܟܢܘܢܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܢܘܢܬܢ	ܟܢܘܢܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܢܘܢܬܟܘܢ	ܟܢܘܢܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܢܘܢܬܟܝܢ	ܟܢܘܢܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܢܘܢܬܗܘܢ	ܟܢܘܢܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܢܘܢܬܗܝܢ	ܟܢܘܢܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn).

Noun

ܟܢܘܢܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܟܢܘܢܝܬܐ)

1. plumb line
2. ruler, straight edge

Inflection

    declension of ܟܢܘܢܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܢܘܢܐ	ܟܢܘܢܝܢ
construct	ܟܢܘܢܬ	ܟܢܘܢܝܬ
emphatic	ܟܢܘܢܬܐ	ܟܢܘܢܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܢܘܢܬܝ	ܟܢܘܢܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܢܘܢܬܟ	ܟܢܘܢܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܢܘܢܬܟܝ	ܟܢܘܢܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܢܘܢܬܗ	ܟܢܘܢܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܢܘܢܬܗ	ܟܢܘܢܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܢܘܢܬܢ	ܟܢܘܢܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܢܘܢܬܟܘܢ	ܟܢܘܢܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܢܘܢܬܟܝܢ	ܟܢܘܢܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܢܘܢܬܗܘܢ	ܟܢܘܢܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܢܘܢܬܗܝܢ	ܟܢܘܢܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “knwnh”, 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. 158a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 218a
• 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. 633b