ܟܢܦܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Semitic *kanap-. Compare Arabic كَنَف (kanaf) and Hebrew כָּנָף (kānāp̄). The sense of "pterygium" is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek πτερύγιον (pterúgion).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܟܢܦܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܟܢܦܬܐ or ܟܢܦܐ)
- side, edge, border, outer part
- wing
- (anatomy) lap, bosom, arms
- (sewing) flap, hem; skirt, cloak
- (geography) bay, gulf
- covering, overshadowing, protection
- pinnacle, peak
- (architecture) battlement, merlon
- (military) wing of an army
- vessel for flour
- (medicine) pterygium
Inflection edit
declension of ܟܢܦܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܢܦ | ܟܢܦܢ ,ܟܢܦܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܢܦ | ܟܢܦܬ ,ܟܢܦܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܢܦܐ | ܟܢܦܬܐ ,ܟܢܦܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܢܦܝ | ܟܢܦܬܝ ,ܟܢܦܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܢܦܟ | ܟܢܦܬܟ ,ܟܢܦܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܢܦܟܝ | ܟܢܦܬܟܝ ,ܟܢܦܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܢܦܗ | ܟܢܦܬܗ ,ܟܢܦܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܢܦܗ | ܟܢܦܬܗ ,ܟܢܦܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܢܦܢ | ܟܢܦܬܢ ,ܟܢܦܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܢܦܟܘܢ | ܟܢܦܬܟܘܢ ,ܟܢܦܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܢܦܟܝܢ | ܟܢܦܬܟܝܢ ,ܟܢܦܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܢܦܗܘܢ | ܟܢܦܬܗܘܢ ,ܟܢܦܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܢܦܗܝܢ | ܟܢܦܬܗܝܢ ,ܟܢܦܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “knp”, 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, pp. 218b-219a
- 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. 636a-b