ܟܢܪܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Persian [script needed] (kunār, kanār). Compare Persian کنار (konâr), Old Armenian քնարուկ (kʻnaruk).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܟܢܪܐ • (kənārā, knārā) m (plural ܟܢܪܐ (kənārē, knārē))
- lotus (Ziziphus lotus tree and flower)
- medlar tree
- service tree
- name of a drug
Inflection edit
inflection of ܟܢܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܢܪ | ܟܢܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܢܪ | ܟܢܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܢܪܐ | ܟܢܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܢܪܝ | ܟܢܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܢܪܟ | ܟܢܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܢܪܟܝ | ܟܢܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܢܪܗ | ܟܢܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܢܪܗ | ܟܢܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܢܪܢ | ܟܢܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܢܪܟܘܢ | ܟܢܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܢܪܟܝܢ | ܟܢܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܢܪܗܘܢ | ܟܢܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܢܪܗܝܢ | ܟܢܪܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Semitic *kinnār-.
Alternative forms edit
- ܟܐܢܪܐ (kennārā)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܟܢܪܐ • (kennārā) m (plural ܟܢܪܐ (kennārē))
Inflection edit
inflection of ܟܢܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܢܪ | ܟܢܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܢܪ | ܟܢܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܢܪܐ | ܟܢܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܢܪܝ | ܟܢܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܢܪܟ | ܟܢܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܢܪܟܝ | ܟܢܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܢܪܗ | ܟܢܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܢܪܗ | ܟܢܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܢܪܢ | ܟܢܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܢܪܟܘܢ | ܟܢܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܢܪܟܝܢ | ܟܢܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܢܪܗܘܢ | ܟܢܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܢܪܗܝܢ | ܟܢܪܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms edit
- ܟܢܪܣܛܐ (kennāresṭā)
Descendants edit
- → Old Armenian: քնար (kʻnar)
- → Middle Persian:
- Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (knʾl /kennār/)
- → Sanskrit: किंनरा (kiṃnarā), किन्नर (kinnara, “deity of divine music; divinized lyre”)
References edit
- “knr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “knr”, 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 158b
- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen[1] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 283
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, page 636b