ܥܢܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic عَنَان (ʕanān) and Hebrew עָנָן (ʿānān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)nɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)nɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܢܢܐ • (ʕnānā’) f (plural ܥܢܢܐ)

1. cloud
2. cloudiness
3. (alchemy) quicksilver, mercury

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܢܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܢܢ	ܥܢܢܝܢ
construct	ܥܢܢ	ܥܢܢܝ
emphatic	ܥܢܢܐ	ܥܢܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܢܢܝ	ܥܢܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܢܢܟ	ܥܢܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܢܢܟܝ	ܥܢܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܢܢܗ	ܥܢܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܢܢܗ	ܥܢܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܢܢܢ	ܥܢܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܢܢܟܘܢ	ܥܢܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܢܢܟܝܢ	ܥܢܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܢܢܗܘܢ	ܥܢܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܢܢܗܝܢ	ܥܢܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic عِنِّين (ʕinnīn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕannɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕannɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܥܢܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܢܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܥܢܢܬܐ)

1. sexually impotent

Inflection

    declension of ܥܢܢܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܢܢ	ܥܢܢܝܢ
construct	ܥܢܢ	ܥܢܢܝ
emphatic	ܥܢܢܐ	ܥܢܢܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܢܢܐ	ܥܢܢܢ
construct	ܥܢܢܬ	ܥܢܢܬ
emphatic	ܥܢܢܬܐ	ܥܢܢܬܐ

References

• “ˁnn”, 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. 257a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 420b
• 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. 1118a