ܩܢܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܩ ܢ ܘ ܢ (q n w n)
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn); compare Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), Hebrew קָנוֹן (qānôn). Doublet of ܟܢܘܼܢܬܵܐ (knuntā, “rule, plumb line”), ܩܲܢܝܵܐ (qanyā, “pen”), and ܩܲܢܝܼܬܵܐ (qanītā, “canal”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qɑːnoːnɑː]

Noun

ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܐ • (qānōnā) m sg (plural ܩܵܢܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (qānōnē))

1. (law) law, canon
2. (religion) canon, hymn, chant
3. penalty, sanction, canonical fine
4. statute, precept, ordinance, tax
5. (ecclesiastical) clerical order
6. (grammar) classification of forms; type of verbal inflections

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܐ (qānōnā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܵܢܘܿܢܝܼ (qānōnī)		ܩܵܢܘܿܢܲܢ (qānōnan)
	construct	ܩܵܢܘܿܢ (qānōn)	2nd person	ܩܵܢܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂ (qānōnūḵ)	ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ (qānōnāḵ)	ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qānōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܐ (qānōnā)	3rd person	ܩܵܢܘܿܢܹܗ (qānōnēh)	ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܗ̇ (qānōnāh)	ܩܵܢܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ (qānōnhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܵܢܘܿܢܝܼ̈ (qānōnī)		ܩܵܢܘܿܢܲܢ̈ (qānōnan)
	construct	ܩܵܢܘܿܢܲܝ̈ (qānōnay)	2nd person	ܩܵܢܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qānōnūḵ)	ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qānōnāḵ)	ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qānōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܵܢܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (qānōnē)	3rd person	ܩܵܢܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qānōnūh)	ܩܵܢܘܿܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qānōnōh)	ܩܵܢܘܿܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qānōnhōn)

Synonyms

• (law): ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܐ (nāmōsā), ܕܝܼܢܵܐ (d-īnā), ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ (ṭaḵsā)

Derived terms

• ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ (qānōnāyā)
• ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (qānōnāˀīṯ)
• ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (qānōnāyūtā)
• ܩܲܢܘܸܢ (qanwin)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܩܐܢܘܢ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Compare Arabic قَانُون (qānūn) and Hebrew קָנוֹן (qānôn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑnonɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɑnone(ʔ)], [qɑnonas] (plural)

Noun

ܩܢܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܢܘܢܣ or ܩܢܘܢܐ)

1. canon, rule, type
2. penalty, sanction, canonical fine
3. tribute
4. canon, hymn, chant
5. (ecclesiastical) clerical order
6. measuring rod
7. paragraph, section of scripture
8. (grammar) classification of forms; type of verbal inflections

References

• “qnwn”, 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. 323a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 510a
• 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. 1381b