ܩܢܘܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܩ ܢ ܘ ܢ (q n w n)
3 terms

Etymology

From ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܐ (qānōnā, “law, canon”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending); compare also Arabic قَانُونِيّ (qānūniyy).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qɑːnoˈnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ • (qānōnāyā) (feminine ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ (qānōnāytā), plural ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (qānōnāyē))

1. legal, canonical, according to law or rule
2. allowed or prescribed by law
3. legitimate, lawful, valid, genuine
4. (religion) canonical

Synonyms

• ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܝܵܐ (nāmōsāyā), ܙܵܕܩܵܝܵܐ (zādqāyā)

Derived terms

• ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܐܝܼܬ (qānōnāˀīt)
• ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (qānōnāyūtā)