ܬܘܩܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܬ ܩ ܢ (t q n)
4 terms

Verbal noun of ܡܬܲܩܸܢ (mtaqqin); cognate of Arabic تِقَانَة (tiqāna) and Hebrew תִּקּוּן (tiqún). The sense of “technology” is a phono-semantic matching of English technology.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tuq.qɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܐ • (tuqqānā) m sg (plural ܬܘܼܩܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tūqānē))

1. technology, tools, instruments

   ܬܘܼܩܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܚܲܕܬܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܦܫܩܝܼ ܡܸܬ݂ܡܲܛܝܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܘܡܫܲܢܝܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܒܣܘܼܪܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ.

   tūqānē ḥadtē kē mapšqī miṯmaṭyānūṯā w-mšanyānūṯā d-māwdˁānwāṯē b-surhāḇā.

   Modern technologies facilitate communication and the rapid transfer of information.

2. creation, manufacture, construction, handiwork
3. repairing, restoration

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܐ (tuqqānā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܝܼ (tūqānī)		ܬܘܼܩܵܢܲܢ (tūqānan)
	construct	ܬܘܼܩܵܢ (tūqān)	2nd person	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (tūqānūḵ)	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (tūqānāḵ)	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tūqānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܐ (tuqqānā)	3rd person	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܹܗ (tūqānēh)	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܗ̇ (tūqānāh)	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܗܘܿܢ (tūqānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܝܼ̈ (tūqānī)		ܬܘܼܩܵܢܲܢ̈ (tūqānan)
	construct	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܲܝ̈ (tūqānay)	2nd person	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tūqānūḵ)	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tūqānāḵ)	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tūqānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tūqānē)	3rd person	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tūqānūh)	ܬܘܼܩܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tūqānōh)	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tūqānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܝܵܐ (tūqānāyā, “technological”)
• ܬܘܼܩܵܢ ܦܸܬ݂ܓ݂ܵܡܹ̈ܐ (tūqān piṯḡāmē, “phraseology”)

Related terms

• ܬܸܩܢܵܐ (tiqnā)
• ܬܸܩܢܘܿܠܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܵܐ (tiqnōlōḡīyā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܬ-ܩ-ܢ (t-q-n) related to establishing. Compare Arabic تِقْن (tiqn) and Hebrew תֶּקֶן (téqen).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tuqnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tuqne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܩܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܩܢܐ)

1. plain, soft mire
2. centre

Inflection

Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.

    declension of ܬܘܩܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܩܘܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܢ
construct	ܬܩܘܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝ
emphatic	ܬܘܩܢܐ	ܬܘܩܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܘܩܢܝ	ܬܘܩܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܘܩܢܟ	ܬܘܩܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܘܩܢܟܝ	ܬܘܩܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܘܩܢܗ	ܬܘܩܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܘܩܢܗ	ܬܘܩܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܘܩܢܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܘܩܢܟܘܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܘܩܢܟܝܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܘܩܢܗܘܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܘܩܢܗܝܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܬ-ܩ-ܢ (t-q-n) related to establishing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tuqqɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tuqqɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܩܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܩܢܐ)

1. creation, manufacture, construction, making
2. handiwork, finished thing
3. preparation, plan, structure
4. establishment, institution, ordinance
5. repairing, restoration
6. cultivation
7. meal, banquet
8. (in the plural) food, nourishment
9. preface, introduction, preamble
10. tool, instrument
11. (in compounds) best, superior

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܘܩܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܘܩܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܢ
construct	ܬܘܩܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝ
emphatic	ܬܘܩܢܐ	ܬܘܩܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܘܩܢܝ	ܬܘܩܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܘܩܢܟ	ܬܘܩܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܘܩܢܟܝ	ܬܘܩܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܘܩܢܗ	ܬܘܩܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܘܩܢܗ	ܬܘܩܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܘܩܢܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܘܩܢܟܘܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܘܩܢܟܝܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܘܩܢܗܘܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܘܩܢܗܝܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “twqn”, 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. 396a-b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 608a-b
• 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, pp. 1632b-1633a