ܬܩܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܬ ܩ ܢ (t q n)
4 terms

Cognate to Arabic تِقْن (tiqn, “nature; improvement, refinement”) and Hebrew תֶּקֶן (téken, “standard”). The sense of “technique” is a phono-semantic matching of Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tɪq.nɑː]

Noun

ܬܸܩܢܵܐ • (tiqnā) m sg (plural ܬܸܩܢܹ̈ܐ (tiqnē))

1. technique, method, means
2. alignment
3. plain, soft mire

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܸܩܢܵܐ (tiqnā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܸܩܢܝܼ (tiqnī)		ܬܸܩܢܲܢ (tiqnan)
	construct	ܬܩܸܢ (tqin)	2nd person	ܬܸܩܢܘܼܟ݂ (tiqnūḵ)	ܬܸܩܢܵܟ݂ܝ (tiqnāḵ)	ܬܸܩܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tiqnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܸܩܢܵܐ (tiqnā)	3rd person	ܬܸܩܢܹܗ (tiqnēh)	ܬܸܩܢܵܗ̇ (tiqnāh)	ܬܸܩܢܗܘܿܢ (tiqnhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܸܩܢܝܼ̈ (tiqnī)		ܬܸܩܢܲܢ̈ (tiqnan)
	construct	ܬܸܩܢܲܝ̈ (tiqnay)	2nd person	ܬܸܩܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tiqnūḵ)	ܬܸܩܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tiqnāḵ)	ܬܸܩܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tiqnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܸܩܢܹ̈ܐ (tiqnē)	3rd person	ܬܸܩܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tiqnūh)	ܬܸܩܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tiqnōh)	ܬܸܩܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tiqnhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܸܩܢܵܝܵܐ (tiqnāyā, “technical”)