ܐܕܢܐ
See also: ܐܪܢܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ʔuḏn-.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈʔɛð.nɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʔɪð.nɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʔeð.no]
Noun
ܐܕܢܐ • (ʾeḏnā) f (plural ܐܕܢܗܬܐ (ʾeḏnē) or ܐܕܢܬܐ (ʾeḏnāṯā) or ܐܕܢܐ (ʾeḏnāhāṯā))
- (anatomy) ear
- Peshitta, Matthew 11:15:
- ܡܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܐܕ̈ܢܐ ܕܢܫܡܥ ܢܫܡܥ.
- man də-ʾīṯ lēh ʾeḏnē ḏə-nešmaʿ nešmaʿ.
- He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
- Peshitta, Matthew 11:15:
- (animal anatomy) fish gill
- (figuratively) anything that sticks out; handle, promontory, bay, gulf
- bottle opening
- (by extension) bottle
Usage notes
Usually, the plural ܐܕܢܐ (ʾeḏnē) is used for literal senses while ܐܕܢܬܐ (ʾeḏnāṯā) and ܐܕܢܗܬܐ (ʾeḏnāhāṯā) are used for figurative senses.
Inflection
declension of ܐܕܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܕܢ | ܐܕܢܗܢ ,ܐܕܢܢ ,ܐܕܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܕܢ | ܐܕܢܗܬ ,ܐܕܢܬ ,ܐܕܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܕܢܐ | ܐܕܢܗܬܐ ,ܐܕܢܬܐ ,ܐܕܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܕܢܝ | ܐܕܢܗܬܝ ,ܐܕܢܬܝ ,ܐܕܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܕܢܟ | ܐܕܢܗܬܟ ,ܐܕܢܬܟ ,ܐܕܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܕܢܟܝ | ܐܕܢܗܬܟܝ ,ܐܕܢܬܟܝ ,ܐܕܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܕܢܗ | ܐܕܢܗܬܗ ,ܐܕܢܬܗ ,ܐܕܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܕܢܗ | ܐܕܢܗܬܗ ,ܐܕܢܬܗ ,ܐܕܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܕܢܢ | ܐܕܢܗܬܢ ,ܐܕܢܬܢ ,ܐܕܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܕܢܟܘܢ | ܐܕܢܗܬܟܘܢ ,ܐܕܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܐܕܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܕܢܟܝܢ | ܐܕܢܗܬܟܝܢ ,ܐܕܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܐܕܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܕܢܗܘܢ | ܐܕܢܗܬܗܘܢ ,ܐܕܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܐܕܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܕܢܗܝܢ | ܐܕܢܗܬܗܝܢ ,ܐܕܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܐܕܢܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ˀdn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-14
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 3a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 4a
- 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, page 10b
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Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ʔuḏn-.
Noun
ܐܰܕ݂ܢܐ • (aḏno) f
- ear