ܕܓܢܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܕ-ܓ-ܢ (d-ɡ-n) related to clouding the eyes. Compare Arabic دَجْن (dajn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dɛɣnɑ], [d(ə)ɣɑnɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [dɛɣne], [d(ə)ɣɑne] (plural)
Noun
ܕܓܢܐ • (deḡnā, dḡānā) m (plural ܕܓܢܐ (deḡnē, dḡānē))
- ophthalmitis
- blindness
- bleariness
- heavy snow
Inflection
inflection of ܕܓܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܕܓܢ | ܕܓܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܕܓܢ | ܕܓܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܕܓܢܐ | ܕܓܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܕܓܢܝ | ܕܓܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܕܓܢܟ | ܕܓܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܕܓܢܟܝ | ܕܓܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܕܓܢܗ | ܕܓܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܕܓܢܗ | ܕܓܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܕܓܢܢ | ܕܓܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܕܓܢܟܘܢ | ܕܓܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܕܓܢܟܝܢ | ܕܓܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܕܓܢܗܘܢ | ܕܓܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܕܓܢܗܝܢ | ܕܓܢܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “dgn2”, 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, page 59a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 83b
- 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 274b