ܕܝܘܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Old Persian 𐎭𐎡𐎺 (daiva-). Compare Middle Persian [script needed] (ŠDYA /dēw/) and Persian دیو (div).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dajwɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [dajwe] (plural)
Noun
ܕܝܘܐ • (daywā) m (plural ܕܝܘܐ (daywē))
- demon, devil, evil spirit
Inflection
inflection of ܕܝܘܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܕܝܘ | ܕܝܘܝܢ |
| construct | ܕܝܘ | ܕܝܘܝ |
| emphatic | ܕܝܘܐ | ܕܝܘܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܕܝܘܝ | ܕܝܘܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܕܝܘܟ | ܕܝܘܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܕܝܘܟܝ | ܕܝܘܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܕܝܘܗ | ܕܝܘܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܕܝܘܗ | ܕܝܘܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܕܝܘܢ | ܕܝܘܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܕܝܘܟܘܢ | ܕܝܘܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܕܝܘܟܝܢ | ܕܝܘܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܕܝܘܗܘܢ | ܕܝܘܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܕܝܘܗܝܢ | ܕܝܘܝܗܝܢ |
Synonyms
- ܫܐܕܐ (šēḏā)
Derived terms
- ܕܝܘܘܬܐ
- ܕܝܘܢ (daywān)
- ܕܝܘܢܘܬܐ (daywānūṯā)
References
- “dywˀ”, 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 63a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), “page?89b”, in A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press
- 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 293b