ܕܟܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܕܟܢܐ
Etymology
From Aramaic דּוּכָּנָא (dukkānā, “dais”), from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇 (/takkannu, dakkannu, dukkannu/, “dais, platform, bench; niche, bedroom, private chambers or quarters”), ultimately from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇 (/daggan/, “chamber, doorway or its frame, niche in a wall”). Compare Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān) and Hebrew דּוּכָן (dukhán, “stall”).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [dik.kɑːnɑː]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [du.t͡ʃɑːnɑː]
Noun
ܕܸܟܵܢܵܐ • (dikkānā) m (plural ܕܸܟܵܢܹ̈ܐ (dikkānē))
- shop, store (establishment that sells goods)
Inflection
Inflection of ܕܸܟܵܢܵܐ (dikkānā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܕܸܟܵܢܝܼ (dikkānī) | ܕܸܟܵܢܲܢ (dikkānan) | ||
| construct | ܕܸܟܵܢ (dikkān) | 2nd person | ܕܸܟܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (dikkānuḵ) | ܕܸܟܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (dikkānāḵ) | ܕܸܟܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dikkānāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܕܸܟܵܢܵܐ (dikkānā) | 3rd person | ܕܸܟܵܢܹܗ (dikkānēh) | ܕܸܟܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (dikkānoh) | ܕܸܟܵܢܗܘܿܢ (dikkānhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܕܸܟܵܢܝܼ̈ (dikkānī) | ܕܸܟܵܢܲܢ̈ (dikkānan) | ||
| construct | ܕܸܟܵܢܲܝ̈ (dikkānay) | 2nd person | ܕܸܟܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dikkānuḵ) | ܕܸܟܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dikkānāḵ) | ܕܸܟܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dikkānāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܕܸܟܵܢܹ̈ܐ (dikkānē) | 3rd person | ܕܸܟܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dikkānuh) | ܕܸܟܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dikkānoh) | ܕܸܟܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (dikkānhon) | ||
Synonyms
- ܚܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥānutā)
Derived terms
- ܡܵܪܹܐ ܕܸܟܵܢܵܐ (mārē dikkānā, “shopkeeper, storekeeper”)
- ܕܸܟܵܢܵܐ ܕܟܵܣܘܿܪܵܐ (dikkānā d-kāsorā, “convenience store, corner shop”)
- ܕܸܟܵܢܵܐ ܕܒܲܩܵܠܵܐ (dikkānā d-baqqālā, “grocery store”)