ܕܢܚܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܕ ܢ ܚ (d n ḥ) |
| 3 terms |
ܕܢܚܐ
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [dɛn.xɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [dɛn.ħɑː]
Noun
ܕܸܢܚܵܐ • (dinḥā) m (plural ܕܸܢܚܹ̈ܐ (dinḥē))
- sunrise
- Synonym: ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā)
- Antonym: ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ʿrāḇā)
- (figuratively) manifestation, appearance, arrival, birth, epiphany
- (astrology) horoscope
Declension
Inflection of ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܕܸܢܚܝܼ (dinḥī) | ܕܸܢܚܲܢ (dinḥan) | ||
| construct | ܕܸܢܚ (dinḥ) | 2nd person | ܕܸܢܚܘܼܟ݂ (dinḥuḵ) | ܕܸܢܚܵܟ݂ܝ (dinḥāḵ) | ܕܸܢܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dinḥāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā) | 3rd person | ܕܸܢܚܹܗ (dinḥēh) | ܕܸܢܚܘܿܗ̇ (dinḥoh) | ܕܸܢܚܗܘܿܢ (dinḥhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܕܸܢܚܝܼ̈ (dinḥī) | ܕܸܢܚܲܢ̈ (dinḥan) | ||
| construct | ܕܸܢܚܲܝ̈ (dinḥay) | 2nd person | ܕܸܢܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dinḥuḵ) | ܕܸܢܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dinḥāḵ) | ܕܸܢܚܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dinḥāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܕܸܢܚܹ̈ܐ (dinḥē) | 3rd person | ܕܸܢܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dinḥuh) | ܕܸܢܚ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dinḥoh) | ܕܸܢܚܗ̈ܘܿܢ (dinḥhon) | ||
Coordinate terms
- (times of day) ܥܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܵܘܡܵܐ (ʿdānē d-yāwmā); ܝܵܘܡܵܐ (yāwmā, “day”), ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā, “daytime”), ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā, “dawn”), ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā, “sunrise”), ܩܲܝܕܵܡܬܵܐ (qaydāmtā, “morning”), ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā, “noon”), ܒܲܬ݇ܪ ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (bar ṭahrā, “afternoon”), ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ʿrāḇā, “sunset”), ܢܘܼܨܦܵܐ (nuṣpā, “dusk”), ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ramšā, “evening”), ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ (palgā d-laylē, “midnight”), ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē, “nighttime”) (Category: aii:Times of day)
Derived terms
- ܡܲܕܢܚܵܐ (madnḥā, “east”)
Proper noun
ܕܸܢܚܵܐ • (dinḥā) m
- a male given name
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܕ-ܢ-ܚ (d-n-ḥ) related to shining, from Proto-Semitic *ḏrḥ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dɛn.ħɑ]
Noun
ܕܢܚܐ • (denḥā) m (uncountable)
- sunrise, dawn
- Synonyms: ܡܕܢܚܐ, ܢܘܓܗܐ, ܒܗܪܐ, ܫܘܦܪܐ, ܨܦܪܐ
- brightness, light
- Synonyms: ܢܘܗܪܐ, ܙܗܪܐ
- east
- Synonym: ܡܕܢܚܐ
- (figuratively) manifestation, appearance, arrival, birth, epiphany
- (astrology) horoscope
- Synonyms: ܡܠܘܫܐ, ܝܠܕܐ, ܫܥܬܐ
Inflection
declension of ܕܢܚܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܕܢܚ |
| construct | ܕܢܚ |
| emphatic | ܕܢܚܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܕܢܚܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܕܢܚܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܕܢܚܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܕܢܚܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܕܢܚܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܕܢܚܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܕܢܚܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܕܢܚܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܕܢܚܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܕܢܚܗܝܢ |
Antonyms
- ܥܪܒܐ (ʿərāḇā)
References
- “dnḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-09
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 68a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 95b
- 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, pp. 312b-313a