ܕܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (dʾt' /dāt, dād/, “law, justice”), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎫𐎶 (d-a-t-m /dātam/).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dɑθɑ(ʔ)], [dattɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [dɑθe(ʔ)], [datte(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܕܬܐ • (dāṯāʾ, dattāʾ) f (plural ܕܬܐ)
- judgement, edict, law
- Synonym: ܕܝܢܐ
Inflection
inflection of ܕܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܕܬ | ܕܬܝܢ |
| construct | ܕܬ | ܕܬܝ |
| emphatic | ܕܬܐ | ܕܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܕܬܝ | ܕܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܕܬܟ | ܕܬܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܕܬܟܝ | ܕܬܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܕܬܗ | ܕܬܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܕܬܗ | ܕܬܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܕܬܢ | ܕܬܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܕܬܟܘܢ | ܕܬܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܕܬܟܝܢ | ܕܬܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܕܬܗܘܢ | ܕܬܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܕܬܗܝܢ | ܕܬܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “dt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-08-31
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 71b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 98b
- 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, p. 326b