ܟܝܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
From the root ܟ-ܘ-ܢ (k-w-n) related to existing; compare Arabic كِيَان (kiyān).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [kjɑːnɑː]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃjɑːnɑː]
Noun
ܟܝܵܢܵܐ • (kyānā) m (plural ܟܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (kyānē))
- nature, instinct
- essence, substance, form
- (Christianity, theology) nature, physis
- Coordinate terms: ܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܵܐ (parṣopā), ܩܢܘܿܡܵܐ (qnomā)
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܝܵܢܝܼ (kyānī) | ܟܝܵܢܲܢ (kyānan) | ||
| construct | ܟܝܵܢ (kyān) | 2nd person | ܟܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (kyānuḵ) | ܟܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (kyānāḵ) | ܟܝܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kyānāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā) | 3rd person | ܟܝܵܢܹܗ (kyānēh) | ܟܝܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (kyānoh) | ܟܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (kyānhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (kyānī) | ܟܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (kyānan) | ||
| construct | ܟܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (kyānay) | 2nd person | ܟܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kyānuḵ) | ܟܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kyānāḵ) | ܟܝܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kyānāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܟܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (kyānē) | 3rd person | ܟܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kyānuh) | ܟܝܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kyānoh) | ܟܝܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kyānhon) | ||
Derived terms
- ܟܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ (kyānāyā, “natural”)
- ܟܝܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ (kyānāʾīt, “naturally, of course”)
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [kjɑːnɑː]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃjɑːnɑː]
Adjective
ܟܝܵܢܵܐ • (kyānā) (feminine ܟܝܵܢܬܵܐ (kyāntā), plural ܟܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (kyānē))
- cyan
Noun
ܟܝܵܢܵܐ • (kyana) m
- cyan (color)
- ܟܝܢܐ:
See also
| ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā) | ܩܲܛܡܵܐ (qaṭmā) | ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (komā) |
| ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (smoqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ (qirmīzā) | ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ (purtqālā); ܫܚܝܼܡܵܐ (šḥīmā) | ܙܵܪܓܵܐ (zārgā), ܫܲܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (šaʿoṯā) |
| ܠܲܝܡܵܐ (laymā) | ܝܲܪܘܼܩܵܐ (yaruqā) | ܩܝܼܢܵܐ (qīnā) |
| ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā) | ܙܲܪܩܵܐ (zarqā) | ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā) |
| ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (bānafšā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ (mayqā) | ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ (fušīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ (argwānā) | ܘܲܪܕܵܐ (wardā) |
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܟ-ܘ-ܢ (k-w-n) related to existing; compare Arabic كِيَان (kiyān).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [k(ə.)ˈjɑ.nɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈkjɑ.nɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈkjo.no]
Noun
ܟܝܢܐ • (kəyānā) m (plural ܟܝܢܐ (kəyānē))
- nature, instinct
- essence, substance, form
- (Christianity, theology) nature, physis
- procreation
- (euphemistic, anatomy) genitalia, sex organs, private parts
Inflection
inflection of ܟܝܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܝܢ | ܟܝܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܝܢ | ܟܝܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܝܢܐ | ܟܝܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܝܢܝ | ܟܝܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܝܢܟ | ܟܝܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܝܢܟܝ | ܟܝܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܝܢܗ | ܟܝܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܝܢܗ | ܟܝܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܝܢܢ | ܟܝܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܝܢܟܘܢ | ܟܝܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܝܢܟܝܢ | ܟܝܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܝܢܗܘܢ | ܟܝܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܝܢܗܝܢ | ܟܝܢܝܗܝܢ |
Coordinate terms
- (physis): ܦܪܨܘܦܐ (parṣōp̄ā), ܩܢܘܡܐ (qənōmā)
References
- “kyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-05-28
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 153a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 213a-b
- 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 619b