ܬܘܩܢܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܬ-ܩ-ܢ (t-q-n) related to establishing. Compare Arabic تِقْن (tiqn) and Hebrew תֶּקֶן (téqen).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tuqnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [tuqne(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܬܘܩܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܩܢܐ)
- plain, soft mire
- centre
Inflection
Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.
declension of ܬܘܩܢܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܬܩܘܢ | ܬܘܩܢܝܢ |
construct | ܬܩܘܢ | ܬܘܩܢܝ |
emphatic | ܬܘܩܢܐ | ܬܘܩܢܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܬܘܩܢܝ | ܬܘܩܢܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܬܘܩܢܟ | ܬܘܩܢܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܬܘܩܢܟܝ | ܬܘܩܢܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܬܘܩܢܗ | ܬܘܩܢܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܬܘܩܢܗ | ܬܘܩܢܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܬܘܩܢܢ | ܬܘܩܢܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܬܘܩܢܟܘܢ | ܬܘܩܢܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܬܘܩܢܟܝܢ | ܬܘܩܢܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܬܘܩܢܗܘܢ | ܬܘܩܢܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܬܘܩܢܗܝܢ | ܬܘܩܢܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܬ-ܩ-ܢ (t-q-n) related to establishing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tuqqɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [tuqqɑne(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܬܘܩܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܩܢܐ)
- creation, manufacture, construction, making
- handiwork, finished thing
- preparation, plan, structure
- establishment, institution, ordinance
- repairing, restoration
- cultivation
- meal, banquet
- (in the plural) food, nourishment
- preface, introduction, preamble
- tool, instrument
- (in compounds) best, superior
Inflection
inflection of ܬܘܩܢܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܬܘܩܢ | ܬܘܩܢܝܢ |
construct | ܬܘܩܢ | ܬܘܩܢܝ |
emphatic | ܬܘܩܢܐ | ܬܘܩܢܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܬܘܩܢܝ | ܬܘܩܢܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܬܘܩܢܟ | ܬܘܩܢܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܬܘܩܢܟܝ | ܬܘܩܢܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܬܘܩܢܗ | ܬܘܩܢܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܬܘܩܢܗ | ܬܘܩܢܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܬܘܩܢܢ | ܬܘܩܢܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܬܘܩܢܟܘܢ | ܬܘܩܢܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܬܘܩܢܟܝܢ | ܬܘܩܢܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܬܘܩܢܗܘܢ | ܬܘܩܢܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܬܘܩܢܗܝܢ | ܬܘܩܢܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “twqn”, 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, p. 396a-b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 608a-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, pp. 1632b-1633a