ܐܕܢܐ

See also: ܐܪܢܐ‎

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʾuðn-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʔɛðnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔɛðne(ʔ)], [ʔɛðnɑθɑ(ʔ)], [ʔɛðnɑhɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܕܢܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܐܕܢܗܬܐ‎ or ܐܕܢܬܐ‎ or ܐܕܢܐ)

  1. (anatomy) ear
  2. (animal anatomy) fish gill
  3. (figuratively) anything that sticks out; handle, promontory, bay, gulf
  4. bottle opening
  5. (by extension) bottle

Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܐܕܢܐ‎ (ʾeḏnēʾ) is used for literal senses while ܐܕܢܬܐ‎ (ʾeḏnāṯāʾ) and ܐܕܢܗܬܐ‎ (ʾeḏnāhāṯāʾ) are used for figurative senses.

Inflection
    declension of ܐܕܢܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܐܕܢ ܐܕܢܗܢ ,ܐܕܢܢ ,ܐܕܢܝܢ
construct ܐܕܢ ܐܕܢܗܬ ,ܐܕܢܬ ,ܐܕܢܝ
emphatic ܐܕܢܐ ܐܕܢܗܬܐ ,ܐܕܢܬܐ ,ܐܕܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܐܕܢܝ ܐܕܢܗܬܝ ,ܐܕܢܬܝ ,ܐܕܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܐܕܢܟ ܐܕܢܗܬܟ ,ܐܕܢܬܟ ,ܐܕܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܐܕܢܟܝ ܐܕܢܗܬܟܝ ,ܐܕܢܬܟܝ ,ܐܕܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܐܕܢܗ ܐܕܢܗܬܗ ,ܐܕܢܬܗ ,ܐܕܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܐܕܢܗ ܐܕܢܗܬܗ ,ܐܕܢܬܗ ,ܐܕܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܐܕܢܢ ܐܕܢܗܬܢ ,ܐܕܢܬܢ ,ܐܕܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܐܕܢܟܘܢ ܐܕܢܗܬܟܘܢ ,ܐܕܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܐܕܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܐܕܢܟܝܢ ܐܕܢܗܬܟܝܢ ,ܐܕܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܐܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܐܕܢܗܘܢ ܐܕܢܗܬܗܘܢ ,ܐܕܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܐܕܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܐܕܢܗܝܢ ܐܕܢܗܬܗܝܢ ,ܐܕܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܐܕܢܝܗܝܢ

References
  • “ˀdn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 3a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 4a
  • 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. 10b
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