ܐܘܩܝܢܘܣ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܐܘܩܝܢܘܣ, from Ancient Greek ὠκεανός (ōkeanós); compare Hebrew אוֹקְיָנוֹס (oqyanós)
Pronunciation
Noun
ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣ • (ēwqyānōs) m sg (plural ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܹ̈ܐ (ēwqyānōsē) or ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܼ (ēwqyānū))
- ocean (a very large body of salt water covering approximately 71% of the surface of Earth and 97% of Earth's water)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣ (ēwqyānōs) | 1st person | ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܝܼ (ēwqyānōsī) | ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܲܢ (ēwqyānōsan) | |||
| construct | ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣ (ēwqyānōs) | 2nd person | ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܘܼܟ݂ (ēwqyānōsōḵ) | ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܵܟ݂ܝ (ēwqyānōsāḵ) | ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ēwqyānōsawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣ (ēwqyānōs) | 3rd person | ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܹܗ (ēwqyānōsēh) | ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܵܗ̇ (ēwqyānōsāh) | ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܗܘܿܢ (ēwqyānōshōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܝܼ̈ܢ (ēwqyānōsīn) | 1st person | ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܝܼ̈ (ēwqyānōsī) | ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܲܢ̈ (ēwqyānōsan) | |||
| construct | ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܲܝ̈ (ēwqyānōsay) | 2nd person | ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ēwqyānōsōḵ) | ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ēwqyānōsāḵ) | ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ēwqyānōsawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܹ̈ܐ (ēwqyānōsē) | 3rd person | ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ēwqyānōsūh) | ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ēwqyānōsōh) | ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ēwqyānōsayhōn) | |||
Hyponyms
- oceans: ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܹ̈ܐ (ēwqyānōsē): ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣ ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ ܓܲܪܒܝܵܝܵܐ (ēwqyānōs glīḏāyā garbyāyā) · ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣ ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ ܬܲܝܡܢܵܝܵܐ (ēwqyānōs glīḏāyā taymnāyā) · ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣ ܕܐܲܛܠܵܢܛܝܼܩܘܿܢ (ēwqyānōs d-aṭlānṭīqōn) · ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣ ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܵܐ (ēwqyānōs hindwāyā) · ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣ ܫܸܠܝܵܐ (ēwqyānōs šilyā) [edit]
Derived terms
- ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܵܝܵܐ (ēwqyānōsāyā, “oceanic”)
- ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܝܼܵܐ (ēwqyānōsīyā, “Oceania”)
- ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܬ ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣ (maḵtḇānūt ēwqyānōs, “oceanography”)
See also
- ܝܵܡܵܐ (yāmā, “sea”)
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܐܘܩܝܐܢܘܣ (ʾwqyʾnws)
- ܐܘܩܐܐܢܘܣ (ʾwqʾʾnws)
- ܐܘܩܐܘܢܣ (ʾwqʾnws)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὠκεανός (ōkeanós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔo.qeˈjɑ.nos]
Noun
ܐܘܩܝܢܘܣ • (ʾōqeyānōs) m (plural ܐܘܩܝܢܘ)
See also
- ܝܡܐ (yammā)
References
- “ˀwqyˀnws”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 15 June 2011
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 4b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 7b
- 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, →ISBN, page 20a