ܕܘܟܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Alternative forms
- ܕܘܼܟܵܐ (dūkā)
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܕ ܟ ܟ (d k k) |
| 3 terms |
Ultimately from a variant of Aramaic דּוּכָּנָא (dukkānā, “dais”). see etymology of ܕܘܼܟܵܢܵܐ (dukkānā, “shop”) for more. The alternative form is most likely the absolute form of this word, judging by its feminine gender.
Pronunciation
Noun
ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܐ • (dukṯā) f sg (plural ܕܘܼܟܹ̈ܐ (dūkē) or ܕܘܼ̈ܟܵܬ݂ܵܐ (dukkāṯā) or ܕܘܼܟ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (dukyāṯā) or ܕܘܼܟܵܢܹ̈ܐ (dūkānē))
- location, position
- station, post, office
- locality, region, quarter, direction
- space, room
- ܠܲܝܬ ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܐ ܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ ― layt dukṯā līṯāḇā ― There’s no space to sit down
- place, stead, lieu
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܕܘܼܟܵܐ (dūkā) | 1st person | ܕܘܼܟܬܝܼ (duktī) | ܕܘܼܟܬܲܢ (duktan) | |||
| construct | ܕܘܼܟܲܬ݂ (dūkaṯ) | 2nd person | ܕܘܼܟܬܘܼܟ݂ (duktōḵ) | ܕܘܼܟܬܵܟ݂ܝ (duktāḵ) | ܕܘܼܟܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (duktawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܕܘܼܟܬܵܐ (duktā) | 3rd person | ܕܘܼܟܬܹܗ (duktēh) | ܕܘܼܟܬܵܗ̇ (duktāh) | ܕܘܼܟܬܗܘܿܢ (dukthōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܕܘܼܟܵܢ̈ (dūkān) | 1st person | ܕܘܼܟܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (dūkāṯī) | ܕܘܼܟܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (dūkāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܕܘܼܟܵܬ݂̈ (dūkāṯ) | 2nd person | ܕܘܼܟܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dūkāṯōḵ) | ܕܘܼܟܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dūkāṯāḵ) | ܕܘܼܟܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dūkāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܕܘܼܟ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (dukkāṯā) | 3rd person | ܕܘܼܟ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (dūkāṯēh) | ܕܘܼܟ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (dūkāṯāh) | ܕܘܼܟܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (dūkāṯhōn) | |||
Synonyms
- (place, spot): ܫܲܘܦܵܐ (šawpā), ܝܲܬ݂ܒܵܐ (yaṯbā), ܣܝܼܡܬ݂ܵܐ (sīmṯā)
- (locality): ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šḇāḇūṯā, “neighbourhood”), ܡܵܚܘܿܙܵܐ (māḥōzā, “quarter”), ܦܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (pnīṯā, “area, region”)
Derived terms
- ܒܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܹܗ (bdukṯēh, “in place”)
- ܒܕܘܼܟܲܬ݂ (bdūkaṯ, “instead, in lieu”)
- ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (dukṯānāyā, “local”)
- ܗܸܟ̰ ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܐ (hič dukṯā, “nowhere”)
- ܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥḏā dukṯā, “somewhere”)
- ܟܠ ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܐ (kul dukṯā, “everywhere”)
- ܫܸܡ ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܐ (šim dukṯā, “anywhere”)
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܕܘܟܐ
Etymology
From the root ܕ ܟ ܟ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [duk(kə)θɑ]
Noun
ܕܘܟܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܕܘܟܘܬܐ or ܕܘܟܝܬܐ)
- spot, place, position, room
- post, office
- book passage
- compartment, small box
- (ecclesiastical) episcopal see
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܕܘܟܐ | 1st person | ܕܘܟܬܝ | ܕܘܟܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܕܘܟܬ | 2nd person | ܕܘܟܬܟ | ܕܘܟܬܟܝ | ܕܘܟܬܟܘܢ | ܕܘܟܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܕܘܟܬܗ | ܕܘܟܬܗ | ܕܘܟܬܗܘܢ | ܕܘܟܬܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܘܟܘܢ ,ܕܘܟܝܢ | 1st person | ܕܘܟܘܬܝ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܝ | ܕܘܟܘܬܢ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܘܟܘܬ ,ܕܘܟܝܬ | 2nd person | ܕܘܟܘܬܟ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܟ | ܕܘܟܘܬܟܝ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܟܝ | ܕܘܟܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܟܘܢ | ܕܘܟܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܕܘܟܘܬܐ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܐ | 3rd person | ܕܘܟܘܬܗ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܗ | ܕܘܟܘܬܗ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܗ | ܕܘܟܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܗܘܢ | ܕܘܟܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “dwkh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 4 April 2013
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 64a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 85b
- 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, pages 281a–b