ܕܢܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܢ ܚ (d n ḥ)
8 terms

Inherited from Aramaic דֶּנְחָא (denḥā), from the verb ܕܵܢܹܚ (dānēḥ, “to shine, appear, be manifest”); compare Hebrew זֶרַח (zérakh).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [dɪn.xɑː]
(Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [dɛn.ħɑː]

Noun

ܕܸܢܚܵܐ • (dinḥā) m (plural ܕܸܢܚܹ̈ܐ (dinḥē))

sunrise
(figuratively) manifestation, appearance, arrival, birth, epiphany
(astrology) horoscope
Synonym: ܡܲܠܘܵܫܵܐ (malwāšā)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܕܸܢܚܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܕܢܲܚ (dnaḥ)		1^st person	ܕܸܢܚܝܼ (dinḥī)		ܕܸܢܚܲܢ (dinḥan)
	construct	ܕܢܲܚ (dnaḥ)		2^nd person	ܕܸܢܚܘܼܟ݂ (dinḥōḵ)	ܕܸܢܚܵܟ݂ܝ (dinḥāḵ)	ܕܸܢܚܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dinḥawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā)		3^rd person	ܕܸܢܚܹܗ (dinḥēh)	ܕܸܢܚܵܗ̇ (dinḥāh)	ܕܸܢܚܗܘܿܢ (dinḥhōn)
plural	absolute	ܕܸܢܚܝܼ̈ܢ (dinḥīn)		1^st person	ܕܸܢܚܝܼ̈ (dinḥī)		ܕܸܢܚܲܢ̈ (dinḥan)
	construct	ܕܸܢܚܲܝ̈ (dinḥay)		2^nd person	ܕܸܢܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dinḥōḵ)	ܕܸܢܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dinḥāḵ)	ܕܸܢܚܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dinḥawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܸܢܚܹ̈ܐ (dinḥē)		3^rd person	ܕܸܢܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dinḥūh)	ܕܸܢܚܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (dinḥōh)	ܕܸܢܚܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (dinḥayhōn)

Coordinate terms

times of day: ܥܸܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ (ˁiddānē d-yāwmā)edit

ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ (nuḡhā)
ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā)
ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā)
ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā)
ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā)
ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁrāḇā)
ܢܘܼܨܦܵܐ (nuṣpā)
ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ramšā)
ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē)
ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ (palgā d-laylē)

Proper noun

ܕܸܢܚܵܐ • (dinḥā) m

a male given name
a surname transferred from the given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܢ ܚ
2 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [dɛn.ħɑ]

Noun

ܕܢܚܐ • (denḥā) m(uncountable)

sunrise, dawn
Synonyms: ܡܕܢܚܐ, ܢܘܓܗܐ, ܒܗܪܐ, ܫܘܦܪܐ, ܨܦܪܐ
brightness, light
Synonyms: ܢܘܗܪܐ, ܙܗܪܐ
east
Synonym: ܡܕܢܚܐ
(figuratively) manifestation, appearance, arrival, birth, epiphany
(astrology) horoscope
Synonyms: ܡܠܘܫܐ, ܝܠܕܐ, ܫܥܬܐ

Inflection

Inflection of **ܕܢܚܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܢܚ		1^st person	ܕܢܚܝ		ܕܢܚܢ
	construct	ܕܢܚ		2^nd person	ܕܢܚܟ	ܕܢܚܟܝ	ܕܢܚܟܘܢ	ܕܢܚܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܢܚܐ		3^rd person	ܕܢܚܗ	ܕܢܚܗ	ܕܢܚܗܘܢ	ܕܢܚܗܝܢ

Antonyms

ܥܪܒܐ (ʿərāḇā)

References

“dnḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 9 September 2011
Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 68a
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 95b
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 312b–313a