ܡܕܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?], from either Akkadian 𒉘𒈨𒌍 (/⁠maddattu, middattu⁠/, measure of capacity, container) or Akkadian 𒂁𒆗𒉡 (/⁠dannu⁠/, storage vat mostly for storing beer and wine).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [maddɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܕܵܢܵܐ • (maddānām (plural ܡܲܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ (maddānē))

  1. winery
  2. wine cellar, storeroom
  3. (agriculture) granary

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܕܵܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܡܲܕܵܢ (maddān) 1st person ܡܲܕܵܢܝܼ (maddānī) ܡܲܕܵܢܲܢ (maddānan)
construct ܡܲܕܵܢ (maddān) 2nd person ܡܲܕܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (maddānōḵ) ܡܲܕܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (maddānāḵ) ܡܲܕܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maddānawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܕܵܢܵܐ (maddānā) 3rd person ܡܲܕܵܢܹܗ (maddānēh) ܡܲܕܵܢܵܗ̇ (maddānāh) ܡܲܕܵܢܗܘܿܢ (maddānhōn)
plural absolute ܡܲܕܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (maddānīn) 1st person ܡܲܕܵܢܝܼ̈ (maddānī) ܡܲܕܵܢܲܢ̈ (maddānan)
construct ܡܲܕܵܢܲܝ̈ (maddānay) 2nd person ܡܲܕܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maddānōḵ) ܡܲܕܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maddānāḵ) ܡܲܕܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maddānawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ (maddānē) 3rd person ܡܲܕܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (maddānūh) ܡܲܕܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (maddānōh) ܡܲܕܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (maddānayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܡܲܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ maddānē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibilities include:

  • From Akkadian 𒉘𒈨𒌍 (/⁠maddattu, middattu⁠/, measure of capacity, container).
  • From ܕܢܐ (dannā, jar, urn), from Akkadian 𒂁𒆗𒉡 (/⁠dannu⁠/, storage vat mostly for storing beer and wine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [maddɑnɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [maddɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܡܕܢܐ • (maddānām (plural ܡܕܢܐ (maddānē))

  1. wine cellar, storeroom
  2. (agriculture) granary

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܕܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܡܕܢ 1st person ܡܕܢܝ ܡܕܢܢ
construct ܡܕܢ 2nd person ܡܕܢܟ ܡܕܢܟܝ ܡܕܢܟܘܢ ܡܕܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܕܢܐ 3rd person ܡܕܢܗ ܡܕܢܗ ܡܕܢܗܘܢ ܡܕܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܡܕܢܝܢ 1st person ܡܕܢܝ ܡܕܢܝܢ
construct ܡܕܢܝ 2nd person ܡܕܢܝܟ ܡܕܢܝܟܝ ܡܕܢܝܟܘܢ ܡܕܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܕܢܐ 3rd person ܡܕܢܘܗܝ ܡܕܢܝܗ ܡܕܢܝܗܘܢ ܡܕܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

  • ܒܝܬ ܡܕܢܐ (bēṯ maddānā)

Descendants

  • Old Armenian: մառան (maṙan)
    • Armenian: մառան (maṙan), մարան (maran)
    • Georgian: მარანი (marani)

References

  • mdn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 28 April 2013
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 178a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 253b
  • 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 716a