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 • (maddānā) m (plural ܡܲܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ (maddānē))
Inflection
| 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 • (maddānā) m (plural ܡܕܢܐ (maddānē))
Inflection
| 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)
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