ܡܕܥܐ

See also: ܡܪܥܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܝ ܕ ܥ related to knowing. Compare Hebrew מַדָּע (maddāʿ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [madd(ə)ʕɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [madd(ə)ʕe] (plural)

Noun

ܡܕܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܕܥܐ)

  1. knowledge, intelligence, intellect
  2. understanding, perception
  3. mind, disposition
  4. report, rumor/rumour
  5. fame
  6. familiarity, acquaintance, household

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܕܥܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܡܕܥ 1st person ܡܕܥܝ ܡܕܥܢ
construct ܡܕܥ 2nd person ܡܕܥܟ ܡܕܥܟܝ ܡܕܥܟܘܢ ܡܕܥܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܕܥܐ 3rd person ܡܕܥܗ ܡܕܥܗ ܡܕܥܗܘܢ ܡܕܥܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܡܕܥܝܢ 1st person ܡܕܥܝ ܡܕܥܝܢ
construct ܡܕܥܝ 2nd person ܡܕܥܝܟ ܡܕܥܝܟܝ ܡܕܥܝܟܘܢ ܡܕܥܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܕܥܐ 3rd person ܡܕܥܘܗܝ ܡܕܥܝܗ ܡܕܥܝܗܘܢ ܡܕܥܝܗܝܢ

References

  • “mdˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 137b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 254a
  • 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 716b
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