ܩܢܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܩ ܢ ܘ ܢ (q n w n)
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn); compare Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), Hebrew קָנוֹן (qānôn). Doublet of ܟܢܘܼܢܬܵܐ (knuntā, rule, plumb line), ܩܲܢܝܵܐ (qanyā, pen), and ܩܲܢܝܼܬܵܐ (qanītā, canal).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [qɑːnoːnɑː]

Noun

ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܐ • (qānōnām sg (plural ܩܵܢܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (qānōnē))

  1. (law) law, canon
  2. (religion) canon, hymn, chant
  3. penalty, sanction, canonical fine
  4. statute, precept, ordinance, tax
  5. (ecclesiastical) clerical order
  6. (grammar) classification of forms; type of verbal inflections

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܩܵܢܘܿܢ (qānōn) 1st person ܩܵܢܘܿܢܝܼ (qānōnī) ܩܵܢܘܿܢܲܢ (qānōnan)
construct ܩܵܢܘܿܢ (qānōn) 2nd person ܩܵܢܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂ (qānōnōḵ) ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ (qānōnāḵ) ܩܵܢܘܿܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qānōnawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܐ (qānōnā) 3rd person ܩܵܢܘܿܢܹܗ (qānōnēh) ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܗ̇ (qānōnāh) ܩܵܢܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ (qānōnhōn)
plural absolute ܩܵܢܘܿܢܝܼ̈ܢ (qānōnīn) 1st person ܩܵܢܘܿܢܝܼ̈ (qānōnī) ܩܵܢܘܿܢܲܢ̈ (qānōnan)
construct ܩܵܢܘܿܢܲܝ̈ (qānōnay) 2nd person ܩܵܢܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qānōnōḵ) ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qānōnāḵ) ܩܵܢܘܿܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qānōnawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܵܢܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (qānōnē) 3rd person ܩܵܢܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qānōnūh) ܩܵܢܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (qānōnōh) ܩܵܢܘܿܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (qānōnayhōn)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

  • ܩܐܢܘܢ (qānōn)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Compare Arabic قَانُون (qānūn) and Hebrew קָנוֹן (qānôn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qɑnonɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qɑnone], [qɑnonas] (plural)

Noun

ܩܢܘܢܐ • (qānōnām (plural ܩܢܘܢܣ (qānōnas) or ܩܢܘܢܐ (qānōnē))

  1. canon, rule, type
  2. penalty, sanction, canonical fine
  3. tribute
  4. canon, hymn, chant
  5. (ecclesiastical) clerical order
  6. measuring rod
  7. paragraph, section of scripture
  8. (grammar) classification of forms; type of verbal inflections

References

  • qnwn”, 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 323a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 510a
  • 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 1381b