ܕܘܟܪܢܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܕ-ܟ-ܪ (d-k-r) related to remembering. Compare Hebrew זִכָּרוֹן (zikkārōn). The sense of "portion of a sacrifice" is a calque of Hebrew אַזְכָּרָה (ʾazkārâ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܕܘܟܪܢܐ (duḵrānām (plural ܕܘܟܪܢܐ)

  1. memory, remembrance, commemoration
  2. memorial
  3. portion of a sacrifice
  4. funeral feast
  5. festival day

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Malayalam: ദുക്രാന (dukrāna)

References

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  • dwkrn”, 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, p. 64b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 86a
  • 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, p. 281a