ܕܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian دانه (dâne, literally “grain, berry”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [dɑːnɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [dɑːnɑː]

  Homophone: ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ (ˁiddānā, “time”)

Pronoun

ܕܵܢܵܐ • (dānā) (plural ܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ (dānē))

1. one, individual the first of two things as opposed to the other

   ܫܩܝܼܠ ܠܵܗ̇ ܚܲܕ݇ ܕܵܢܵܐ ܘܒܵܬ݂ܲܪܟܸܢ ܐܸܫܬܵܐ ܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ― šqīl lāh ḥa dānā w-bāṯarkin ištā dānē ― She took one and then six of them

   ܚܲܕ݇ ܕܵܢܵܐ ܥܵܕ݂ܹܪ ܐܸܠܝܼ، ܒܒ݂ܵܥܘܼ؟ ― ḥa dānā ˁāḏēr ilī, bḇāˁū? ― Would someone help me, please?

See also

• ܚܲܕ݇ (ḥa)

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒂁𒆗𒉡 (/⁠dannu⁠/, “storage vat mostly for storing beer and wine”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [dan.nɑː]

Noun

ܕܲܢܵܐ • (dannā) m sg (plural ܕܲܢܹ̈ܐ (dannē) or ܕܲܢܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (dannāṯē))

1. flat-bottomed jar, urn

   Synonym: ܠܓ݂ܝܼܢܵܐ (lḡīnā)

2. branch, bough

   Synonym: ܦܲܥܘܵܐ (paˁwā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܲܢܵܐ (dannā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܲܢܝܼ (danī)		ܕܲܢܲܢ (dannan)
	construct	ܕܲܢ (dan)	2nd person	ܕܲܢܘܼܟ݂ (danūḵ)	ܕܲܢܵܟ݂ܝ (dannāḵ)	ܕܲܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dannāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܢܵܐ (dannā)	3rd person	ܕܲܢܹܗ (dannēh)	ܕܲܢܵܗ̇ (dannāh)	ܕܲܢܗܘܿܢ (danhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܲܢܝܼ̈ (danī)		ܕܲܢܲܢ̈ (dannan)
	construct	ܕܲܢܲܝ̈ (dannay)	2nd person	ܕܲܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (danūḵ)	ܕܲܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dannāḵ)	ܕܲܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dannāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܢܹ̈ܐ (dannē)	3rd person	ܕܲܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (danūh)	ܕܲܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dannōh)	ܕܲܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (danhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒂁𒆗𒉡 (/⁠dannu⁠/, “storage vat mostly for storing beer and wine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dannɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [danne], [dannɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܢܐ • (dannā) m (plural ܕܢܬܐ (dannāṯā) or ܕܢܐ (dannē))

1. flat-bottomed jar, urn

Inflection

    declension of ܕܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܢ	ܕܢܢ ,ܕܢܝܢ
construct	ܕܢ	ܕܢܬ ,ܕܢܝ
emphatic	ܕܢܐ	ܕܢܬܐ ,ܕܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܢܝ	ܕܢܬܝ ,ܕܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܢܟ	ܕܢܬܟ ,ܕܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܢܟܝ	ܕܢܬܟܝ ,ܕܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܢܗ	ܕܢܬܗ ,ܕܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܢܗ	ܕܢܬܗ ,ܕܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܢܢ	ܕܢܬܢ ,ܕܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܢܟܘܢ	ܕܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܕܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܢܟܝܢ	ܕܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܕܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܢܗܘܢ	ܕܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܕܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܢܗܝܢ	ܕܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܕܢܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܠܓܝܢܐ (ləḡīnā)

Descendants

• → Arabic: دَنّ (dann)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dannɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [danne] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܢܐ • (dannā) m (plural ܕܢܐ (dannē))

1. branch, bough

Inflection

    inflection of ܕܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܢ	ܕܢܝܢ
construct	ܕܢ	ܕܢܝ
emphatic	ܕܢܐ	ܕܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܢܝ	ܕܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܢܟ	ܕܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܢܟܝ	ܕܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܢܗ	ܕܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܢܗ	ܕܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܢܢ	ܕܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܢܟܘܢ	ܕܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܢܟܝܢ	ܕܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܢܗܘܢ	ܕܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܢܗܝܢ	ܕܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “dn”, 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 67b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 95a
• 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, pages 311b-312a