ܣܘܟܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܣ ܘ ܟ ܢ (s w k n)
2 terms

ܣܘܟܢܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Akkadian 𒄑𒍣𒃶 (^GEŠZI.GAN /⁠sikkānu⁠/); compare Arabic سُكَّان (sukkān).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sɑw.kɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܣܵܘܟܵܢܵܐ • (sāwkānā) m sg (plural ܣܵܘܟܵܢܹ̈ܐ (sāwkānē))

1. (nautical) helm, rudder of a ship
2. steering wheel of a car

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܵܘܟܵܢܵܐ (sāwkānā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܝܼ (sāwkānī)		ܣܵܘܟܵܢܲܢ (sāwkānan)
	construct	ܣܵܘܟܵܢ (sāwkān)	2nd person	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (sāwkānūḵ)	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (sāwkānāḵ)	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāwkānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܵܐ (sāwkānā)	3rd person	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܹܗ (sāwkānēh)	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܵܗ̇ (sāwkānāh)	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܗܘܿܢ (sāwkānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܝܼ̈ (sāwkānī)		ܣܵܘܟܵܢܲܢ̈ (sāwkānan)
	construct	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܲܝ̈ (sāwkānay)	2nd person	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sāwkānūḵ)	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sāwkānāḵ)	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāwkānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܹ̈ܐ (sāwkānē)	3rd person	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sāwkānūh)	ܣܵܘܟܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (sāwkānōh)	ܣܵܘܟܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sāwkānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܣܲܘܟܸܢ (msawkin, “to steer”)
• ܡܣܲܘܟܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (msawkānūtā, “steering”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒄑𒍣𒃶 (^GEŠZI.GAN /⁠sikkānu⁠/). Compare Arabic سُكَّان (sukkān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sawkɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sawkɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܘܟܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܘܟܢܐ)

1. (nautical) helm, rudder

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܘܟܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܘܟܢ	ܣܘܟܢܝܢ
construct	ܣܘܟܢ	ܣܘܟܢܝ
emphatic	ܣܘܟܢܐ	ܣܘܟܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܘܟܢܝ	ܣܘܟܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܘܟܢܟ	ܣܘܟܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܘܟܢܟܝ	ܣܘܟܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܘܟܢܗ	ܣܘܟܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܘܟܢܗ	ܣܘܟܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܘܟܢܢ	ܣܘܟܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܘܟܢܟܘܢ	ܣܘܟܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܘܟܢܟܝܢ	ܣܘܟܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܘܟܢܗܘܢ	ܣܘܟܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܘܟܢܗܝܢ	ܣܘܟܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “swkn”, 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. 223a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 365b
• 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. 979a