ܕܢܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܕ ܢ ܚ (d n ḥ)
5 terms

ܕܢܚܐ

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [dɛn.xɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [dɛn.ħɑː]

Noun

ܕܸܢܚܵܐ • (dinḥā) m (plural ܕܸܢܚܹ̈ܐ (dinḥē))

1. sunrise

   Synonym: ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā)

   Antonym: ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁrāḇā)

2. (figuratively) manifestation, appearance, arrival, birth, epiphany
3. (astrology) horoscope

Declension

Inflection of ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܸܢܚܝܼ (dinḥī)		ܕܸܢܚܲܢ (dinḥan)
	construct	ܕܸܢܚ (dinḥ)	2nd person	ܕܸܢܚܘܼܟ݂ (dinḥūḵ)	ܕܸܢܚܵܟ݂ܝ (dinḥāḵ)	ܕܸܢܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dinḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā)	3rd person	ܕܸܢܚܹܗ (dinḥēh)	ܕܸܢܚܵܗ̇ (dinḥāh)	ܕܸܢܚܗܘܿܢ (dinḥhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܸܢܚܝܼ̈ (dinḥī)		ܕܸܢܚܲܢ̈ (dinḥan)
	construct	ܕܸܢܚܲܝ̈ (dinḥay)	2nd person	ܕܸܢܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dinḥūḵ)	ܕܸܢܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dinḥāḵ)	ܕܸܢܚܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dinḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܸܢܚܹ̈ܐ (dinḥē)	3rd person	ܕܸܢܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dinḥūh)	ܕܸܢܚ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dinḥōh)	ܕܸܢܚܗ̈ܘܿܢ (dinḥhōn)

Coordinate terms

• (times of day) ܥܸܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܵܘܡܵܐ (ˁiddānē d-yāwmā); ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā, “daytime”), ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ (nuḡhā, “dawn”), ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā, “sunrise”), ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā, “morning”), ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā, “noon, afternoon”), ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁrāḇā, “sunset”), ܢܘܼܨܦܵܐ (nuṣpā, “dusk”), ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ramšā, “evening”), ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ (palgā d-laylē, “midnight”), ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē, “nighttime”) ^{(Category: aii:Times of day)}

Derived terms

• ܡܲܕܢܚܵܐ (madnḥā, “east”)

Proper noun

ܕܸܢܚܵܐ • (dinḥā) m

1. a male given name
2. a surname transferred from the given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܕ-ܢ-ܚ (d-n-ḥ) related to shining, from Proto-Semitic *ḏrḥ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɛn.ħɑ]

Noun

ܕܢܚܐ • (denḥā) m (uncountable)

1. sunrise, dawn

   Synonyms: ܡܕܢܚܐ, ܢܘܓܗܐ, ܒܗܪܐ, ܫܘܦܪܐ, ܨܦܪܐ

2. brightness, light

   Synonyms: ܢܘܗܪܐ, ܙܗܪܐ

3. east

   Synonym: ܡܕܢܚܐ

4. (figuratively) manifestation, appearance, arrival, birth, epiphany
5. (astrology) horoscope

   Synonyms: ܡܠܘܫܐ, ܝܠܕܐ, ܫܥܬܐ

Inflection

    declension of ܕܢܚܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܕܢܚ
construct	ܕܢܚ
emphatic	ܕܢܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܢܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܢܚܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܢܚܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܢܚܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܢܚܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܢܚܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܢܚܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܢܚܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܢܚܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܢܚܗܝܢ

Antonyms

• ܥܪܒܐ (ʿərāḇā)

References

• “dnḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-09
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 68a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 95b
• 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, pp. 312b-313a