ܟܢܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic כָּנוֹנָא (kānōnā), from Akkadian 𒆠𒉈 (KI.NE /⁠kanūnu⁠/, “brazier, kiln, stove, hearth; a name of a ritual and also the month it takes place”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [kɑːnoːnɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɑːnuːnɑː]

Noun

ܟܵܢܘܿܢܵܐ • (kānōnā) m (plural ܟܵܢܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (kānōnē))

1. brazier, hearth

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܵܢܘܿܢܵܐ (kānōnā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܝܼ (kānōnī)		ܟܵܢܘܿܢܲܢ (kānōnan)
	construct	ܟܵܢܘܿܢ (kānōn)	2nd person	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂ (kānōnūḵ)	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ (kānōnāḵ)	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kānōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܵܐ (kānōnā)	3rd person	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܹܗ (kānōnēh)	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܵܗ̇ (kānōnāh)	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ (kānōnhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܝܼ̈ (kānōnī)		ܟܵܢܘܿܢܲܢ̈ (kānōnan)
	construct	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܲܝ̈ (kānōnay)	2nd person	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kānōnūḵ)	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kānōnāḵ)	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kānōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (kānōnē)	3rd person	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kānōnūh)	ܟܵܢܘܿܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kānōnōh)	ܟܵܢܘܿܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kānōnhōn)

Derived terms

• ܟܵܢܘܿܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ (kānōn qammāyā, “December”)
• ܟܵܢܘܿܢ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ (kānōn trayyānā, “January”)

Etymology 2

Plural of ܟܵܢܘܿܢ (kānōn) and the above.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [kaːnoːneː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [kanuːneː]

Proper noun

ܟܵܢܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ • (kānōnē) m pl

1. The two months December and January

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Aramaic כָּנוֹנָא (kānōnā), from Akkadian 𒆠𒉈 (KI.NE /⁠kanūnu⁠/)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑnonɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kɑnone] (plural)

Noun

ܟܢܘܢܐ • (kānōnā) m (plural ܟܢܘܢ̈ܐ)

1. brazier, hearth, portable stove

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܢܘܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܢܘܢ	ܟܢܘܢܝܢ
construct	ܟܢܘܢ	ܟܢܘܢܝ
emphatic	ܟܢܘܢܐ	ܟܢܘܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܢܘܢܝ	ܟܢܘܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܢܘܢܟ	ܟܢܘܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܢܘܢܟܝ	ܟܢܘܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܢܘܢܗ	ܟܢܘܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܢܘܢܗ	ܟܢܘܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܢܘܢܢ	ܟܢܘܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܢܘܢܟܘܢ	ܟܢܘܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܢܘܢܟܝܢ	ܟܢܘܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܢܘܢܗܘܢ	ܟܢܘܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܢܘܢܗܝܢ	ܟܢܘܢܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܟܢܘܢ ܐ
• ܟܢܘܢ ܒ

References

• “knwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 218
• Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 648