ܩܢܘܢܝܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Root
ܩ ܢ ܘ ܢ (q n w n)
3 terms

Etymology[edit]

From ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܐ (qānōnā, law, canon) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending); compare also Arabic قَانُونِيّ (qānūniyy).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qɑːnoˈnɑːjɑː]

Adjective[edit]

ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ (qānōnāyā) (feminine ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ (qānōnāytā), plural ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (qānōnāyē))

  1. legal, canonical, according to law or rule
  2. allowed or prescribed by law
  3. legitimate, lawful, valid, genuine
  4. (religion) canonical

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