ܕܘܟܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܕܘܼܟܵܐ (dūkā)

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܟ ܟ (d k k)
3 terms

Ultimately from a variant of Aramaic דּוּכָּנָא (dukkānā, “dais”). see etymology of ܕܘܼܟܵܢܵܐ (dukkānā, “shop”) for more.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [dukkə.θɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [dut͡ʃə.tɑː]

Noun

ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܐ • (dukṯā) f sg (plural ܕܘܼܟܹ̈ܐ (dūkē) or ܕܘܼܟܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (dūkāṯē) or ܕܘܼܟ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (dukyāṯā) or ܕܘܼܟܵܢܹ̈ܐ (dūkānē))

1. place, location, position
2. station, post, office
3. book passage
4. locality, region, quarter, direction
5. place, stead, lieu

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܐ (dukṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܝܼ (dukṯī)		ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܲܢ (dukṯan)
	construct	ܕܘܼܟܲܬ݂ (dūkaṯ)	2nd person	ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (dukṯūḵ)	ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (dukṯāḵ)	ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dukṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܐ (dukṯā)	3rd person	ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܹܗ (dukṯēh)	ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (dukṯāh)	ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (dukṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܘܼܟܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (dūkāṯī)		ܕܘܼܟܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (dūkāṯan)
	construct	ܕܘܼܟܵܬ݂̈ (dūkāṯ)	2nd person	ܕܘܼܟܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dūkāṯūḵ)	ܕܘܼܟܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dūkāṯāḵ)	ܕܘܼܟܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dūkāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܘܼܟܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (dūkāṯē)	3rd person	ܕܘܼܟܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dūkāṯūh)	ܕܘܼܟܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dūkāṯōh)	ܕܘܼܟܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (dūkāṯhōn)

Synonyms

• (place, spot): ܫܵܘܦܵܐ (šāwpā), ܝܲܬܒ݂ܵܐ (yatḇā), ܣܝܼܡܬ݂ܵܐ (sīmṯā)
• (locality): ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ (šḇāḇūtā, “neighbourhood”), ܡܵܚܘܿܙܵܐ (māḥōzā, “quarter”), ܦܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (pnīṯā, “area, region”)

Derived terms

• ܒܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܹܗ (bdukṯēh, “in place”)
• ܒܕܘܼܟܲܬ݂ (bdūkaṯ, “instead, in lieu”)
• ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (dukṯānāyā, “local”)
• ܗܸܟ̰ ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܐ (hič dukṯā, “nowhere”)
• ܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥḏā dukṯā, “somewhere”)
• ܟܠ ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܐ (kul dukṯā, “everywhere”)
• ܫܸܡ ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܐ (šim dukṯā, “anywhere”)

 

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܕܘܟܐ

Etymology

From the root ܕ-ܟ-ܟ (d-k-k).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [duk(kə)θɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܕܘܟܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܕܘܟܘܬܐ or ܕܘܟܝܬܐ)

1. spot, place, position, room
2. post, office
3. book passage
4. compartment, small box
5. (ecclesiastical) episcopal see

Inflection

    declension of ܕܘܟܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܘܟܐ	ܘܟܘܢ ,ܕܘܟܝܢ
construct	ܕܘܟܬ	ܘܟܘܬ ,ܕܘܟܝܬ
emphatic	ܕܘܟܬܐ	ܕܘܟܘܬܐ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܘܟܬܝ	ܕܘܟܘܬܝ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܘܟܬܟ	ܕܘܟܘܬܟ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܘܟܬܟܝ	ܕܘܟܘܬܟܝ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܘܟܬܗ	ܕܘܟܘܬܗ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܘܟܬܗ	ܕܘܟܘܬܗ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܘܟܬܢ	ܕܘܟܘܬܢ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܘܟܬܟܘܢ	ܕܘܟܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܘܟܬܟܝܢ	ܕܘܟܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܘܟܬܗܘܢ	ܕܘܟܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܘܟܬܗܝܢ	ܕܘܟܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “dwkh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-04
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 64a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 85b
• 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. 281a-b