ܕܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܕ ܘ ܢ (d w n)
7 terms

Inherited from Aramaic דִּינָא (dīnā); cognate to Arabic دِين (dīn) and Hebrew דִּין (dín). The proper noun is Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew דִּינָה.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [diːnɑː]

Noun

ܕܝܼܢܵܐ • (dīnā) m (plural ܕܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ (dīnē))

1. judgement
2. sentence, verdict; lawsuit
3. law, rule, custom, manner

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܝܼܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܝܼܢ (dīn)		1st person	ܕܝܼܢܝܼ (dīnī)		ܕܝܼܢܲܢ (dīnan)
	construct	ܕܝܼܢ (dīn)		2nd person	ܕܝܼܢܘܼܟ݂ (dīnōḵ)	ܕܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ (dīnāḵ)	ܕܝܼܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dīnawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܝܼܢܵܐ (d-īnā)		3rd person	ܕܝܼܢܹܗ (dīnēh)	ܕܝܼܢܵܗ̇ (dīnāh)	ܕܝܼܢܗܘܿܢ (dīnhōn)
plural	absolute	ܕܝܼܢܝܼ̈ܢ (dīnīn)		1st person	ܕܝܼܢܝܼ̈ (dīnī)		ܕܝܼܢܲܢ̈ (dīnan)
	construct	ܕܝܼܢܲܝ̈ (dīnay)		2nd person	ܕܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dīnōḵ)	ܕܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dīnāḵ)	ܕܝܼܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dīnawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ (dīnē)		3rd person	ܕܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dīnūh)	ܕܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (dīnōh)	ܕܝܼܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (dīnayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܕܝܼܢܵܐ (bēṯ d-īnā)

Proper noun

ܕܝܼܢܵܐ • (dīnā) f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Deena

Etymology 2

Root
ܕ ܘ ܢ (d w n)
7 terms

Occupational noun derived from the above; compare Arabic دَيَّان (dayyān) and Hebrew דַּיָּן (dayán). The latter proper noun is derived from the former.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [dajjɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܕܲܝܵܢܵܐ • (dayyānā) m (plural ܕܲܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (dayyānē), feminine ܕܲܝܵܢܬܵܐ (dayyāntā))

1. judge

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܲܝܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܲܝܵܢ (dayyān)		1st person	ܕܲܝܵܢܝܼ (dayyānī)		ܕܲܝܵܢܲܢ (dayyānan)
	construct	ܕܲܝܵܢ (dayyān)		2nd person	ܕܲܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (dayyānōḵ)	ܕܲܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (dayyānāḵ)	ܕܲܝܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dayyānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܝܵܢܵܐ (dayyānā)		3rd person	ܕܲܝܵܢܹܗ (dayyānēh)	ܕܲܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (dayyānāh)	ܕܲܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (dayyānhōn)
plural	absolute	ܕܲܝܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (dayyānīn)		1st person	ܕܲܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (dayyānī)		ܕܲܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (dayyānan)
	construct	ܕܲܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (dayyānay)		2nd person	ܕܲܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dayyānōḵ)	ܕܲܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dayyānāḵ)	ܕܲܝܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dayyānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (dayyānē)		3rd person	ܕܲܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dayyānūh)	ܕܲܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (dayyānōh)	ܕܲܝܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (dayyānayhōn)

Proper noun

ܕܝܼܵܢܵܐ • (dīyānā) f

1. Soran, Diyana (a city in northern Iraq, historically Assyrian)
2. a female given name, equivalent to English Diana

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic دِين (dīn) and Hebrew דִּין (dîn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dinɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [dine] (plural)

Noun

ܕܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܕܝܢܐ)

1. justice
2. judgement, sentence, verdict
3. lawsuit, dispute, contention
4. law, rule, custom, manner
5. reason, cause
6. criterion
7. account, recollection

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܝܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܝܢ		1st person	ܕܝܢܝ		ܕܝܢܢ
	construct	ܕܝܢ		2nd person	ܕܝܢܟ	ܕܝܢܟܝ	ܕܝܢܟܘܢ	ܕܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܕܝܢܗ	ܕܝܢܗ	ܕܝܢܗܘܢ	ܕܝܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܝܢܝܢ		1st person	ܕܝܢܝ		ܕܝܢܝܢ
	construct	ܕܝܢܝ		2nd person	ܕܝܢܝܟ	ܕܝܢܝܟܝ	ܕܝܢܝܟܘܢ	ܕܝܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܕܝܢܘܗܝ	ܕܝܢܝܗ	ܕܝܢܝܗܘܢ	ܕܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Arabic دَيَّان (dayyān) and Hebrew דַּיָּן (dayyān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dajjɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [dajjɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܕܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܕܝܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܕܝܢܝܬܐ)

1. judge

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܝܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܝܢ		1st person	ܕܝܢܝ		ܕܝܢܢ
	construct	ܕܝܢ		2nd person	ܕܝܢܟ	ܕܝܢܟܝ	ܕܝܢܟܘܢ	ܕܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܕܝܢܗ	ܕܝܢܗ	ܕܝܢܗܘܢ	ܕܝܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܝܢܝܢ		1st person	ܕܝܢܝ		ܕܝܢܝܢ
	construct	ܕܝܢܝ		2nd person	ܕܝܢܝܟ	ܕܝܢܝܟܝ	ܕܝܢܝܟܘܢ	ܕܝܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܕܝܢܘܗܝ	ܕܝܢܝܗ	ܕܝܢܝܗܘܢ	ܕܝܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “dyn”, 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, page 60b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 90b
• 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, →ISBN, page 297a