ܟܘܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܢ ܐ (k n ˀ)
1 term

Etymology

Cognate to Arabic كُنْيَة (kunya) and Hebrew כִּנּוּי (kinúy).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [kunnɑːjɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃunnɑːjɑː]

Noun

ܟܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ • (kunnāyā) m sg (plural ܟܘܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (kūnāyē))

1. (modern) surname, family name, last name
2. kunya, epithet, cognomen
3. title, appellation
4. (grammar) nominative case

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ (kunnāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܝܼ (kūnāyī)		ܟܘܼܢܵܝܲܢ (kūnāyan)
	construct	ܟܘܼܢܵܝ (kūnāy)	2nd person	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (kūnāyūḵ)	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (kūnāyāḵ)	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūnāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ (kunnāyā)	3rd person	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܹܗ (kūnāyēh)	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (kūnāyāh)	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (kūnāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܝܼ̈ (kūnāyī)		ܟܘܼܢܵܝܲܢ̈ (kūnāyan)
	construct	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܲܝ̈ (kūnāyay)	2nd person	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kūnāyūḵ)	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kūnāyāḵ)	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūnāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (kūnāyē)	3rd person	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kūnāyūh)	ܟܘܼܢܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kūnāyōh)	ܟܘܼܢܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kūnāyhōn)

See also

• ܫܸܡܵܐ (šimmā, “name, noun”)
• ܣܩܘܿܡܵܐ (sqōmā, “nickname”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܟ-ܢ-ܐ (k-n-ʾ) related to naming. Compare Arabic كُنْيَة (kunya) and Hebrew כינוי / כִּנּוּי (kinnūy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kunnɑjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kunnɑje(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܘܢܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܘܢܝܐ)

1. name, title, appellation
2. cognomen, surname, kunya
3. naming, calling, mention
4. (grammar) noun; nominative case

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܘܢܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܘܢܝ	ܟܘܢܝܝܢ
construct	ܟܘܢܝ	ܟܘܢܝܝ
emphatic	ܟܘܢܝܐ	ܟܘܢܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܘܢܝܝ	ܟܘܢܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܘܢܝܟ	ܟܘܢܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܘܢܝܟܝ	ܟܘܢܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܘܢܝܗ	ܟܘܢܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܘܢܝܗ	ܟܘܢܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܘܢܝܢ	ܟܘܢܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܟܘܢܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܘܢܝܟܝܢ	ܟܘܢܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܟܘܢܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܘܢܝܗܝܢ	ܟܘܢܝܝܗܝܢ

References

• “kwny”, 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, p. 158a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 210a
• 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. 610a