ܡܕܢܐ

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. Possibilities include:

  • From Akkadian 𒉘𒈨𒌍 (/⁠maddattu, middattu⁠/, measure of capacity, container).
  • From ܕܢܐ (dannāʾ, jar, urn), from Akkadian 𒂁𒆗𒉡 (/⁠dannu⁠/, storage vat mostly for storing beer and wine).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [maddɑnɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [maddɑne] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܡܕܢܐ (maddānām (plural ܡܕܢܐ (maddānē))

  1. wine cellar, storeroom
  2. (agriculture) granary

Inflection[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • mdn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-28
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 178a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 253b
  • 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, page 716a