ܥܕܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܕ ܢ (ˁ d n)
2 terms

From Aramaic עֵדָּנָא (ʿeddānā), from Akkadian 𒌓𒅗𒂵 (adānum); compare Hebrew עִדָּן ('idán), Arabic عِدَّان (ʕiddān) and doublet of ܘܲܥܕܵܐ (waˁdā, “appointed time”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕɪddɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ • (ˁiddānā) f sg (plural ܥܸܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ˁiddānē) or ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ˁiddānāṯē) or ܥܸܕܵܢܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ˁiddānānē))

1. an instant of time, point in time

   ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܡܛܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇! ― ˁiddānā mṭē lāh! ― The time has arrived!

   ܡܛܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܒܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ، ܒܠܝܼܓ݂ܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ. ― mṭē lūḵ b-ḥḏā ˁiddānā bīštā, blīḡā ìwen. ― You arrived at a bad time, I'm busy.

2. moment
3. a duration of time

   ܠܲܝܬ ܠܝܼ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܬܲܪܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ. ― layt lī ˁiddānā qā tarmīṯā. ― I don’t have time for the project.

   ܒܲܣܵܐ ܒܲܪܒܸܙ ܥܸܕܵܢܝܼ ܝܲܩܝܼܪܬܵܐ! ― bassā barbiz ˁiddānī yaqīrtā! ― Stop wasting my precious time!

   ܩܲܝܛܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܝܲܐܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܠܹܐ݇ܙܵܠܵܐ ܒܣܘܼܦܩܵܢܵܐ. ― qayṭā ìlēh ˁiddānā yaˀīḇtā lēzālā b-supqānā. ― Summer is an excellent time to go on a vacation.

4. (by extension) measurement of a quantity of time

   ܪܲܗܵܛܵܐ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ ܠܹܗ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܝܲܐܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ. ― rahhāṭā ˁḇīḏ lēh ˁiddānā yaˀīḇtā. ― The runner set an excellent time.

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ (ˁiddānā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܸܕܵܢܝܼ (ˁiddānī)		ܥܸܕܵܢܲܢ (ˁiddānan)
	construct	ܥܸܕܵܢܲܬ (ˁiddānat)	2nd person	ܥܸܕܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (ˁiddānūḵ)	ܥܸܕܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁiddānāḵ)	ܥܸܕܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁiddānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ (ˁiddānā)	3rd person	ܥܸܕܵܢܹܗ (ˁiddānēh)	ܥܸܕܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (ˁiddānōh)	ܥܸܕܵܢܗܘܿܢ (ˁiddānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬܝܼ̈ (ˁiddānātī)		ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬܲܢ̈ (ˁiddānātan)
	construct	ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬ̈ (ˁiddānāt)	2nd person	ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁiddānātūḵ)	ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁiddānātāḵ)	ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁiddānātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ˁiddānātē)	3rd person	ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁiddānātūh)	ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁiddānātōh)	ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁiddānāthōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܥܲܕܸܢ (mˁaddin)
• ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܕܵܢ ܠܥܸܕܵܢ (min ˁiddān lˁiddān)
• ܒܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܕ- (bˁiddānā d-)
• ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܥܸܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ ˁiddānē)

See also

• ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (zaḇnā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

As Hebrew עִדָּן (ʿiddān), from Akkadian 𒌓𒅗𒂵 (adānum).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕɛddɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕɛddɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܥܕܢܐ • (ʿeddānā) m (plural ܥܕܢܐ (ʿeddānē))

1. moment
2. season, age, time

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܕܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܕܢ	ܥܕܢܝܢ
construct	ܥܕܢ	ܥܕܢܝ
emphatic	ܥܕܢܐ	ܥܕܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܕܢܝ	ܥܕܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܕܢܟ	ܥܕܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܕܢܟܝ	ܥܕܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܕܢܗ	ܥܕܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܕܢܗ	ܥܕܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܕܢܢ	ܥܕܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܕܢܟܘܢ	ܥܕܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܕܢܟܝܢ	ܥܕܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܕܢܗܘܢ	ܥܕܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܕܢܗܝܢ	ܥܕܢܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

(taking Syriac as representative for all Aramaic):

• → Arabic: عِدَّان (ʕiddān)

References

• “ˁdn”, 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 245a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 401b
• 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 1073a