ܕܝܢܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Noun

ܕܝܢܐ (transliteration neededm (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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

Noun

ܕܝܢܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܕܝܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܕܝܢܝܬܐ)

  1. judge
Inflection

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, p. 60b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 297a