From originally a plural formation of Aramaic דְּרָעָא (dərāʿāʾ, “upper arm”), from Proto-Semitic *ḏirāʕ- (“arm”); compare also Classical Syriac ܕܪܥܐ (dərāʿāʾ), Arabic ذِرَاع (ḏirāʕ) and Hebrew זְרוֹעַ (z'róa').
ܕܪܵܥܢܵܐ • (drāˁnā) m sg (plural ܕܪ̈ܵܥܢܵܢܹܐ (drāˁnānē))
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܕܪܵܥܢܲܢ (drāˁnan) | ||||
| construct | ܕܪܵܥ (drāˁ) | 2nd person | ܕܪܵܥܢܘܼܟ݂ (drāˁnūḵ) | ܕܪܵܥܢܵܟ݂ܝ (drāˁnāḵ) | ܕܪܵܥܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (drāˁnāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܕܪܵܥܢܵܐ (drāˁnā) | 3rd person | ܕܪܵܥܢܹܗ (drāˁnēh) | ܕܪܵܥܢܵܗ̇ (drāˁnāh) | ܕܪܵܥܢܗܘܿܢ (drāˁnhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܕܪ̈ܵܥܢܵܢܝܼ (drāˁnānī) | ܕܪ̈ܵܥܢܵܢܲܢ (drāˁnānan) | |||
| construct | ܕܪ̈ܵܥܲܝ (drāˁay) | 2nd person | ܕܪ̈ܵܥܢܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (drāˁnānūḵ) | ܕܪ̈ܵܥܢܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (drāˁnānāḵ) | ܕܪ̈ܵܥܢܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (drāˁnānāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܕܪ̈ܵܥܢܵܢܹܐ (drāˁnānē) | 3rd person | ܕܪ̈ܵܥܢܵܢܘܼܗܝ (drāˁnānūh) | ܕܪ̈ܵܥܢܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (drāˁnānōh) | ܕܪ̈ܵܥܢܵܢܗܘܿܢ (drāˁnānhōn) | |||