ܝܘܢܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic, from Proto-Semitic *šawmān-.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܝܵܘܢܵܐ (yāwnām (plural ܝܵܘ̈ܢܹܐ (yāwnē), feminine ܝܵܘܸܢܬ݂ܵܐ (yāwinṯā))

  1. dove (bird)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew יוֹנָה (yōnā́).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܝܘܢܐ (yawnāc (plural ܝܘܢܐ (yawnē))

  1. dove (bird)

Proper noun

ܝܘܢܐ (transliteration needed)

  1. Jonah

Inflection

Descendants

  • Malayalam: യോനാ (yōnā)

References

  • ywn”, 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 139b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 190a
  • 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 569a