Borrowed from Classical Syriac , from Aramaic כָּהֲנָא (kāhănā), itself either borrowed from or cognate with Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohén); compare also in Arabic كَاهِن (kāhin) and Old Armenian քահանայ (kʻahanay).
ܟܵܗܢܵܐ • (kāhnā) m (plural ܟܵܗ̈ܢܹܐ (kāhnē))
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܵܗܸܢ (kāhin) | 1st person | ܟܵܗܢܝܼ (kāhnī) | ܟܵܗܢܲܢ (kāhnan) | |||
| construct | ܟܵܗܸܢ (kāhin) | 2nd person | ܟܵܗܢܘܼܟ݂ (kāhnōḵ) | ܟܵܗܢܵܟ݂ܝ (kāhnāḵ) | ܟܵܗܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kāhnawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܵܗܢܵܐ (kāhnā) | 3rd person | ܟܵܗܢܹܗ (kāhnēh) | ܟܵܗܢܵܗ̇ (kāhnāh) | ܟܵܗܢܗܘܿܢ (kāhnhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܟܵܗܢܝܼ̈ܢ (kāhnīn) | 1st person | ܟܵܗܢܝܼ̈ (kāhnī) | ܟܵܗܢܲܢ̈ (kāhnan) | |||
| construct | ܟܵܗܢܲܝ̈ (kāhnay) | 2nd person | ܟܵܗܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kāhnōḵ) | ܟܵܗܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kāhnāḵ) | ܟܵܗܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kāhnawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܵܗܢܹ̈ܐ (kāhnē) | 3rd person | ܟܵܗܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kāhnūh) | ܟܵܗܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (kāhnōh) | ܟܵܗܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (kāhnayhōn) | |||
ܟܵܗܢܹ̈ܐ • (kāhnē) m
Either borrowed from or cognate with Hebrew כוהן / כֹּהֵן (kōhēn). Compare Arabic كَاهِن (kāhin).
ܟܗܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܗܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܗܢܬܐ)
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܗܢ | 1st person | ܟܗܢܝ | ܟܗܢܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܗܢ | 2nd person | ܟܗܢܟ | ܟܗܢܟܝ | ܟܗܢܟܘܢ | ܟܗܢܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܗܢܐ | 3rd person | ܟܗܢܗ | ܟܗܢܗ | ܟܗܢܗܘܢ | ܟܗܢܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܟܗܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܟܗܢܝ | ܟܗܢܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܗܢܝ | 2nd person | ܟܗܢܝܟ | ܟܗܢܝܟܝ | ܟܗܢܝܟܘܢ | ܟܗܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܗܢܐ | 3rd person | ܟܗܢܘܗܝ | ܟܗܢܝܗ | ܟܗܢܝܗܘܢ | ܟܗܢܝܗܝܢ | ||