ܟܝܢܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܘ ܢ (k w n)
4 terms

Etymology 1

From Aramaic כְּיָנָא (kəyānā); cognate to Arabic كِيَان (kiyān).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānām sg (plural ܟܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (kyānē))

  1. nature, instinct
  2. essence, substance, form
  3. (Christianity, theology) nature, physis
    Coordinate terms: ܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܵܐ (parṣōpā), ܩܢܘܿܡܵܐ (qnōmā)
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܝܵܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܟܝܵܢܝܼ (kyānī) ܟܝܵܢܲܢ (kyānan)
construct ܟܝܵܢ (kyān) 2nd person ܟܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (kyānūḵ) ܟܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (kyānāḵ) ܟܝܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kyānāwḵōn)
emphatic ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā) 3rd person ܟܝܵܢܹܗ (kyānēh) ܟܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (kyānāh) ܟܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (kyānhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܟܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (kyānī) ܟܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (kyānan)
construct ܟܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (kyānay) 2nd person ܟܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kyānūḵ) ܟܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kyānāḵ) ܟܝܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kyānāwḵōn)
emphatic ܟܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (kyānē) 3rd person ܟܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kyānūh) ܟܝܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kyānōh) ܟܝܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kyānhōn)
Derived terms

Proper noun

ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānāf

  1. a female given name

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian چین (čin, China), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (cyn), from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna), itself derived from Old Chinese (*zin, Qin).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܐ (čīnāf

  1. Alternative form of ܨܝܼܢܵܐ (ṣīnā)
Usage notes

Although ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܐ (čīnā) is the most common form in the spoken language, there is a push for ܨܝܼܢܵܐ (ṣīnā) to be used more often, especially in writing. Due to it being ambiguous with ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā, nature) in unvocalised writing.

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܟ ܘ ܢ related to existing; compare Arabic كِيَان (kiyān).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܝܢܐ (kəyānām (plural ܟܝܢܐ (kəyānē))

  1. nature, instinct
  2. essence, substance, form
  3. (Christianity, theology) nature, physis
  4. procreation
  5. (euphemistic, anatomy) genitalia, sex organs, private parts

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܝܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܝܢ 1st person ܟܝܢܝ ܟܝܢܢ
construct ܟܝܢ 2nd person ܟܝܢܟ ܟܝܢܟܝ ܟܝܢܟܘܢ ܟܝܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܝܢܐ 3rd person ܟܝܢܗ ܟܝܢܗ ܟܝܢܗܘܢ ܟܝܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܟܝܢܝܢ 1st person ܟܝܢܝ ܟܝܢܝܢ
construct ܟܝܢܝ 2nd person ܟܝܢܝܟ ܟܝܢܝܟܝ ܟܝܢܝܟܘܢ ܟܝܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܝܢܐ 3rd person ܟܝܢܘܗܝ ܟܝܢܝܗ ܟܝܢܝܗܘܢ ܟܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Coordinate terms

References

  • kyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-05-28
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 153a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 213a-b
  • 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 619b