ܐܕܢܐ

See also: ܐܪܢܐ‎

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔuḏn-.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈʔɛð.nɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʔɪð.nɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʔeð.no]

Noun

ܐܕܢܐ • (ʾeḏnā) f (plural ܐܕܢܗܬܐ‎ (ʾeḏnē) or ܐܕܢܬܐ‎ (ʾeḏnāṯā) or ܐܕܢܐ (ʾeḏnāhāṯā))

  1. (anatomy) ear
    • Peshitta, Matthew 11:15:
      ‏ܡܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܐܕ̈ܢܐ ܕܢܫܡܥ ܢܫܡܥ.‎‎
      man də-ʾīṯ lēh ʾeḏnē ḏə-nešmaʿ nešmaʿ.
      He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
  2. (animal anatomy) fish gill
  3. (figuratively) anything that sticks out; handle, promontory, bay, gulf
  4. bottle opening
  5. (by extension) bottle

Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܐܕܢܐ‎ (ʾeḏnē) is used for literal senses while ܐܕܢܬܐ‎ (ʾeḏnāṯā) and ܐܕܢܗܬܐ‎ (ʾeḏnāhāṯā) are used for figurative senses.

Inflection

References

  • “ˀdn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-14
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 3a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 4a
  • 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 10b

Turoyo

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔuḏn-.

Noun

ܐܰܕ݂ܢܐ • (aḏno) f

  1. ear
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