ܕܫܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܫ ܢ (d š n)
1 term

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?], from Middle Persian [script needed] (dʾšn' /⁠dāšn⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [dɑːʃnɑː]

Noun

ܕܵܫܢܵܐ • (dāšnā) m (plural ܕܵܫܢܹ̈ܐ (dāšnē))

1. gift, present

   Synonym: ܡܲܘܗܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ (mawhaḇtā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܵܫܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܵܫܢܝܼ (dāšnī)		ܕܵܫܢܲܢ (dāšnan)
	construct	ܕܵܫܸܢ (dāšin)		2nd person	ܕܵܫܢܘܼܟ݂ (dāšnūḵ)	ܕܵܫܢܵܟ݂ܝ (dāšnāḵ)	ܕܵܫܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dāšnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܵܫܢܵܐ (dāšnā)		3rd person	ܕܵܫܢܹܗ (dāšnēh)	ܕܵܫܢܵܗ̇ (dāšnāh)	ܕܵܫܢܗܘܿܢ (dāšnhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܵܫܢܝܼ̈ (dāšnī)		ܕܵܫܢܲܢ̈ (dāšnan)
	construct	ܕܵܫܢܲܝ̈ (dāšnay)		2nd person	ܕܵܫܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dāšnūḵ)	ܕܵܫܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dāšnāḵ)	ܕܵܫܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dāšnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܵܫܢܹ̈ܐ (dāšnē)		3rd person	ܕܵܫܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dāšnūh)	ܕܵܫܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dāšnōh)	ܕܵܫܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (dāšnhōn)

Proper noun

ܕܵܫܢܵܐ • (dāšnā) m or f

1. a unisex given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (dʾšn' /⁠dāšn⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɑʃnɑ(ʔ)], [daʃnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [dɑʃne(ʔ)], [daʃne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܕܫܢܐ • (dāšnāʾ, dašnāʾ) m (plural ܕܫܢܐ)

1. gift, present

   Synonyms: ܩܘܪܒܢܐ, ܡܬܠܐ, ܙܒܕܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܫܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܫܢ		1st person	ܕܫܢܝ		ܕܫܢܢ
	construct	ܕܫܢ		2nd person	ܕܫܢܟ	ܕܫܢܟܝ	ܕܫܢܟܘܢ	ܕܫܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܫܢܐ		3rd person	ܕܫܢܗ	ܕܫܢܗ	ܕܫܢܗܘܢ	ܕܫܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܫܢܝܢ		1st person	ܕܫܢܝ		ܕܫܢܝܢ
	construct	ܕܫܢܝ		2nd person	ܕܫܢܝܟ	ܕܫܢܝܟܝ	ܕܫܢܝܟܘܢ	ܕܫܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܫܢܐ		3rd person	ܕܫܢܘܗܝ	ܕܫܢܝܗ	ܕܫܢܝܗܘܢ	ܕܫܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “dšn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-08-31
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 71b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 98b
• 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, p. 326a