ܩܢܘܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms
  • ܩܐܢܘܢ‎

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Compare Arabic قَانُون‎ (qānūn) and Hebrew קָנוֹן‎ (qānôn).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [qɑnonɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qɑnone(ʔ)], [qɑnonas] (plural)

Noun

ܩܢܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܢܘܢܣ‎ or ܩܢܘܢܐ)

  1. canon, rule, type
  2. penalty, sanction, canonical fine
  3. tribute
  4. canon, hymn, chant
  5. (ecclesiastical) clerical order
  6. measuring rod
  7. paragraph, section of scripture
  8. (grammar) classification of forms; type of verbal inflections

References
  • “qnwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 323a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 510a
  • 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. 1381b
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