ܥܕܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology
Root
ܥ ܕ ܢ (ˁ d n)
2 terms

From Aramaic עֵדָּנָא (ʿeddānā), from Akkadian 𒌓𒅗𒂵 (adānum); compare Hebrew עִדָּן ('idán), Arabic عِدَّان (ʕiddān) and doublet of ܘܲܥܕܵܐ (waˁdā, “appointed time”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʕɪddɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ • (ˁiddānā) f sg (plural ܥܸܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ˁiddānē) or ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ˁiddānāṯē))

  1. an instant of time
    ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܡܛܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇! ― ˁiddānā mṭē lāh! ― The time has arrived!
    ܡܛܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܒܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ، ܒܠܝܼܓ݂ܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ. ― mṭē lūḵ b-ḥḏā ˁiddānā bīštā, blīḡā ìwen. ― You arrived at a bad time, I'm busy.
  2. a duration of time
    ܠܲܝܬ ܠܝܼ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܬܲܪܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ. ― layt lī ˁiddānā qā tarmīṯā. ― I don’t have time for the project.
    ܒܲܣܵܐ ܒܲܪܒܸܙ ܥܸܕܵܢܝܼ ܝܲܩܝܼܪܬܵܐ! ― bassā barbiz ˁiddānī yaqīrtā! ― Stop wasting my precious time!
    ܩܲܝܛܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܝܲܐܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܠܹܐ݇ܙܵܠܵܐ ܒܣܘܼܦܩܵܢܵܐ. ― qayṭā ìlēh ˁiddānā yaˀīḇtā lēzālā b-supqānā. ― Summer is an excellent time to go on a vacation.
  3. (by extension) measurement of a quantity of time
    ܪܲܗܵܛܵܐ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ ܠܹܗ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܝܲܐܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ. ― rahhāṭā ˁḇīḏ lēh ˁiddānā yaˀīḇtā. ― The runner set an excellent time.

Inflection
Inflection of ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ (ˁiddānā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܥܸܕܵܢܝܼ
(ˁiddānī)		 ܥܸܕܵܢܲܢ
(ˁiddānan)
construct ܥܸܕܵܢܲܬ
(ˁiddānat)		 2nd person ܥܸܕܵܢܘܼܟ݂
(ˁiddānūḵ)		 ܥܸܕܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ
(ˁiddānāḵ)		 ܥܸܕܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ˁiddānāwḵōn)
emphatic ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ
(ˁiddānā)		 3rd person ܥܸܕܵܢܹܗ
(ˁiddānēh)		 ܥܸܕܵܢܘܿܗ̇
(ˁiddānōh)		 ܥܸܕܵܢܗܘܿܢ
(ˁiddānhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬܝܼ̈
(ˁiddānātī)		 ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬܲܢ̈
(ˁiddānātan)
construct ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬ̈
(ˁiddānāt)		 2nd person ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(ˁiddānātūḵ)		 ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ
(ˁiddānātāḵ)		 ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ˁiddānātāwḵōn)
emphatic ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ
(ˁiddānātē)		 3rd person ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(ˁiddānātūh)		 ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(ˁiddānātōh)		 ܥܸܕܵܢܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(ˁiddānāthōn)

Derived terms
  • ܡܥܲܕܸܢ (mˁaddin)
  • ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܕܵܢ ܠܥܸܕܵܢ (min ˁiddān lˁiddān)
  • ܒܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܕ- (bˁiddānā d-)
  • ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܥܸܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ ˁiddānē)

See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology

As Hebrew עִדָּן (ʿiddān), from Akkadian 𒌓𒅗𒂵 (adānum).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʕɛddɑnɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕɛddɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܥܕܢܐ • (ʿeddānā) m (plural ܥܕܢܐ (ʿeddānē))

  1. moment
  2. season, age, time

Inflection
    inflection of ܥܕܢܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܥܕܢ ܥܕܢܝܢ
construct ܥܕܢ ܥܕܢܝ
emphatic ܥܕܢܐ ܥܕܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܥܕܢܝ ܥܕܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܥܕܢܟ ܥܕܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܥܕܢܟܝ ܥܕܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܥܕܢܗ ܥܕܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܥܕܢܗ ܥܕܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܥܕܢܢ ܥܕܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܥܕܢܟܘܢ ܥܕܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܥܕܢܟܝܢ ܥܕܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܥܕܢܗܘܢ ܥܕܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܥܕܢܗܝܢ ܥܕܢܝܗܝܢ

Descendants
(taking Syriac as representative for all Aramaic):
  • → Arabic: عِدَّان (ʕiddān)

References
  • “ˁdn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 245a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 401b
  • 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 1073a
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