ܐܪܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܪܘܢܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܐܪܘܢܐ with the meanings changed, from Biblical Hebrew אָרוֹן (ʾārôn, coffin, ark)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔɑːroːnɑː]

Noun

ܐܵܪܘܿܢܵܐ • (ārōnā) m sg (plural ܐܵܪ̈ܘܿܢܹܐ (ārōnē))

  1. wardrobe, closet (piece of furniture for storing clothes)
    ܡܘܼܕܸܪ ܠܝܼ ܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܨܘܼܕܪ̈ܵܬܹܐ ܠܐܵܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܕܕܡܵܟ݂ܵܐ.
    mūdir lī kullāyh ṣudrātē l-ārōnā gāw tāwānā ddmāḵā.
    I returned all the shirts to the wardrobe in the bedroom.
  2. cloakroom, locker
  3. (literary) ark, box, chest, strongbox
  4. (literary) coffin, sarcophagus

Inflection

Synonyms

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔarwɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔarwɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܪܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܪܘܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܪܘܢܝܬܐ)

  1. calf, young bull
Inflection
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Hebrew אָרוֹן (ʾārôn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɑronɑ(ʔ)], [ʔăronɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔɑrone(ʔ)], [ʔărone(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܪܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܪܘܢܐ)

  1. ark, box, chest, strongbox
  2. coffin, sarcophagus
Inflection

Proper noun

ܐܪܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m

  1. (religion) Ark of the Covenant

References

  • ˀrwn”, 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, p. 19a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 28a
  • 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. 96b
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