ܝܘܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew יוֹנָה (yōnā́).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jawnɑ/ (singular)
  • IPA(key): /jawne/ (plural)

Noun

ܝܘܢܐ • (yawnā) c (plural ܝܘܢܐ (yawnē))

  1. dove (bird)

Proper noun

ܝܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed)

  1. Jonah

Inflection

Descendants

  • Malayalam: യോനാ (yōnā)

References

  • ywn”, 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 139b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 190a
  • 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 569a
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