ܕܘܟܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܕ ܟ ܟ (d k k)
3 terms

Alternative forms

• ܕܘܼܟܵܐ (dūkā)

Etymology

Ultimately from a variant of Aramaic דּוּכָּנָא (dukkānā, “dais”). Doublet of ܕܸܟܵܢܵܐ (dikkānā, “shop”) see its etymology for more.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [dukkə.tɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [dut͡ʃə.tɑː]

Noun

ܕܘܼܟܬܵܐ • (duktā) f sg (plural ܕܘܼܟܵܢܹ̈ܐ (dūkānē) or ܕܘܼܟܵܬܹ̈ܐ (dūkātē))

1. place, location, position
2. station, post, office
3. book passage
4. locality, region, quarter, direction
5. place, stead, lieu

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܘܼܟܬܵܐ (duktā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܘܼܟܬܝܼ (duktī)		ܕܘܼܟܬܲܢ (duktan)
	construct	ܕܘܼܟܲܬ (dūkat)	2nd person	ܕܘܼܟܬܘܼܟ݂ (duktūḵ)	ܕܘܼܟܬܵܟ݂ܝ (duktāḵ)	ܕܘܼܟܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (duktāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܘܼܟܬܵܐ (duktā)	3rd person	ܕܘܼܟܬܹܗ (duktēh)	ܕܘܼܟܬܵܗ̇ (duktāh)	ܕܘܼܟܬܗܘܿܢ (dukthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܘܼܟܵܢܝܼ̈ (dūkānī)		ܕܘܼܟܵܢܲܢ̈ (dūkānan)
	construct	ܕܘܼܟܵܬ̈ (dūkāt)	2nd person	ܕܘܼܟܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dūkānūḵ)	ܕܘܼܟܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dūkānāḵ)	ܕܘܼܟܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dūkānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܘܼܟܵܢܹ̈ܐ (dūkānē)	3rd person	ܕܘܼܟܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dūkānūh)	ܕܘܼܟܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dūkānōh)	ܕܘܼܟܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (dūkānhōn)

Synonyms

• (place, spot): ܫܵܘܦܵܐ (šāwpā), ܝܲܬܒ݂ܵܐ (yatḇā), ܣܝܼܡܬܵܐ (sīmtā)
• (locality): ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ (šḇāḇūtā, “neighbourhood”), ܡܵܚܘܿܙܵܐ (māḥōzā, “quarter”), ܦܢܝܼܬܵܐ (pnītā, “area, region”)

Derived terms

• ܒܕܘܼܟܬܹܗ (bduktēh, “in place”)
• ܒܕܘܼܟܲܬ (bdūkat, “instead, in lieu”)
• ܕܘܼܟܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (duktānāyā, “local”)
• ܗܸܟ̰ ܕܘܼܟܬܵܐ (hič duktā, “nowhere”)
• ܚܕܵܐ ܕܘܼܟܬܵܐ (ḥdā duktā, “somewhere”)
• ܟܠ ܕܘܼܟܬܵܐ (kul duktā, “everywhere”)
• ܫܸܡ ܕܘܼܟܬܵܐ (šim duktā, “anywhere”)

 

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܕܘܟܐ

Etymology

From the root ܕ-ܟ-ܟ (d-k-k).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [duk(kə)θɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܕܘܟܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܕܘܟܘܬܐ or ܕܘܟܝܬܐ)

1. spot, place, position, room
2. post, office
3. book passage
4. compartment, small box
5. (ecclesiastical) episcopal see

Inflection

    declension of ܕܘܟܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܘܟܐ	ܘܟܘܢ ,ܕܘܟܝܢ
construct	ܕܘܟܬ	ܘܟܘܬ ,ܕܘܟܝܬ
emphatic	ܕܘܟܬܐ	ܕܘܟܘܬܐ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܘܟܬܝ	ܕܘܟܘܬܝ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܘܟܬܟ	ܕܘܟܘܬܟ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܘܟܬܟܝ	ܕܘܟܘܬܟܝ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܘܟܬܗ	ܕܘܟܘܬܗ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܘܟܬܗ	ܕܘܟܘܬܗ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܘܟܬܢ	ܕܘܟܘܬܢ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܘܟܬܟܘܢ	ܕܘܟܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܘܟܬܟܝܢ	ܕܘܟܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܘܟܬܗܘܢ	ܕܘܟܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܘܟܬܗܝܢ	ܕܘܟܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܕܘܟܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “dwkh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-04
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 64a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 85b
• 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. 281a-b