ܬܘܩܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܬ ܩ ܢ (t q n)
3 terms

Etymology 1

Cognate to Arabic تِقْن (tiqn) and Hebrew תֶּקֶן (téken).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tuq.nɑː]

Noun

ܬܘܼܩܢܵܐ • (tuqnā) m sg (plural ܬܘܼܩܢܹ̈ܐ (tuqnē))

1. alignment
2. plain, soft mire
3. centre

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܘܼܩܢܵܐ (tuqnā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܘܼܩܢܝܼ (tuqnī)		ܬܘܼܩܢܲܢ (tuqnan)
	construct	ܬܘܼܩܢ (tuqn)	2nd person	ܬܘܼܩܢܘܼܟ݂ (tuqnūḵ)	ܬܘܼܩܢܵܟ݂ܝ (tuqnāḵ)	ܬܘܼܩܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tuqnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܘܼܩܢܵܐ (tuqnā)	3rd person	ܬܘܼܩܢܹܗ (tuqnēh)	ܬܘܼܩܢܵܗ̇ (tuqnāh)	ܬܘܼܩܢܗܘܿܢ (tuqnhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܘܼܩܢܝܼ̈ (tuqnī)		ܬܘܼܩܢܲܢ̈ (tuqnan)
	construct	ܬܘܼܩܢܲܝ̈ (tuqnay)	2nd person	ܬܘܼܩܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tuqnūḵ)	ܬܘܼܩܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tuqnāḵ)	ܬܘܼܩܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tuqnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܘܼܩܢܹ̈ܐ (tuqnē)	3rd person	ܬܘܼܩܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tuqnūh)	ܬܘܼܩܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tuqnōh)	ܬܘܼܩܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tuqnhōn)

Etymology 2

The sense of “technology” is a Phono-semantic matching of English technology.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tuq.qɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܐ • (tuqqānā) m sg (plural ܬܘܼܩܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tūqānē))

1. technology

   Synonym: ܬܸܩܢܘܿܠܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܵܐ (tiqnōlōḡīyā)

2. technique
3. creation, manufacture, construction, making
4. handiwork, finished thing
5. preparation, plan, structure
6. establishment, institution, ordinance
7. repairing, restoration

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܐ (tuqqānā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܝܼ (tūqānī)		ܬܘܼܩܵܢܲܢ (tūqānan)
	construct	ܬܘܼܩܵܢ (tūqān)	2nd person	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (tūqānūḵ)	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (tūqānāḵ)	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tūqānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܐ (tuqqānā)	3rd person	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܹܗ (tūqānēh)	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܗ̇ (tūqānāh)	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܗܘܿܢ (tūqānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܝܼ̈ (tūqānī)		ܬܘܼܩܵܢܲܢ̈ (tūqānan)
	construct	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܲܝ̈ (tūqānay)	2nd person	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tūqānūḵ)	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tūqānāḵ)	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tūqānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tūqānē)	3rd person	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tūqānūh)	ܬܘܼܩܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tūqānōh)	ܬܘܼܩܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tūqānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܝܵܐ (tūqānāyā, “technological”)
• ܬܘܼܩܵܢ ܦܸܬܓ݂ܵܡܹ̈ܐ (tūqān pitḡāmē, “phraseology”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܬ-ܩ-ܢ (t-q-n) related to establishing. Compare Arabic تِقْن (tiqn) and Hebrew תֶּקֶן (téqen).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tuqnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tuqne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܩܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܩܢܐ)

1. plain, soft mire
2. centre

Inflection

Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.

    declension of ܬܘܩܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܩܘܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܢ
construct	ܬܩܘܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝ
emphatic	ܬܘܩܢܐ	ܬܘܩܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܘܩܢܝ	ܬܘܩܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܘܩܢܟ	ܬܘܩܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܘܩܢܟܝ	ܬܘܩܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܘܩܢܗ	ܬܘܩܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܘܩܢܗ	ܬܘܩܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܘܩܢܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܘܩܢܟܘܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܘܩܢܟܝܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܘܩܢܗܘܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܘܩܢܗܝܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܬ-ܩ-ܢ (t-q-n) related to establishing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tuqqɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tuqqɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܩܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܩܢܐ)

1. creation, manufacture, construction, making
2. handiwork, finished thing
3. preparation, plan, structure
4. establishment, institution, ordinance
5. repairing, restoration
6. cultivation
7. meal, banquet
8. (in the plural) food, nourishment
9. preface, introduction, preamble
10. tool, instrument
11. (in compounds) best, superior

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܘܩܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܘܩܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܢ
construct	ܬܘܩܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝ
emphatic	ܬܘܩܢܐ	ܬܘܩܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܘܩܢܝ	ܬܘܩܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܘܩܢܟ	ܬܘܩܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܘܩܢܟܝ	ܬܘܩܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܘܩܢܗ	ܬܘܩܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܘܩܢܗ	ܬܘܩܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܘܩܢܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܘܩܢܟܘܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܘܩܢܟܝܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܘܩܢܗܘܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܘܩܢܗܝܢ	ܬܘܩܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “twqn”, 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. 396a-b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 608a-b
• 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, pp. 1632b-1633a