ܟܗܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܗ ܢ (k h n)
1 term

Borrowed from Classical Syriac [Term?], from Aramaic כָּהֲנָא (kāhănā), itself either borrowed from or cognate with Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohén); compare also in Arabic كَاهِن (kāhin) and Old Armenian քահանայ (kʻahanay).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kɑːhnɑː]

Noun

ܟܵܗܢܵܐ • (kāhnā) m (plural ܟܵܗ̈ܢܹܐ (kāhnē))

1. (Christianity, Judaism) priest

   Synonym: ܩܵܫܵܐ (qāšā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܵܗܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܵܗܸܢ (kāhin)		1st person	ܟܵܗܢܝܼ (kāhnī)		ܟܵܗܢܲܢ (kāhnan)
	construct	ܟܵܗܸܢ (kāhin)		2nd person	ܟܵܗܢܘܼܟ݂ (kāhnōḵ)	ܟܵܗܢܵܟ݂ܝ (kāhnāḵ)	ܟܵܗܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kāhnawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܵܗܢܵܐ (kāhnā)		3rd person	ܟܵܗܢܹܗ (kāhnēh)	ܟܵܗܢܵܗ̇ (kāhnāh)	ܟܵܗܢܗܘܿܢ (kāhnhōn)
plural	absolute	ܟܵܗܢܝܼ̈ܢ (kāhnīn)		1st person	ܟܵܗܢܝܼ̈ (kāhnī)		ܟܵܗܢܲܢ̈ (kāhnan)
	construct	ܟܵܗܢܲܝ̈ (kāhnay)		2nd person	ܟܵܗܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kāhnōḵ)	ܟܵܗܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kāhnāḵ)	ܟܵܗܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kāhnawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܵܗܢܹ̈ܐ (kāhnē)		3rd person	ܟܵܗܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kāhnūh)	ܟܵܗܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (kāhnōh)	ܟܵܗܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (kāhnayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܟܵܗܢܵܝܵܐ (kāhnāyā)
• ܟܵܗܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (kāhnūṯā)
• ܪܲܒ݂ ܟܵܗ̈ܢܹܐ (raḇ kāhnē)
• ܪܹܝܫ ܟܵܗ̈ܢܹܐ (rēš kāhnē)

See also

• ܟܘܼܡܪܵܐ (kumrā)

Proper noun

ܟܵܗܢܹ̈ܐ • (kāhnē) m

1. Leviticus (the third of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible; the third book in the Torah)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Either borrowed from or cognate with Hebrew כוהן / כֹּהֵן (kōhēn). Compare Arabic كَاهِن (kāhin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑhnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kɑhne] (plural)

Noun

ܟܗܢܐ • (kāhnā) m (plural ܟܗܢܐ (kāhnē), singular feminine counterpart ܟܗܢܬܐ (kāhenṯā))

1. priest

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܗܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܗܢ		1st person	ܟܗܢܝ		ܟܗܢܢ
	construct	ܟܗܢ		2nd person	ܟܗܢܟ	ܟܗܢܟܝ	ܟܗܢܟܘܢ	ܟܗܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܗܢܐ		3rd person	ܟܗܢܗ	ܟܗܢܗ	ܟܗܢܗܘܢ	ܟܗܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܗܢܝܢ		1st person	ܟܗܢܝ		ܟܗܢܝܢ
	construct	ܟܗܢܝ		2nd person	ܟܗܢܝܟ	ܟܗܢܝܟܝ	ܟܗܢܝܟܘܢ	ܟܗܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܗܢܐ		3rd person	ܟܗܢܘܗܝ	ܟܗܢܝܗ	ܟܗܢܝܗܘܢ	ܟܗܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܟܗܢ (kahhen)
• ܟܗܢܐܝܬ (kāhnāʔīṯ)
• ܟܗܢܘܬܐ (kāhnūṯā)
• ܟܗܢܝܐ (kāhnāyā)
• ܟܘܗܢܐ (kuhhānā)
• ܪܒ ܟܗܢܐ (raḇ kāhnē)
• ܪܝܫ ܟܗܢܐ (rēš kāhnē)

Descendants

• → Old Armenian: քահանայ (kʻahanay)
  • Armenian: քահանա (kʻahana)
  • Aghwan: 𐕣𐔰𐕆𐔰𐕎𐔰 (kahana)

See also

• ܟܘܡܪܐ (kumrā)

References

• “khn”, 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 151b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 206a
• 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, →ISBN, page 601b