ܝܘܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek Ἴων (Íōn) and Ἰωνία (Iōnía); compare Hebrew יָוָן (yaván) and Arabic الْيُونَان (al-yūnān).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [jɑːwan.]

Proper noun

ܝܵܘܲܢ • (yāwanf

  1. Greece (a country in Southeast Europe)
    Synonym: ܗܲܠܸܣ (hallis)
    • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Acts 20:2:
      ܚܕ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ ܒܗܵܘ ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ ܘܡܠܘܼܒܸܒ݂ ܠܹܗ ܠܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܒܡܸ̈ܠܹܐ ܣܲܓܝܼ̈ܐܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܘܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܝܵܘܲܢ ܘܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܬܲܡܵܐ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ.
      ḥḏīr lēh bhāw aṯrā w-mlūbiḇ lēh l-nāšē b-millē sagīˀāṯā w-ṯē lēh l-yāwan w-pīš lēh tammā tlāṯā yarḥē.
      Now when he had gone over that region and encouraged them with many words, he came to Greece where he stayed for three months.
    • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Daniel 8:21:
      ܬܲܝܫܵܐ ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܝܵܘܲܢ ܝܼܠܹܗ. ܩܲܪܢܵܐ ܪܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܒܹܝܢ ܥܲܝ̈ܢܘܼܗܝ، ܗ̇ܘ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ.
      tayšā malkūṯā d-yāwan īlēh. qarnā rabṯā d-bēn ˁaynūh, awa ìlēh malkā qammāyā.
      And the male goat is the kingdom of Greece. The large horn that is between its eyes is the first king.
Derived terms

Proper noun

ܝܵܘܲܢ • (yāwanm

  1. (biblical) Javan, the fourth son of Japheth
    • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Genesis 10:2:
      ܒܢܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܲܦ̮ܬ: ܓܵܡܵܪ، ܘܡܵܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂، ܘܡܵܕ݂ܲܝ، ܘܝܵܘܲܢ، ܘܬܘܼܒ݂ܵܠ، ܘܡܵܫܵܟ݂، ܘܬܝܼܪܵܣ.
      bnōnē d-yaft: gāmār, w-māḡōḡ, w-māḏay, wyāwan, w-tūḇāl, w-māšāḵ, w-tīrās.
      The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

Etymology 2

Root
ܗ ܘ ܐ (h w ˀ)
8 terms

Variant of ܗܘܹܝܢ (hwēn), contraction of *ܗܘܹܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܐ (*hwē nā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔiːwɪn.]

Verb

ܝܼܘܸܢ • (īwenm

  1. first-person singular masculine present indicative of ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē): I am

Etymology 3

Variant of ܗܸܘܝܲܢ (hiwyan), contraction of *ܗܸܘܝܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܐ (*hiwyā nā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔiːwɑnː]

Verb

ܝܼܘܵܢ • (īwānf

  1. first-person singular feminine present indicative of ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē): I am

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἰωνία (Iōnía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [yawɑn]

Noun

ܝܘܢ • (yawānm

  1. (biblical) Javan
  2. a historical region of Southeast Europe, home of the Greeks
    Synonyms: ܒܝܬ ܝܘܢܝ̈ܐ, ܗܠܣ
  3. Greece (a country in Southeast Europe)
    Synonym: ܩܘܛܢܝܘܬܐ ܝܘܢܝܬܐ

Derived terms

References

Further reading

ܝܘܢ on the Aramaic Wikipedia.Wikipedia arc