ܕܘܟܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܟ ܟ (d k k)
3 terms

ܕܘܟܢܐ

From Aramaic דּוּכָּנָא (dukkānā, “dais”), from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇 (/⁠takkannu, dakkannu, dukkannu⁠/, “dais, platform, bench; niche, bedroom, private chambers or quarters”), ultimately from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇 (/⁠daggan⁠/, “chamber, doorway or its frame, niche in a wall”). Compare Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān) and Hebrew דּוּכָן (dukhán, “stall”). Doublet of ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܐ (dukṯā, “place”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [duk.kɑːnɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [du.t͡ʃɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܕܘܼܟܵܢܵܐ • (dukkānā) m (plural ܕܘܼܟܵܢܹ̈ܐ (dūkānē))

1. shop, store (establishment that sells goods)

   Synonym: ܚܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥānūṯā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܘܼܟܵܢܵܐ (dukkānā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܘܼܟܵܢܝܼ (dūkānī)		ܕܘܼܟܵܢܲܢ (dūkānan)
	construct	ܕܘܼܟܵܢ (dūkān)	2nd person	ܕܘܼܟܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (dūkānūḵ)	ܕܘܼܟܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (dūkānāḵ)	ܕܘܼܟܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dūkānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܘܼܟܵܢܵܐ (dukkānā)	3rd person	ܕܘܼܟܵܢܹܗ (dūkānēh)	ܕܘܼܟܵܢܵܗ̇ (dūkānāh)	ܕܘܼܟܵܢܗܘܿܢ (dūkānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܘܼܟܵܢܝܼ̈ (dūkānī)		ܕܘܼܟܵܢܲܢ̈ (dūkānan)
	construct	ܕܘܼܟܵܢܲܝ̈ (dūkānay)	2nd person	ܕܘܼܟܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dūkānūḵ)	ܕܘܼܟܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dūkānāḵ)	ܕܘܼܟܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dūkānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܘܼܟܵܢܹ̈ܐ (dūkānē)	3rd person	ܕܘܼܟܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dūkānūh)	ܕܘܼܟܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dūkānōh)	ܕܘܼܟܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (dūkānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܵܪ ܕܘܼܟܵܢܵܐ (mār dukkānā, “shopkeeper, storekeeper”)
• ܕܘܼܟܵܢ ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (dūkān kṯāḇē, “bookstore”)
• ܕܘܼܟܵܢ ܟܵܣܘܿܪܵܐ (dūkān kāsōrā, “convenience store, corner shop”)
• ܕܘܼܟܵܢ ܒܲܩܵܠܵܐ (dūkān baqqālā, “grocery store”)