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mdn, mdnˀ (maddān, maddānā) n.m. granary
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granary, storehouse
Syr, Man
ESVirg 7:4↗ ܐܣܬܪܩܘ ܬܘܒ ܐܡ̈ܕܢܐ‏ : the granaries emptied again ; IA2 332:v1583 ܗܘܘ ܐܘ̈ܠܕܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ܂ ܘܐܡܕ̈ܢܐ ܘܐܦ ܐܩܠܝܪ̈ܐ‏ : there were storerooms in the monasteries, and granaries and even stocks
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ܒܝܬ ܡܕܢܐ : wine cellar, or the like
Syr
P Is24:10↗ ܐܬܒܙܬ ܩܪܝܬܐ܂ ܘܐܬܬܚܕܘ ܟܠ ܒܝܬ ܡ̈ܕܢܐ‏ ; IshIsa 31:8↗ ܒܝܬ ܡ̈ܕܢܐ܃ ܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܡܬܢܛܪ ܚܡܪܐ‏
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also ܐܡܕܢܐ‏; BBah gives it only in the plural.
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Given the form and the absence of any other etymology, this must be a back formation from the plural of a form borrowed from Akkadian maddattu, "tribute".
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 716[375]Drower/Macuch: 239bJ. Payne-Smith: 253BarBahlul: 1014:9

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