ܟܢܘܫܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܢ ܫ (k n š)
8 terms

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kənuʃ.jɑː]

Noun

ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܐ • (knušyā) m sg (plural ܟܢܘܼܫܝܹ̈ܐ (knušyē))

1. society, community
2. convocation, congregation, assembly, gathering
3. council, synod, convent

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܝܼ (knušyī)		ܟܢܘܼܫܝܲܢ (knušyan)
	construct	ܟܢܘܼܫܹܐ (knūšē)		2nd person	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܘܼܟ݂ (knušyūḵ)	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܟ݂ܝ (knušyāḵ)	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (knušyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܐ (knušyā)		3rd person	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܹܗ (knušyēh)	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܗ̇ (knušyāh)	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܗܘܿܢ (knūšihōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܝܼ̈ (knušyī)		ܟܢܘܼܫܝܲܢ̈ (knušyan)
	construct	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܲܝ̈ (knušyay)		2nd person	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (knušyūḵ)	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (knušyāḵ)	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (knušyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܹ̈ܐ (knušyē)		3rd person	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (knušyūh)	ܟܢܘܼܫܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (knušyōh)	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (knūšihōn)

Derived terms

• ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܝܵܐ (knušyāyā, “social”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܟ-ܢ-ܫ (k-n-š) related to gathering.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k(ə)nuʃjɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [k(ə)nuʃje(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܢܘܫܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܢܘܫܝܐ)

1. convocation, congregation, assembly, gathering
2. council, synod
3. convent, community
4. (grammar) plural, plural form

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܢܘܫܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܢܘܫܝ		1st person	ܟܢܘܫܝܝ		ܟܢܘܫܝܢ
	construct	ܟܢܘܫܝ		2nd person	ܟܢܘܫܝܟ	ܟܢܘܫܝܟܝ	ܟܢܘܫܝܟܘܢ	ܟܢܘܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܢܘܫܝܐ		3rd person	ܟܢܘܫܝܗ	ܟܢܘܫܝܗ	ܟܢܘܫܝܗܘܢ	ܟܢܘܫܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܢܘܫܝܝܢ		1st person	ܟܢܘܫܝܝ		ܟܢܘܫܝܝܢ
	construct	ܟܢܘܫܝܝ		2nd person	ܟܢܘܫܝܝܟ	ܟܢܘܫܝܝܟܝ	ܟܢܘܫܝܝܟܘܢ	ܟܢܘܫܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܢܘܫܝܐ		3rd person	ܟܢܘܫܝܘܗܝ	ܟܢܘܫܝܝܗ	ܟܢܘܫܝܝܗܘܢ	ܟܢܘܫܝܝܗܝܢ

References

• “knwšy”, 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. 159a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 218a
• 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, p. 633b