ܟܢܫܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܟ ܢ ܫ related to gathering. Compare Arabic كَنْس (kans) and Hebrew כֶּנֶס (kénes).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɛnʃɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [kɛnʃe], [kɛnʃawwɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܢܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܢܫܘܬܐ or ܟܢܫܐ)

1. crowd, assembly, gathering, congregation
2. company, group
3. collection
4. school

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܢܫܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܢܫ		1st person	ܟܢܫܝ		ܟܢܫܢ
	construct	ܟܢܫ		2nd person	ܟܢܫܟ	ܟܢܫܟܝ	ܟܢܫܟܘܢ	ܟܢܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܢܫܐ		3rd person	ܟܢܫܗ	ܟܢܫܗ	ܟܢܫܗܘܢ	ܟܢܫܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܢܫܘܢ ,ܟܢܫܝܢ		1st person	ܟܢܫܘܬܝ ,ܟܢܫܝ		ܟܢܫܘܬܢ ,ܟܢܫܝܢ
	construct	ܟܢܫܘܬ ,ܟܢܫܝ		2nd person	ܟܢܫܘܬܟ ,ܟܢܫܝܟ	ܟܢܫܘܬܟܝ ,ܟܢܫܝܟܝ	ܟܢܫܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܟܢܫܝܟܘܢ	ܟܢܫܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܟܢܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܢܫܘܬܐ ,ܟܢܫܐ		3rd person	ܟܢܫܘܬܗ ,ܟܢܫܘܗܝ	ܟܢܫܘܬܗ ,ܟܢܫܝܗ	ܟܢܫܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܟܢܫܝܗܘܢ	ܟܢܫܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܟܢܫܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܟܢܫ

Etymology 2

From the root ܟ ܢ ܫ related to gathering.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k(ə)nɑʃɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [k(ə)nɑʃe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܢܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܢܫܐ)

1. assembling, gathering, collecting
2. sweeping
3. (figuratively) death

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܢܫܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܢܫ		1st person	ܟܢܫܝ		ܟܢܫܢ
	construct	ܟܢܫ		2nd person	ܟܢܫܟ	ܟܢܫܟܝ	ܟܢܫܟܘܢ	ܟܢܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܢܫܐ		3rd person	ܟܢܫܗ	ܟܢܫܗ	ܟܢܫܗܘܢ	ܟܢܫܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܢܫܝܢ		1st person	ܟܢܫܝ		ܟܢܫܝܢ
	construct	ܟܢܫܝ		2nd person	ܟܢܫܝܟ	ܟܢܫܝܟܝ	ܟܢܫܝܟܘܢ	ܟܢܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܢܫܐ		3rd person	ܟܢܫܘܗܝ	ܟܢܫܝܗ	ܟܢܫܝܗܘܢ	ܟܢܫܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܟܢܫ ܡܝܐ

References

• “knš”, 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, pages 158b–159a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 219b
• 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 638a