ܩܕܝܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܕܝܠܐ

Etymology

From a metathesis of the older form ܩܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (qlīḏā), from Ancient Greek κλεῖδα (kleîda); also borrowed into Turoyo ܩܠܝܕ݂ܐ (qliḏo), Arabic إِقْلِيد (ʔiqlīd), Hebrew קְלִיד (k'lid) and Persian کلید (kelid).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qədiːlɑː]

Noun

ܩܕܝܼܠܵܐ • (qdīlā) m sg (plural ܩܕܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ (qdīlē))

1. key (device used to open and close a lock)

   ܠܵܐ ܛܲܠܩܸܬ ܩܕܝܼܠܵܐ ܕܒܲܝܬܘܼܟ݂ ܝܲܢ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܘܼܟ݂.

   lā ṭalqit qdīlā d-baytūḵ yan raddāytūḵ.

   Don't lose the key of your house or car.

   • Matthew 16:19:

     ܐܵܢܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܝܵܗ݇ܒܹܢܘܼܟ݂ ܩܕܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ ܕܡܲܠܟܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܫܡܲܝܵܐ، ܕܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܕܐܵܣܪܹܬ ܒܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܐ݇ܣܝܼܪܵܐ ܒܫܡܲܝܵܐ، ܘܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܕܫܵܪܹܝܬ ܒܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܫܸܪܝܵܐ ܒܫܡܲܝܵܐ.

     ānā bit yābēnūḵ qdīlē d-malkūtā d-šmayyā, d-kul mindī d-āsrēt b-arˁā bit hāwē sīrā b-šmayyā, w-kul mindī d-šārēt b-arˁā bit hāwē širyā b-šmayyā.

     And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you lose on earth will be lost in heaven.

2. key (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
3. (music) key, clef (part of a piano or musical keyboard)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܕܝܼܠܵܐ (qdīlā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܕܝܼܠܝܼ (qdīlī)		ܩܕܝܼܠܲܢ (qdīlan)
	construct	ܩܕܝܼܠ (qdīl)	2nd person	ܩܕܝܼܠܘܼܟ݂ (qdīlūḵ)	ܩܕܝܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ (qdīlāḵ)	ܩܕܝܼܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qdīlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܕܝܼܠܵܐ (qdīlā)	3rd person	ܩܕܝܼܠܹܗ (qdīlēh)	ܩܕܝܼܠܵܗ̇ (qdīlāh)	ܩܕܝܼܠܗܘܿܢ (qdīlhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܕܝܼܠܝܼ̈ (qdīlī)		ܩܕܝܼܠܲܢ̈ (qdīlan)
	construct	ܩܕܝܼܠܲܝ̈ (qdīlay)	2nd person	ܩܕܝܼܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qdīlūḵ)	ܩܕܝܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qdīlāḵ)	ܩܕܝܼܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qdīlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܕܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ (qdīlē)	3rd person	ܩܕܝܼܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qdīlūh)	ܩܕܝܼܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qdīlōh)	ܩܕܝܼܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qdīlhōn)

Derived terms

• ܠܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܕܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ (luḥā d-qdīlē, “keyboard”)

See also

• ܡܲܦܬܵܚܵܐ (maptāḥā)