ܩܘܕܫܐ

See also: ܩܘܪܫܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܕ-ܫ (q-d-š) related to holiness. Compare Arabic قُدْس (quds) and Hebrew קֹדֶשׁ (qṓḏeš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [quðʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [quðʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܘܕܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܘܕܫܐ)

1. holiness, sanctity
2. holy object
3. oblation, sacrifice
4. (Christianity) Eucharist
5. (ecclesiastical) consecration, dedication
6. holy place, shrine, sanctuary, temple

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܘܕܫܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܕܘܫ		1st person	ܩܘܕܫܝ		ܩܘܕܫܢ
	construct	ܩܕܘܫ		2nd person	ܩܘܕܫܟ	ܩܘܕܫܟܝ	ܩܘܕܫܟܘܢ	ܩܘܕܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܘܕܫܐ		3rd person	ܩܘܕܫܗ	ܩܘܕܫܗ	ܩܘܕܫܗܘܢ	ܩܘܕܫܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܘܕܫܝܢ		1st person	ܩܘܕܫܝ		ܩܘܕܫܝܢ
	construct	ܩܘܕܫܝ		2nd person	ܩܘܕܫܝܟ	ܩܘܕܫܝܟܝ	ܩܘܕܫܝܟܘܢ	ܩܘܕܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܘܕܫܐ		3rd person	ܩܘܕܫܘܗܝ	ܩܘܕܫܝܗ	ܩܘܕܫܝܗܘܢ	ܩܘܕܫܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ-ܕ-ܫ (q-d-š) related to holiness. Compare Arabic قُدَّاس (quddās).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [quddɑʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [quddɑʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܘܕܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܘܕܫܐ)

1. hallowing, sanctification
2. oblation, sacrifice
3. liturgy, mass
4. (Christianity) Eucharist, Communion
5. (Christianity) recitation of the Sanctus
6. (ecclesiastical) consecration, dedication

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܘܕܫܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܘܕܫ		1st person	ܩܘܕܫܝ		ܩܘܕܫܢ
	construct	ܩܘܕܫ		2nd person	ܩܘܕܫܟ	ܩܘܕܫܟܝ	ܩܘܕܫܟܘܢ	ܩܘܕܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܘܕܫܐ		3rd person	ܩܘܕܫܗ	ܩܘܕܫܗ	ܩܘܕܫܗܘܢ	ܩܘܕܫܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܘܕܫܝܢ		1st person	ܩܘܕܫܝ		ܩܘܕܫܝܢ
	construct	ܩܘܕܫܝ		2nd person	ܩܘܕܫܝܟ	ܩܘܕܫܝܟܝ	ܩܘܕܫܝܟܘܢ	ܩܘܕܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܘܕܫܐ		3rd person	ܩܘܕܫܘܗܝ	ܩܘܕܫܝܗ	ܩܘܕܫܝܗܘܢ	ܩܘܕܫܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qwdš”, 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, pp. 310b-311a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 492b-493a
• 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. 1325a-b