ܩܘܪܢܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Derived from ܩܲܪܢܵܐ (qarnā, “horn”). Also in Turoyo ܩܘܪܢܝܬ݂ܐ (qurniṯo).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qur.niːtɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [qurˤniːθa]

Noun

ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬܵܐ • (qurnītā) f sg (plural ܩܘܼܪ̈ܢܝܵܬܹܐ (qurnyātē))

1. corner (inner corner of a building)
2. (geometry) corner

   Synonyms: ܓܘܿܢܝܵܐ (gōnyā), ܙܵܘܝܼܬܵܐ (zāwītā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (qurnīṯī)		ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (qurnīṯan)
	construct	ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ (qurnīṯ)		2nd person	ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qurnīṯūḵ)	ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qurnīṯāḵ)	ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qurnīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qurnīṯā)		3rd person	ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (qurnīṯēh)	ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qurnīṯāh)	ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qurnīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܢܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ (qurnyāṯī)		ܩܘܼܪ̈ܢܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ (qurnyāṯan)
	construct	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܢܝܵܬ݂ (qurnyāṯ)		2nd person	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܢܝܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qurnyāṯūḵ)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qurnyāṯāḵ)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qurnyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qurnyāṯā)		3rd person	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܢܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (qurnyāṯēh)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qurnyāṯāh)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܢܝܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qurnyāṯhōn)

See also

• ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zāwīṯā, “external corner, edge”)
• ܩܘܼܢܓ̰ܝܼܬܵܐ (qūnjītā)

Etymology 2

Compare Akkadian 𒌑𒄥𒉡𒌋 (/⁠qurnû⁠/, “unidentified garden plant or herb, condiment”), Hebrew קוֹרָנִית (qôrānîṯ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qur.niːtɑː]

Noun

ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬܵܐ • (qurnītā) f sg (plural ܩܘܼܪ̈ܢܝܵܬܹܐ (qurnyātē))

1. oregano, marjoram, mint

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (qurnīṯī)		ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (qurnīṯan)
	construct	ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ (qurnīṯ)		2nd person	ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qurnīṯūḵ)	ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qurnīṯāḵ)	ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qurnīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qurnīṯā)		3rd person	ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (qurnīṯēh)	ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qurnīṯāh)	ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qurnīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܢܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ (qurnyāṯī)		ܩܘܼܪ̈ܢܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ (qurnyāṯan)
	construct	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܢܝܵܬ݂ (qurnyāṯ)		2nd person	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܢܝܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qurnyāṯūḵ)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qurnyāṯāḵ)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qurnyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qurnyāṯā)		3rd person	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܢܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (qurnyāṯēh)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qurnyāṯāh)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܢܝܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qurnyāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬܵܐ ܕܚܲܩܠܵܐ (qurnītā dḥaqlā)
• ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬܵܐ ܕܛܘܼܪܵܐ (qurnītā dṭūrā)
• ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬܵܐ ܕܢܲܗܪܵܐ (qurnītā dnahrā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Akkadian 𒌑𒄥𒉡𒌋 (/⁠qurnû⁠/, “unidentified garden plant or herb, condiment”), Hebrew קוֹרָנִית (qôrānîṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qurniθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qurn(ə)jɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܘܪܢܝܬܐ • (qūrnīṯāʾ) f (plural ܩܘܪܢܝܬܐ)

1. oregano, marjoram, mint

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܘܪܢܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܘܪܢܝ		1st person	ܩܘܪܢܝܬܝ		ܩܘܪܢܝܬܢ
	construct	ܩܘܪܢܝܬ		2nd person	ܩܘܪܢܝܬܟ	ܩܘܪܢܝܬܟܝ	ܩܘܪܢܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܘܪܢܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܘܪܢܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܘܪܢܝܬܗ	ܩܘܪܢܝܬܗ	ܩܘܪܢܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܘܪܢܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܘܪܢܝܢ		1st person	ܩܘܪܢܝܬܝ		ܩܘܪܢܝܬܢ
	construct	ܩܘܪܢܝܬ		2nd person	ܩܘܪܢܝܬܟ	ܩܘܪܢܝܬܟܝ	ܩܘܪܢܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܘܪܢܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܘܪܢܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܘܪܢܝܬܗ	ܩܘܪܢܝܬܗ	ܩܘܪܢܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܘܪܢܝܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܩܘܪܢܝܬܐ ܕܚܩܠܐ (qūrnīṯāʾ də-ḥaqlāʾ)
• ܩܘܪܢܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܪܐ (qūrnīṯāʾ də-ṭūrāʾ)
• ܩܘܪܢܝܬܐ ܕܢܗܪܐ (qūrnīṯāʾ də-nahrāʾ)

References

• “qwrny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2014-10-01
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 315a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 498b
• 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. 1345a