ܩܛܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From an indeterminate source. Compare Arabic قِطّ (qiṭṭ), Old Armenian կատու (katu), Byzantine Greek κάττα (kátta), Russian кот (kot), Basque katu, English cat.

Alternative forms

• ܩܛܘ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qatˤtˤɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [qatˤtˤe(ʔ)], [qatˤwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܩܛܐ • (transliteration needed) c (plural ܩܛܘܬܐ or ܩܛܐ)

1. cat

   Synonyms: ܟܟܘܫܬܐ, ܫܘܢܪܐ

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• ܩܛܘ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qatˤtˤɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [qatˤtˤe(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܩܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܛܐ)

1. kind of heron (possibly Botaurus stellaris)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܛܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܛ		1st person	ܩܛܝ		ܩܛܢ
	construct	ܩܛ		2nd person	ܩܛܟ	ܩܛܟܝ	ܩܛܟܘܢ	ܩܛܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܛܐ		3rd person	ܩܛܗ	ܩܛܗ	ܩܛܗܘܢ	ܩܛܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܛܝܢ		1st person	ܩܛܝ		ܩܛܝܢ
	construct	ܩܛܝ		2nd person	ܩܛܝܟ	ܩܛܝܟܝ	ܩܛܝܟܘܢ	ܩܛܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܛܐ		3rd person	ܩܛܘܗܝ	ܩܛܝܗ	ܩܛܝܗܘܢ	ܩܛܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Possibly from Old Persian [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑtˤɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɑtˤe(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܩܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܛܐ)

1. plumb line

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܛܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܛ		1st person	ܩܛܝ		ܩܛܢ
	construct	ܩܛ		2nd person	ܩܛܟ	ܩܛܟܝ	ܩܛܟܘܢ	ܩܛܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܛܐ		3rd person	ܩܛܗ	ܩܛܗ	ܩܛܗܘܢ	ܩܛܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܛܝܢ		1st person	ܩܛܝ		ܩܛܝܢ
	construct	ܩܛܝ		2nd person	ܩܛܝܟ	ܩܛܝܟܝ	ܩܛܝܟܘܢ	ܩܛܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܛܐ		3rd person	ܩܛܘܗܝ	ܩܛܝܗ	ܩܛܝܗܘܢ	ܩܛܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܟܢܘܢܬܐ

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛtˤtˤe(ʔ)]

Noun

ܩܛܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. (rare) Alternative form of ܩܛܝܐ

Etymology 5

Noun

ܩܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܛܐ)

1. Alternative spelling of ܩܐܛܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܛܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܛ		1st person	ܩܛܝ		ܩܛܢ
	construct	ܩܛ		2nd person	ܩܛܟ	ܩܛܟܝ	ܩܛܟܘܢ	ܩܛܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܛܐ		3rd person	ܩܛܗ	ܩܛܗ	ܩܛܗܘܢ	ܩܛܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܛܝܢ		1st person	ܩܛܝ		ܩܛܝܢ
	construct	ܩܛܝ		2nd person	ܩܛܝܟ	ܩܛܝܟܝ	ܩܛܝܟܘܢ	ܩܛܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܛܐ		3rd person	ܩܛܘܗܝ	ܩܛܝܗ	ܩܛܝܗܘܢ	ܩܛܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qṭˀ”, 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. 315b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 500a
• 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. 1347b