ܩܛܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܛ ܡ (q ṭ m)
2 terms

From Aramaic קֵטּמָא (qeṭmā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qɪtˤmaː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [qutˤmaː]

Noun

ܩܸܛܡܵܐ • (qiṭmā) m

1. (uncountable) ash, ashes

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܸܛܡܵܐ

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܸܛܡܝܼ (qiṭmī)		ܩܸܛܡܲܢ (qiṭman)
	construct	ܩܛܸܡ (qṭim)	2nd person	ܩܸܛܡܘܼܟ݂ (qiṭmūḵ)	ܩܸܛܡܵܟ݂ܝ (qiṭmāḵ)	ܩܸܛܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qiṭmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܸܛܡܵܐ (qiṭmā)	3rd person	ܩܸܛܡܹܗ (qiṭmēh)	ܩܸܛܡܵܗ̇ (qiṭmāh)	ܩܸܛܡܗܘܿܢ (qiṭmhōn)

Derived terms

• ܩܛܘܿܡܵܐ (qṭōmā, “grey/gray”)
• ܩܸܛܡܵܢܵܐ (qiṭmānā, “ashen”)
• ܩܸܛܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (qiṭmānāyā, “grey/gray”)
• ܩܸܛܡܵܐ ܒܪܹܝܫܝܼ (qiṭmā brēšī)
• ܩܸܛܡܵܐ ܒܩܲܪܥܝܼ (qiṭmā bqarˁī)

Interjection

ܩܸܛܡܵܐ • (qiṭmā)

1. an expression of negative surprise

   ܐܲܝ ܩܸܛܡܵܐ ܒܪܹܝܫܝܼ! ― ay qiṭmā brēšī! ― Oh no! (literally, “Oh ashes on my head!”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛtˤmɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܩܛܡܐ • (qeṭma) m(uncountable)

1. ash, ashes

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܛܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܛܡ		1st person	ܩܛܡܝ		ܩܛܡܢ
	construct	ܩܛܡ		2nd person	ܩܛܡܟ	ܩܛܡܟܝ	ܩܛܡܟܘܢ	ܩܛܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܛܡܐ		3rd person	ܩܛܡܗ	ܩܛܡܗ	ܩܛܡܗܘܢ	ܩܛܡܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܩܛܡܢܐ (qeṭmānā, “ashen”)

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ-ܛ-ܡ (q-ṭ-m) related to lopping.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛtˤmɑ(ʔ)], [q(ə)tˤɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɛtˤme(ʔ)], [q(ə)tˤɑme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܛܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܛܡܐ)

1. slice, section, part

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܛܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܛܡ		1st person	ܩܛܡܝ		ܩܛܡܢ
	construct	ܩܛܡ		2nd person	ܩܛܡܟ	ܩܛܡܟܝ	ܩܛܡܟܘܢ	ܩܛܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܛܡܐ		3rd person	ܩܛܡܗ	ܩܛܡܗ	ܩܛܡܗܘܢ	ܩܛܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܛܡܝܢ		1st person	ܩܛܡܝ		ܩܛܡܝܢ
	construct	ܩܛܡܝ		2nd person	ܩܛܡܝܟ	ܩܛܡܝܟܝ	ܩܛܡܝܟܘܢ	ܩܛܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܛܡܐ		3rd person	ܩܛܡܘܗܝ	ܩܛܡܝܗ	ܩܛܡܝܗܘܢ	ܩܛܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܩ-ܛ-ܡ (q-ṭ-m) related to lopping.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)tˤɑmɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܩܛܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. slicing, lopping

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܛܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܛܡ		1st person	ܩܛܡܝ		ܩܛܡܢ
	construct	ܩܛܡ		2nd person	ܩܛܡܟ	ܩܛܡܟܝ	ܩܛܡܟܘܢ	ܩܛܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܛܡܐ		3rd person	ܩܛܡܗ	ܩܛܡܗ	ܩܛܡܗܘܢ	ܩܛܡܗܝܢ

References

• “qṭm”, 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. 316a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 501a
• 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. 1353a