ܩܛܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Cotton plants.

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܛ ܢ (q ṭ n)
4 terms

Borrowed from Arabic قَطَّان (qaṭṭān, “cotton worker”) with the former noun a back-formation from the latter, from قُطْن (quṭn, “cotton”). Doublet of ܟܸܬܵܢܵܐ (kittānā, “flax, linen”).

Pronunciation

• ܩܸܛܢܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [qɪtˤ.nɑː]
• ܩܲܛܵܢܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [qatˤtˤɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܩܸܛܢܵܐ • (qiṭnā) m

1. cotton

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܸܛܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܸܛܢܝܼ (qiṭnī)		ܩܸܛܢܲܢ (qiṭnan)
	construct	ܩܛܲܢ (qṭan)		2nd person	ܩܸܛܢܘܼܟ݂ (qiṭnūḵ)	ܩܸܛܢܵܟ݂ܝ (qiṭnāḵ)	ܩܸܛܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qiṭnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܸܛܢܵܐ (qiṭnā)		3rd person	ܩܸܛܢܹܗ (qiṭnēh)	ܩܸܛܢܵܗ̇ (qiṭnāh)	ܩܸܛܢܗܘܿܢ (qiṭnhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܸܛܢܝܼ̈ (qiṭnī)		ܩܸܛܢܲܢ̈ (qiṭnan)
	construct	ܩܸܛܢܲܝ̈ (qiṭnay)		2nd person	ܩܸܛܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qiṭnūḵ)	ܩܸܛܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qiṭnāḵ)	ܩܸܛܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qiṭnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܸܛܢܹ̈ܐ (qiṭnē)		3rd person	ܩܸܛܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qiṭnūh)	ܩܸܛܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qiṭnōh)	ܩܸܛܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qiṭnhōn)

Noun

ܩܲܛܵܢܵܐ • (qaṭṭānā) m (plural ܩܲܛܵܢܹ̈ܐ (qaṭṭānē))

1. cotton worker or seller

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܛܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܲܛܵܢܝܼ (qaṭṭānī)		ܩܲܛܵܢܲܢ (qaṭṭānan)
	construct	ܩܲܛܵܢ (qaṭṭān)		2nd person	ܩܲܛܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (qaṭṭānūḵ)	ܩܲܛܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (qaṭṭānāḵ)	ܩܲܛܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qaṭṭānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܛܵܢܵܐ (qaṭṭānā)		3rd person	ܩܲܛܵܢܹܗ (qaṭṭānēh)	ܩܲܛܵܢܵܗ̇ (qaṭṭānāh)	ܩܲܛܵܢܗܘܿܢ (qaṭṭānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܲܛܵܢܝܼ̈ (qaṭṭānī)		ܩܲܛܵܢܲܢ̈ (qaṭṭānan)
	construct	ܩܲܛܵܢܲܝ̈ (qaṭṭānay)		2nd person	ܩܲܛܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qaṭṭānūḵ)	ܩܲܛܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qaṭṭānāḵ)	ܩܲܛܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qaṭṭānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܛܵܢܹ̈ܐ (qaṭṭānē)		3rd person	ܩܲܛܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qaṭṭānūh)	ܩܲܛܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qaṭṭānōh)	ܩܲܛܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qaṭṭānhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَطَّان (qaṭṭān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qatˤtˤɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qatˤtˤɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܛܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܛܢܐ)

1. cotton worker or seller

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܛܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܛܢ		1st person	ܩܛܢܝ		ܩܛܢܢ
	construct	ܩܛܢ		2nd person	ܩܛܢܟ	ܩܛܢܟܝ	ܩܛܢܟܘܢ	ܩܛܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܛܢܐ		3rd person	ܩܛܢܗ	ܩܛܢܗ	ܩܛܢܗܘܢ	ܩܛܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܛܢܝܢ		1st person	ܩܛܢܝ		ܩܛܢܝܢ
	construct	ܩܛܢܝ		2nd person	ܩܛܢܝܟ	ܩܛܢܝܟܝ	ܩܛܢܝܟܘܢ	ܩܛܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܛܢܐ		3rd person	ܩܛܢܘܗܝ	ܩܛܢܝܗ	ܩܛܢܝܗܘܢ	ܩܛܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Noun

ܩܛܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܛܢܐ)

1. Alternative form of ܩܘܛܢܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܛܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܛܢ		1st person	ܩܛܢܝ		ܩܛܢܢ
	construct	ܩܛܢ		2nd person	ܩܛܢܟ	ܩܛܢܟܝ	ܩܛܢܟܘܢ	ܩܛܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܛܢܐ		3rd person	ܩܛܢܗ	ܩܛܢܗ	ܩܛܢܗܘܢ	ܩܛܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܛܢܝܢ		1st person	ܩܛܢܝ		ܩܛܢܝܢ
	construct	ܩܛܢܝ		2nd person	ܩܛܢܝܟ	ܩܛܢܝܟܝ	ܩܛܢܝܟܘܢ	ܩܛܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܛܢܐ		3rd person	ܩܛܢܘܗܝ	ܩܛܢܝܗ	ܩܛܢܝܗܘܢ	ܩܛܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qṭn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 501b
• 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. 1354a