ܩܛܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܛ ܥ (q ṭ ˁ)
3 terms

From Aramaic קְטַע (qəṭaʿ); cognate to Arabic قَطَعَ (qaṭaʕa) and Hebrew קָטַע (katá')

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qɑːtˤeːʕ]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [qaːtˤeʔ]

Verb

ܩܵܛܹܥ • (qāṭēˁ)

1. to cut off, to chop down

   ܒܸܪܩܵܐ ܩܛܝܼܥ ܠܹܗ ܡܸܨܥܲܬ݂ ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ. ― birqā qṭīˁ lēh miṣˁaṯ mištūṯā. ― The electricity cut off in the middle of the party.

2. to cut up, cut short

   ܡܲܦܫܡܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܩܵܛܥܲܚ ܠܵܗ̇ ܬܦܵܩܬܲܢ̈. ― mapšmānāˀīṯ wālē d-qāṭˁaḥ lāh tpāqtan. ― We will have to cut our interview short.

3. to interrupt someone speaking, cut off

   ܠܵܐ ܩܵܛܥܹܬ ܠܹܗ ܡܲܠܦܵܢܵܐ ܟܲܕ ܡܡܲܠܸܠ. ― lā qāṭˁēt lēh malpānā kad mmallil. ― Don't interrupt the teacher while he speaks.

4. to pick; harvest a fruit from a tree

   Synonyms: ܩܵܛܹܦ (qāṭēp), ܠܵܩܹܛ (lāqēṭ)

   ܩܛܝܼܥ ܠܲܢ ܦܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ. ― qṭīˁ lan pērē min īlānā. ― We picked the fruit from the tree.

5. (geometry) to intersect

   ܣܘܼܪ̈ܛܹܐ ܣܒ݂ܝܼܗܹ̈ܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܩܵܛܥܝܼ ܠܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ. ― surṭē sḇīhē lā kē qāṭˁī liḥḏāḏē. ― Parallel lines do not intersect.

6. (slang) to cut class, to skip class

   ܡܕܲܒܪܵܢ ܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܩܵܡ ܡܲܙܗܸܪ ܠܝܼ ܕܠܵܐ ܩܵܛܥܹܢ ܣܸܕ݂ܪܵܐ ܓܵܗܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܬܵܐ. ― mdabrān maḏraštā qām mazhir lī d-lā qāṭˁēn siḏrā gāhā ḥētā. ― The principal warned me not to skip class.

7. (slang) to jaywalk, cross the street, to run (a stop sign, traffic light, etc.)

   Synonym: ܡܵܚܹܐ (māḥē)

   ܫܘܼܪܛܵܝܵܐ ܩܵܡ ܡܲܟܠܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܘܩܵܡ ܫܵܐܹܠ ܠܝܼ ܩܲܝ ܩܛܝܼܥ ܠܝܼ ܒܪܵܡܘܿܙܵܐ ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ. ― šurṭāyā qām maklē lī w-qām šāˀēl lī qay qṭīˁ lī b-rāmōzā smōqā. ― The policeman stopped me and asked me why I ran the red light.

8. to discontinue something, suspend, cut off

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܩܵܛܹܥ (qāṭēˁ)
present participle		ܩܛܵܥܵܐ (qṭāˁā)
verbal noun ܫܸܡ ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܐ		ܩܛܵܥܵܐ (qṭāˁā)
		singular ܚܕ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ				plural ܣܲܓܝܼܐܵܢܵܝܵܐ
past participle ܡܫܲܘܬܲܦܬܵܐ	m	ܩܛܝܼܥܵܐ (qṭīˁā)				ܩܛܝܼܥܹ̈ܐ (qṭīˁē)
	f	ܩܛܝܼܥܬܵܐ (qṭīˁtā)
agent noun ܥܵܒ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ	m	ܩܵܛܘܿܥܵܐ (qāṭōˁā)				ܩܵܛܘܿܥܹ̈ܐ (qāṭōˁē)
	f	ܩܵܛܘܿܥܬܵܐ (qāṭōˁtā)				ܩܵܛܘܿܥܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qāṭōˁyāṯā)
instance noun		ܩܛܵܥܬܵܐ (qṭāˁtā)				ܩܛܵܥ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qṭāˁyāṯā)
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ	m	ܩܛܝܼܥ ܠܝܼ (qṭīˁ lī)	ܩܛܝܼܥ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (qṭīˁ lūḵ)	ܩܛܝܼܥ ܠܹܗ (qṭīˁ lēh)		ܩܛܝܼܥ ܠܲܢ (qṭīˁ lan)	ܩܛܝܼܥ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qṭīˁ lāwḵōn)	ܩܛܝܼܥ ܠܗܘܿܢ (qṭīˁ lhōn)
	f		ܩܛܝܼܥ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (qṭīˁ lāḵ)	ܩܛܝܼܥ ܠܵܗ̇ (qṭīˁ lāh)
non-past	m	ܩܵܛܥܹܢ (qāṭˁēn)	ܩܵܛܥܹܬ (qāṭˁēt)	ܩܵܛܹܥ (qāṭēˁ)		ܩܵܛܥܲܚ (qāṭˁaḥ)	ܩܵܛܥܝܼܬܘܿܢ (qāṭˁītōn)	ܩܵܛܥܝܼ (qāṭˁī)
	f	ܩܵܛܥܵܢ (qāṭˁān)	ܩܵܛܥܵܬܝ (qāṭˁāt)	ܩܵܛܥܵܐ (qāṭˁā)
imperative ܦܵܩܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ	m		ܩܛܘܿܥ (qṭōˁ)				ܩܛܘܿܥܘܼܢ (qṭōˁūn)
	f		ܩܛܘܿܥܝ (qṭōˁ)
passive past ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ ܚܵܫܘܿܫܵܐ	m	ܩܛܝܼܥܸܢ (qṭīˁin)	ܩܛܝܼܥܸܬ (qṭīˁit)	ܩܛܝܼܥ (qṭīˁ)		ܩܛܝܼܥܸܚ (qṭīˁiḥ)	ܩܛܝܼܥܝܼܬܘܿܢ (qṭīˁītōn)	ܩܛܝܼܥܝܼ (qṭīˁī)
	f	ܩܛܝܼܥܲܢ (qṭīˁan)	ܩܛܝܼܥܲܬܝ (qṭīˁat)	ܩܛܝܼܥܵܐ (qṭīˁā)
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Derived terms

• ܩܵܛܹܥ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܸܙܵܐ (qāṭēˁ min bizzā, “to wean”)