ܩܛܥܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܛ-ܥ (q-ṭ-ʿ) related to cutting. Compare Arabic قَطْع (qaṭʕ) and Hebrew קֶטַע (qéṭaʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛtˤʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɛtˤʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܛܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܛܥܐ)

1. piece, segment, fragment, particle, scrap
2. mass
3. (possibly) jar

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܛܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܛܥ		1st person	ܩܛܥܝ		ܩܛܥܢ
	construct	ܩܛܥ		2nd person	ܩܛܥܟ	ܩܛܥܟܝ	ܩܛܥܟܘܢ	ܩܛܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܛܥܐ		3rd person	ܩܛܥܗ	ܩܛܥܗ	ܩܛܥܗܘܢ	ܩܛܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܛܥܝܢ		1st person	ܩܛܥܝ		ܩܛܥܝܢ
	construct	ܩܛܥܝ		2nd person	ܩܛܥܝܟ	ܩܛܥܝܟܝ	ܩܛܥܝܟܘܢ	ܩܛܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܛܥܐ		3rd person	ܩܛܥܘܗܝ	ܩܛܥܝܗ	ܩܛܥܝܗܘܢ	ܩܛܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ-ܛ-ܥ (q-ṭ-ʿ) related to cutting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)tˤɑʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [q(ə)tˤɑʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܛܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܛܥܐ)

1. cutting, slicing
2. interruption

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܛܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܛܥ		1st person	ܩܛܥܝ		ܩܛܥܢ
	construct	ܩܛܥ		2nd person	ܩܛܥܟ	ܩܛܥܟܝ	ܩܛܥܟܘܢ	ܩܛܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܛܥܐ		3rd person	ܩܛܥܗ	ܩܛܥܗ	ܩܛܥܗܘܢ	ܩܛܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܛܥܝܢ		1st person	ܩܛܥܝ		ܩܛܥܝܢ
	construct	ܩܛܥܝ		2nd person	ܩܛܥܝܟ	ܩܛܥܝܟܝ	ܩܛܥܝܟܘܢ	ܩܛܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܛܥܐ		3rd person	ܩܛܥܘܗܝ	ܩܛܥܝܗ	ܩܛܥܝܗܘܢ	ܩܛܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Arabic قِطْعَة (qiṭʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛtˤʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɛtˤʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܛܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܛܥܐ)

1. (numismatics) kind of coin

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܛܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܛܥ		1st person	ܩܛܥܝ		ܩܛܥܢ
	construct	ܩܛܥ		2nd person	ܩܛܥܟ	ܩܛܥܟܝ	ܩܛܥܟܘܢ	ܩܛܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܛܥܐ		3rd person	ܩܛܥܗ	ܩܛܥܗ	ܩܛܥܗܘܢ	ܩܛܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܛܥܝܢ		1st person	ܩܛܥܝ		ܩܛܥܝܢ
	construct	ܩܛܥܝ		2nd person	ܩܛܥܝܟ	ܩܛܥܝܟܝ	ܩܛܥܝܟܘܢ	ܩܛܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܛܥܐ		3rd person	ܩܛܥܘܗܝ	ܩܛܥܝܗ	ܩܛܥܝܗܘܢ	ܩܛܥܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qṭˁ”, 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. 317a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 502a
• 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. 1355a-b