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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܛܥ	ܩܛܥܝܢ
construct	ܩܛܥ	ܩܛܥܝ
emphatic	ܩܛܥܐ	ܩܛܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܛܥܝ	ܩܛܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܛܥܟ	ܩܛܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܛܥܟܝ	ܩܛܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܛܥܗ	ܩܛܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܛܥܗ	ܩܛܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܛܥܢ	ܩܛܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܛܥܟܘܢ	ܩܛܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܛܥܟܝܢ	ܩܛܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܛܥܗܘܢ	ܩܛܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܛܥܗܝܢ	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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܛܥ	ܩܛܥܝܢ
construct	ܩܛܥ	ܩܛܥܝ
emphatic	ܩܛܥܐ	ܩܛܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܛܥܝ	ܩܛܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܛܥܟ	ܩܛܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܛܥܟܝ	ܩܛܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܛܥܗ	ܩܛܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܛܥܗ	ܩܛܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܛܥܢ	ܩܛܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܛܥܟܘܢ	ܩܛܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܛܥܟܝܢ	ܩܛܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܛܥܗܘܢ	ܩܛܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܛܥܗܝܢ	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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܛܥ	ܩܛܥܝܢ
construct	ܩܛܥ	ܩܛܥܝ
emphatic	ܩܛܥܐ	ܩܛܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܛܥܝ	ܩܛܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܛܥܟ	ܩܛܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܛܥܟܝ	ܩܛܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܛܥܗ	ܩܛܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܛܥܗ	ܩܛܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܛܥܢ	ܩܛܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܛܥܟܘܢ	ܩܛܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܛܥܟܝܢ	ܩܛܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܛܥܗܘܢ	ܩܛܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܛܥܗܝܢ	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