ܩܝܢܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Arabic قَيْنَة (qayna) and Hebrew קִינָה (qînâ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qiːntɑː]
• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qiːnɑːθɑː] (plural)

Noun

ܩܝܼܢܬܵܐ • (qīntā) f (plural ܩܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qīnāṯā))

1. song, chant, hymn, canticle, elegy
2. singing, wailing
3. (music) melody; note; meter/metre; tone

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܝܼܢܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܝܼܢܬ݂ܝܼ (qīnṯī)		ܩܝܼܢܬ݂ܲܢ (qīnṯan)
	construct	ܩܝܼܢܲܬ݂ (qīnaṯ)		2nd person	ܩܝܼܢܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qīnṯūḵ)	ܩܝܼܢܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qīnṯāḵ)	ܩܝܼܢܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qīnṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܝܼܢܬ݂ܵܐ (qīnṯā)		3rd person	ܩܝܼܢܬ݂ܹܗ (qīnṯēh)	ܩܝܼܢܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qīnṯāh)	ܩܝܼܢܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qīnṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (qīnāṯī)		ܩܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (qīnāṯan)
	construct	ܩܝܼܢܵܬ݂̈ (qīnāṯ)		2nd person	ܩܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qīnāṯūḵ)	ܩܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qīnāṯāḵ)	ܩܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qīnāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qīnāṯē)		3rd person	ܩܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qīnāṯūh)	ܩܝܼܢܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qīnāṯōh)	ܩܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qīnāṯhōn)

Proper noun

ܩܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (qīnāṯā) f

1. a female given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic قَيْنَة (qayna) and Hebrew קִינָה (qînâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qintɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qinɑθɑ], [qinjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܩܝܢܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܝܢܝܬܐ or ܩܝܢܬܐ)

1. song, chant, hymn, canticle, elegy
2. singing, wailing
3. (music) melody; meter/metre; tone

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܝܢܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܝܢܐ		1st person	ܩܝܢܬܝ		ܩܝܢܬܢ
	construct	ܩܝܢܬ		2nd person	ܩܝܢܬܟ	ܩܝܢܬܟܝ	ܩܝܢܬܟܘܢ	ܩܝܢܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܝܢܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܝܢܬܗ	ܩܝܢܬܗ	ܩܝܢܬܗܘܢ	ܩܝܢܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܝܢܝܢ ,ܩܝܢܢ		1st person	ܩܝܢܝܬܝ ,ܩܝܢܬܝ		ܩܝܢܝܬܢ ,ܩܝܢܬܢ
	construct	ܩܝܢܝܬ ,ܩܝܢܬ		2nd person	ܩܝܢܝܬܟ ,ܩܝܢܬܟ	ܩܝܢܝܬܟܝ ,ܩܝܢܬܟܝ	ܩܝܢܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܩܝܢܬܟܘܢ	ܩܝܢܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܩܝܢܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܝܢܝܬܐ ,ܩܝܢܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܝܢܝܬܗ ,ܩܝܢܬܗ	ܩܝܢܝܬܗ ,ܩܝܢܬܗ	ܩܝܢܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܩܝܢܬܗܘܢ	ܩܝܢܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܩܝܢܬܗܝܢ

References

• “qynh”, 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, page 318b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 504a–b
• 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, page 1364b