ܩܠܝܕܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܐܩܠܝܕܐ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλεῖδα (kleîda), accusative singular form of κλείς (kleís), from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂us (“nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors”). Compare Arabic إِقْلِيد (ʔiqlīd), Hebrew קְלִיד (qəlîḏ), Persian کلید (kelid), and Turkish kilit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)liðɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [q(ə)liðe] (plural)

Noun

ܩܠܝܕܐ • (qlīḏā) m (plural ܩܠܝܕܐ)

1. key
2. clasp, buckle
3. (anatomy) collarbone, clavicle

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܠܝܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܠܝܕ		1st person	ܩܠܝܕܝ		ܩܠܝܕܢ
	construct	ܩܠܝܕ		2nd person	ܩܠܝܕܟ	ܩܠܝܕܟܝ	ܩܠܝܕܟܘܢ	ܩܠܝܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܠܝܕܐ		3rd person	ܩܠܝܕܗ	ܩܠܝܕܗ	ܩܠܝܕܗܘܢ	ܩܠܝܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܠܝܕܝܢ		1st person	ܩܠܝܕܝ		ܩܠܝܕܝܢ
	construct	ܩܠܝܕܝ		2nd person	ܩܠܝܕܝܟ	ܩܠܝܕܝܟܝ	ܩܠܝܕܝܟܘܢ	ܩܠܝܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܠܝܕܐ		3rd person	ܩܠܝܕܘܗܝ	ܩܠܝܕܝܗ	ܩܠܝܕܝܗܘܢ	ܩܠܝܕܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qlyd”, 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 320b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 506b
• 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 1370a-b

Turoyo

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλεῖδα (kleîda), accusative singular form of κλείς (kleís). Compare Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܩܕ݂ܝܼܠܵܐ (qḏīlā).

Noun

ܩܠܝܕ݂ܐ • (qliḏo) m

1. key