ܩܠܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek κάλαθος (kálathos). Compare Hebrew קֶלֶת (qéleṯ).

Alternative forms

• ܩܐܠܬܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qaltɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܩܠܬܐ • (qaltā) f (plural ܩܠܐ)

1. large basket

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܠܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܠܐ		1st person	ܩܠܬܝ		ܩܠܬܢ
	construct	ܩܠܬ		2nd person	ܩܠܬܟ	ܩܠܬܟܝ	ܩܠܬܟܝܢ	ܩܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܠܬܗ	ܩܠܬܗ	ܩܠܬܗܘܢ	ܩܠܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܠܝܢ		1st person	ܩܠܝ		ܩܠܝܢ
	construct	ܩܠܝ		2nd person	ܩܠܝܟ	ܩܠܝܟܝ	ܩܠܝܟܘܢ	ܩܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܠܐ		3rd person	ܩܠܘܗܝ	ܩܠܝܗ	ܩܠܝܗܘܢ	ܩܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē).

Alternative forms

• ܩܐܠܬܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qaltɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܩܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܠܐ)

1. (pathology) hernia

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܠܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܠܐ		1st person	ܩܠܬܝ		ܩܠܬܢ
	construct	ܩܠܬ		2nd person	ܩܠܬܟ	ܩܠܬܟܝ	ܩܠܬܟܝܢ	ܩܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܠܬܗ	ܩܠܬܗ	ܩܠܬܗܘܢ	ܩܠܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܠܝܢ		1st person	ܩܠܝ		ܩܠܝܢ
	construct	ܩܠܝ		2nd person	ܩܠܝܟ	ܩܠܝܟܝ	ܩܠܝܟܘܢ	ܩܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܠܐ		3rd person	ܩܠܘܗܝ	ܩܠܝܗ	ܩܠܝܗܘܢ	ܩܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Feminine form of ܩܠܐ (qālāʾ, “chant; sound; voice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑltɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܩܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܠܝܬܐ)

1. (Christianity) versicle sung at nocturn preceding the Eucharist

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܠܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܠܐ		1st person	ܩܠܬܝ		ܩܠܬܢ
	construct	ܩܠܬ		2nd person	ܩܠܬܟ	ܩܠܬܟܝ	ܩܠܬܟܘܢ	ܩܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܠܬܗ	ܩܠܬܗ	ܩܠܬܗܘܢ	ܩܠܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܠܝܢ		1st person	ܩܠܝܬܝ		ܩܠܝܬܢ
	construct	ܩܠܝܬ		2nd person	ܩܠܝܬܟ	ܩܠܝܬܟܝ	ܩܠܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܠܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܠܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܠܝܬܗ	ܩܠܝܬܗ	ܩܠܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܠܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “qltˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “qlh”, 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. 319b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 508a
• 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. 1376b