ܩܢܘܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܪ ܡ (g r m)
4 terms

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, probably related to ܓܲܪܡܵܐ (garmā, “bone, self”); compare also borrowed into Arabic أُقْنُوم (ʔuqnūm).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qnoːmaː]

Noun

ܩܢܘܿܡܵܐ • (qnōmā) m (plural ܩܢܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (qnōmē))

1. person, self, individual
2. (Christianity, theology) qnoma, hypostasis; hypostasis (instantiation of a nature, according to the Syriac traditions)

Usage notes

The western theological usage of “hypostasis” places it as a synonym of person, which is a distinct term in the Syriac traditions.

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܢܘܿܡܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܢܘܿܡܝܼ (qnōmī)		ܩܢܘܿܡܲܢ (qnōman)
	construct	ܩܢܘܿܡ (qnōm)		2nd person	ܩܢܘܿܡܘܼܟ݂ (qnōmūḵ)	ܩܢܘܿܡܵܟ݂ܝ (qnōmāḵ)	ܩܢܘܿܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qnōmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܢܘܿܡܵܐ (qnōmā)		3rd person	ܩܢܘܿܡܹܗ (qnōmēh)	ܩܢܘܿܡܵܗ̇ (qnōmāh)	ܩܢܘܿܡܗܘܿܢ (qnōmhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܢܘܿܡܝܼ̈ (qnōmī)		ܩܢܘܿܡܲܢ̈ (qnōman)
	construct	ܩܢܘܿܡܲܝ̈ (qnōmay)		2nd person	ܩܢܘܿܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qnōmūḵ)	ܩܢܘܿܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qnōmāḵ)	ܩܢܘܿܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qnōmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܢܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (qnōmē)		3rd person	ܩܢܘܿܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qnōmūh)	ܩܢܘܿܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qnōmōh)	ܩܢܘܿܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qnōmhōn)

See also

• ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā, “nature”)
• ܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܵܐ (parṣōpā, “person; hypostatic properties”)
• ܐܲܦܹ̈ܐ (appē, “hypostatic properties”)
• ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (nafšā, “soul”)
• ܪܘܼܚܵܐ (rūḥā, “spirit”)
• ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (yāṯā, “essence”)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [q(ə.)ˈno.mɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈqno.mɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈqnu.mo]

Noun

ܩܢܘܡܐ • (qənōmā) m (plural ܩܢܘܡܐ (qənōmē))

1. person, self, individual
2. face
3. substance, figure, body
4. essence, being
5. (Christianity, theology) hypostasis, substantive reality

   Coordinate terms: ܟܝܢܐ (kəyānā), ܦܪܨܘܦܐ (parṣōp̄ā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܢܘܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܢܘܡ		1st person	ܩܢܘܡܝ		ܩܢܘܡܢ
	construct	ܩܢܘܡ		2nd person	ܩܢܘܡܟ	ܩܢܘܡܟܝ	ܩܢܘܡܟܘܢ	ܩܢܘܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܢܘܡܐ		3rd person	ܩܢܘܡܗ	ܩܢܘܡܗ	ܩܢܘܡܗܘܢ	ܩܢܘܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܢܘܡܝܢ		1st person	ܩܢܘܡܝ		ܩܢܘܡܝܢ
	construct	ܩܢܘܡܝ		2nd person	ܩܢܘܡܝܟ	ܩܢܘܡܝܟܝ	ܩܢܘܡܝܟܘܢ	ܩܢܘܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܢܘܡܐ		3rd person	ܩܢܘܡܘܗܝ	ܩܢܘܡܝܗ	ܩܢܘܡܝܗܘܢ	ܩܢܘܡܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: أقنوم

References

• “qnwm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-02-26
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 323a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 509b–510a
• 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, →ISBN, page 1380b