ܩܢܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܢ ܛ (q n ṭ)
2 terms

Compare Arabic قَنَط (qanaṭ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qɪn.tˤɑ]

Noun

ܩܸܢܛܵܐ • (qinṭā) m sg (plural ܩܸܢܛܹ̈ܐ (qinṭē))

1. danger, risk, hazard, peril, calamity, jeopardy

   Synonym: ܩܹܘܲܢܕܹܝܢܘܿܣ (qēwandēnōs)

   Antonym: ܫܲܝܢܵܐ (šaynā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܸܢܛܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܸܢܛܝܼ (qinṭī)		ܩܸܢܛܲܢ (qinṭan)
	construct	ܩܢܸܛ (qniṭ)		2nd person	ܩܸܢܛܘܼܟ݂ (qinṭūḵ)	ܩܸܢܛܵܟ݂ܝ (qinṭāḵ)	ܩܸܢܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qinṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܸܢܛܵܐ (qinṭā)		3rd person	ܩܸܢܛܹܗ (qinṭēh)	ܩܸܢܛܵܗ̇ (qinṭāh)	ܩܸܢܛܗܘܿܢ (qinṭhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܸܢܛܝܼ̈ (qinṭī)		ܩܸܢܛܲܢ̈ (qinṭan)
	construct	ܩܸܢܛܲܝ̈ (qinṭay)		2nd person	ܩܸܢܛܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qinṭūḵ)	ܩܸܢܛܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qinṭāḵ)	ܩܸܢܛܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qinṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܸܢܛܹ̈ܐ (qinṭē)		3rd person	ܩܸܢܛܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qinṭūh)	ܩܸܢܛ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qinṭōh)	ܩܸܢܛܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qinṭhōn)

Related terms

• ܩܲܢܝܼܛܵܐ (qanīṭā)
• ܡܩܲܢܛܵܐ (mqanṭā)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛntˤɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɛntˤe(ʔ)] (plural)

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܢ-ܛ (q-n-ṭ) related to fearing. Compare Arabic قَنَط (qanaṭ).

Noun

ܩܢܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܢܛܐ)

1. fear, dread
2. danger, risk
3. suspicion

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܢܛܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܢܛ		1st person	ܩܢܛܝ		ܩܢܛܢ
	construct	ܩܢܛ		2nd person	ܩܢܛܟ	ܩܢܛܟܝ	ܩܢܛܟܘܢ	ܩܢܛܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܢܛܐ		3rd person	ܩܢܛܗ	ܩܢܛܗ	ܩܢܛܗܘܢ	ܩܢܛܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܢܛܝܢ		1st person	ܩܢܛܝ		ܩܢܛܝܢ
	construct	ܩܢܛܝ		2nd person	ܩܢܛܝܟ	ܩܢܛܝܟܝ	ܩܢܛܝܟܘܢ	ܩܢܛܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܢܛܐ		3rd person	ܩܢܛܘܗܝ	ܩܢܛܝܗ	ܩܢܛܝܗܘܢ	ܩܢܛܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Possibly from Ancient Greek κελέοντες (keléontes).

Noun

ܩܢܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܢܛܐ)

1. beam (of a loom)

   Synonyms: ܢܘܠܐ, ܢܝܪܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܢܛܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܢܛ		1st person	ܩܢܛܝ		ܩܢܛܢ
	construct	ܩܢܛ		2nd person	ܩܢܛܟ	ܩܢܛܟܝ	ܩܢܛܟܘܢ	ܩܢܛܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܢܛܐ		3rd person	ܩܢܛܗ	ܩܢܛܗ	ܩܢܛܗܘܢ	ܩܢܛܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܢܛܝܢ		1st person	ܩܢܛܝ		ܩܢܛܝܢ
	construct	ܩܢܛܝ		2nd person	ܩܢܛܝܟ	ܩܢܛܝܟܝ	ܩܢܛܝܟܘܢ	ܩܢܛܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܢܛܐ		3rd person	ܩܢܛܘܗܝ	ܩܢܛܝܗ	ܩܢܛܝܗܘܢ	ܩܢܛܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qnṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-04-03
• “qnṭˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-04-03
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 323b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 510b
• 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. 1382a