ܩܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܢܝܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic קַנְיָא (qanəya), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanûm); compare Arabic قَنَاة (qanāh), Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna), Hebrew קָנֶה (kané). Doublet of ܩܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qanīṯā, “channel”), ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܐ (qānōnā, “law, cannon”), and ܟܢܘܼܢܬܵܐ (knuntā, “wrist; plumb line”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qan.jɑː]
• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qənaj.jɑː] (plural)

Noun

ܩܲܢܝܵܐ • (qanyā) m sg (plural ܩ̈ܢܲܝܵܐ (qnayyā) or ܩܲܢܝܹ̈ܐ (qanyē))

1. pen, reed pen
2. reed, cane, stem
3. straw, stalk, haulm
4. rope of twisted rushes

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܢܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܲܢܝܝܼ (qanyī)		ܩܲܢܝܲܢ (qanyan)
	construct	ܩܢܹܐ (qnē)		2nd person	ܩܲܢܝܘܼܟ݂ (qanyūḵ)	ܩܲܢܝܵܟ݂ܝ (qanyāḵ)	ܩܲܢܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qanyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܢܝܵܐ (qanyā)		3rd person	ܩܲܢܝܹܗ (qanyēh)	ܩܲܢܝܵܗ̇ (qanyāh)	ܩܲܢܝܗܘܿܢ (qanihōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܢܲܝܝܼ̈ (qnayī)		ܩܢܲܝܲܢ̈ (qnayyan)
	construct	ܩܢܲܝ̈ (qnay)		2nd person	ܩܢܲܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qnayūḵ)	ܩܢܲܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qnayyāḵ)	ܩܢܲܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qnayyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܢܲܝܹ̈ܐ (qnayyē)		3rd person	ܩܢܲܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qnayūh)	ܩܢܲܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qnayyōh)	ܩܢܲܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qnayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܩܲܢܝܵܐ ܕܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܵܐ (qanyā d-aḇārā, “pencil”)
• ܩܲܢܝܵܐ ܕܢܲܡܛܵܐ (qanyā d-namṭā, “marker pen, felt-tip pen”)
• ܩܲܢܝܵܐ ܕܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qanyā d-šaˁūṯā, “crayon”)
• ܩܲܢܝܵܐ ܡܲܩܫܝܵܢܵܐ (qanyā maqšyānā, “highlighter”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian qanûm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qanjɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [q(ə)najjɑ], [qanjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܩܢܝܐ • (qanyā) m (plural ܩܢܝܬܐ (qanyāṯā) or ܩܢܝܐ (qenayyā))

1. reed, cane, stem
2. straw, stalk, haulm
3. rope of twisted rushes
4. reed pen, pen
5. shaft, pipe, branch of candlestick
6. (anatomy) various senses: arm, forearm; elbow; shoulder; scapula, shoulder blade, wingbone; trachea, windpipe; urinary tract, penis
7. scale, balance, beam of balance
8. measuring rod
9. various units of measurement: cubit; 8 cubits; 6 fathoms; square rod

Inflection

Irregular inflection with a stem ending in Yodh.

Inflection of ܩܢܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܢܐ		1st person	ܩܢܝܝ		ܩܢܝܢ
	construct	ܩܢܐ		2nd person	ܩܢܝܟ	ܩܢܝܟܝ	ܩܢܝܟܘܢ	ܩܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܩܢܝܗ	ܩܢܝܗ	ܩܢܝܗܘܢ	ܩܢܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܢܝܢ		1st person	ܩܢܝܬܝ ,ܩܢܝ		ܩܢܝܬܢ ,ܩܢܝܢ
	construct	ܩܢܝܬ ,ܩܢܝ		2nd person	ܩܢܝܬܟ ,ܩܢܝܟ	ܩܢܝܬܟܝ ,ܩܢܝܟܝ	ܩܢܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܩܢܝܟܘܢ	ܩܢܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܩܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܢܝܬܐ ,ܩܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܩܢܝܬܗ ,ܩܢܘܗܝ	ܩܢܝܬܗ ,ܩܢܝܗ	ܩܢܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܩܢܝܗܘܢ	ܩܢܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܩܢܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܩܢܝܐ • (qanyā) m

1. (astrology, astronomy) Libra (constellation and zodiac sign)

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ ܢ ܐ related to possessing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qannɑjɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qannɑje] (plural)

Noun

ܩܢܝܐ • (qannāyā) m (plural ܩܢܝܐ (qannāyē))

1. possessor, owner, purchaser
2. rich man
3. (grammar) qualifier, indicator

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܢܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܢܝ		1st person	ܩܢܝܝ		ܩܢܝܢ
	construct	ܩܢܝ		2nd person	ܩܢܝܟ	ܩܢܝܟܝ	ܩܢܝܟܘܢ	ܩܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܩܢܝܗ	ܩܢܝܗ	ܩܢܝܗܘܢ	ܩܢܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܢܝܝܢ		1st person	ܩܢܝܝ		ܩܢܝܝܢ
	construct	ܩܢܝܝ		2nd person	ܩܢܝܝܟ	ܩܢܝܝܟܝ	ܩܢܝܝܟܘܢ	ܩܢܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܩܢܝܘܗܝ	ܩܢܝܝܗ	ܩܢܝܝܗܘܢ	ܩܢܝܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܩ ܢ ܐ related to possessing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛnjɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [q(ə)najjɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܩܢܝܐ • (qenyā) m (plural ܩܢܝܐ (qənayyā))

1. trophy

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܢܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܢܐ		1st person	ܩܢܝܝ		ܩܢܝܢ
	construct	ܩܢܐ		2nd person	ܩܢܝܟ	ܩܢܝܟܝ	ܩܢܝܟܘܢ	ܩܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܩܢܝܗ	ܩܢܝܗ	ܩܢܝܗܘܢ	ܩܢܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܢܝܢ		1st person	ܩܢܝ		ܩܢܝܢ
	construct	ܩܢܝ		2nd person	ܩܢܝܟ	ܩܢܝܟܝ	ܩܢܝܟܘܢ	ܩܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܩܢܘܗܝ	ܩܢܝܗ	ܩܢܝܗܘܢ	ܩܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qnh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “qny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “qny²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “qnyˀ**dzkwtˀ”, 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, pages 322b, 323b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, pages 1383b-1384b