ܩܢܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܢ ܐ (q n ˀ)
2 terms

From the above root of the noun pattern 1i23ānā.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qɪn.jɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܩܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ • (qinyānā) m (plural ܩܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (qinyānē))

1. possession, property, chattel
2. herd, beast of burden (especially cattle or sheep)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ (qinyānī)		ܩܸܢܝܵܢܲܢ (qinyānan)
	construct	ܩܸܢܝܵܢ (qinyān)		2nd person	ܩܸܢܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (qinyānūḵ)	ܩܸܢܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (qinyānāḵ)	ܩܸܢܝܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qinyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ (qinyānā)		3rd person	ܩܸܢܝܵܢܹܗ (qinyānēh)	ܩܸܢܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (qinyānāh)	ܩܸܢܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (qinyānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (qinyānī)		ܩܸܢܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (qinyānan)
	construct	ܩܸܢܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (qinyānay)		2nd person	ܩܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qinyānūḵ)	ܩܸܢܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qinyānāḵ)	ܩܸܢܝܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qinyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (qinyānē)		3rd person	ܩܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qinyānūh)	ܩܸܢܝܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qinyānōh)	ܩܸܢܝܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qinyānhōn)

See also

• ܚܲܝܘܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥaywṯā)
• ܒܥܝܼܪܵܐ (bˁīrā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܩ ܢ ܐ related to possessing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛnjɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɛnjɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܩܢܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܢܝܢܐ)

1. possession, property, chattel
2. goods, substance
3. herd, beast of burden (especially cattle)
4. power, means

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܢܝܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܢܝܢ		1st person	ܩܢܝܢܝ		ܩܢܝܢܢ
	construct	ܩܢܝܢ		2nd person	ܩܢܝܢܟ	ܩܢܝܢܟܝ	ܩܢܝܢܟܘܢ	ܩܢܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܢܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܩܢܝܢܗ	ܩܢܝܢܗ	ܩܢܝܢܗܘܢ	ܩܢܝܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܢܝܢܝܢ		1st person	ܩܢܝܢܝ		ܩܢܝܢܝܢ
	construct	ܩܢܝܢܝ		2nd person	ܩܢܝܢܝܟ	ܩܢܝܢܝܟܝ	ܩܢܝܢܝܟܘܢ	ܩܢܝܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܢܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܩܢܝܢܘܗܝ	ܩܢܝܢܝܗ	ܩܢܝܢܝܗܘܢ	ܩܢܝܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qnyn”, 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 322b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 511a
• 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 1385a