ܩܨܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Also found in Classical Syriac ܩܨܒܐ, Hebrew קַצָּב, and Arabic قَصّاب (qaṣṣāb), the latter loaned from Aramaic. See also Akkadian kaṣabu “to reduce, pare off” with deemphasis of /q/ = [k’] due to Geers' law.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qasˤsˤaːvaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [qasˤaːwa]

Noun

ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (qaṣṣāḇā) m (plural ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qaṣṣāḇē))

1. butcher

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܝܼ (qaṣṣāḇī)		ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܲܢ (qaṣṣāḇan)
	construct	ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ (qaṣṣāḇ)		2nd person	ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qaṣṣāḇūḵ)	ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qaṣṣāḇāḵ)	ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qaṣṣāḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܵܐ (qaṣṣāḇā)		3rd person	ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܹܗ (qaṣṣāḇēh)	ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (qaṣṣāḇāh)	ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qaṣṣāḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (qaṣṣāḇī)		ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (qaṣṣāḇan)
	construct	ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (qaṣṣāḇay)		2nd person	ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qaṣṣāḇūḵ)	ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qaṣṣāḇāḵ)	ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qaṣṣāḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qaṣṣāḇē)		3rd person	ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qaṣṣāḇūh)	ܩܲܨܵܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qaṣṣāḇōh)	ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qaṣṣāḇhōn)

Proper noun

ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (qaṣṣāḇā) ?

1. a surname originating as an occupation