ܩܨܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܨ-ܪ (q-ṣ-r) related to scouring. Compare Arabic قَصَر (qaṣar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)sˤɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [q(ə)sˤɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܨܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܨܪܐ)

1. fulling, bleaching, scouring

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܨܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܨܪ		1st person	ܩܨܪܝ		ܩܨܪܢ
	construct	ܩܨܪ		2nd person	ܩܨܪܟ	ܩܨܪܟܝ	ܩܨܪܟܘܢ	ܩܨܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܨܪܐ		3rd person	ܩܨܪܗ	ܩܨܪܗ	ܩܨܪܗܘܢ	ܩܨܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܨܪܝܢ		1st person	ܩܨܪܝ		ܩܨܪܝܢ
	construct	ܩܨܪܝ		2nd person	ܩܨܪܝܟ	ܩܨܪܝܟܝ	ܩܨܪܝܟܘܢ	ܩܨܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܨܪܐ		3rd person	ܩܨܪܘܗܝ	ܩܨܪܝܗ	ܩܨܪܝܗܘܢ	ܩܨܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ-ܨ-ܪ (q-ṣ-r) related to scouring. Compare Arabic قَصَّار (qaṣṣār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑsˤrɑ(ʔ)], [qasˤsˤɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɑsˤre(ʔ)], [qasˤsˤɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܨܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܨܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܩܨܪܬܐ)

1. fuller

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܨܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܨܪ		1st person	ܩܨܪܝ		ܩܨܪܢ
	construct	ܩܨܪ		2nd person	ܩܨܪܟ	ܩܨܪܟܝ	ܩܨܪܟܘܢ	ܩܨܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܨܪܐ		3rd person	ܩܨܪܗ	ܩܨܪܗ	ܩܨܪܗܘܢ	ܩܨܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܨܪܝܢ		1st person	ܩܨܪܝ		ܩܨܪܝܢ
	construct	ܩܨܪܝ		2nd person	ܩܨܪܝܟ	ܩܨܪܝܟܝ	ܩܨܪܝܟܘܢ	ܩܨܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܨܪܐ		3rd person	ܩܨܪܘܗܝ	ܩܨܪܝܗ	ܩܨܪܝܗܘܢ	ܩܨܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Compare Arabic قَصَل (qaṣal).

Alternative forms

• ܩܝܨܪܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛsˤrɑ(ʔ)], [qesˤrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɛsˤre(ʔ)], [qesˤre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܨܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܨܪܐ)

1. husk, straw, chaff

   Synonym: ܬܒܢܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܨܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܨܪ		1st person	ܩܨܪܝ		ܩܨܪܢ
	construct	ܩܨܪ		2nd person	ܩܨܪܟ	ܩܨܪܟܝ	ܩܨܪܟܘܢ	ܩܨܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܨܪܐ		3rd person	ܩܨܪܗ	ܩܨܪܗ	ܩܨܪܗܘܢ	ܩܨܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܨܪܝܢ		1st person	ܩܨܪܝ		ܩܨܪܝܢ
	construct	ܩܨܪܝ		2nd person	ܩܨܪܝܟ	ܩܨܪܝܟܝ	ܩܨܪܝܟܘܢ	ܩܨܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܨܪܐ		3rd person	ܩܨܪܘܗܝ	ܩܨܪܝܗ	ܩܨܪܝܗܘܢ	ܩܨܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Compare Arabic قَصْر (qaṣr) and Mishnaic Hebrew קְצָרָה (qəṣārâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qasˤrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qasˤre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܨܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܨܪܐ)

1. palace, castle, fortress

   Synonyms: ܗܝܟܠܐ, ܒܝܪܬܐ, ܚܣܢܐ, ܣܚܪܬܐ, ܟܪܟܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܨܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܨܪ		1st person	ܩܨܪܝ		ܩܨܪܢ
	construct	ܩܨܪ		2nd person	ܩܨܪܟ	ܩܨܪܟܝ	ܩܨܪܟܘܢ	ܩܨܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܨܪܐ		3rd person	ܩܨܪܗ	ܩܨܪܗ	ܩܨܪܗܘܢ	ܩܨܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܨܪܝܢ		1st person	ܩܨܪܝ		ܩܨܪܝܢ
	construct	ܩܨܪܝ		2nd person	ܩܨܪܝܟ	ܩܨܪܝܟܝ	ܩܨܪܝܟܘܢ	ܩܨܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܨܪܐ		3rd person	ܩܨܪܘܗܝ	ܩܨܪܝܗ	ܩܨܪܝܗܘܢ	ܩܨܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qṣr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “qṣrˀ”, 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, p. 327b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 516a
• 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. 1399a-b