ܩܪܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܩ ܪ ܐ (q r ˀ)
5 terms

Instance noun of ܩܵܪܹܐ (qārē, “to read; to call”); cognate to Arabic قِرَاءَة (qirāʔa) and Hebrew קְרִיאָה (qri'á).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qərɑːjtɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [qəreːtɑː]

Noun

ܩܪܵܝܬܵܐ • (qrāytā) f (plural ܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qrāyāṯā))

1. shout, cry, exclamation
2. call, vocation, summon
3. reading, rendering, recitation
4. invocation, invitation
5. appellation, naming, nomination
6. recall, revocation
7. crowing, cockcrow
8. braying of trumpets
9. (poetry) recitation of poetry, meter/metre
10. (grammar) various senses: exclamation; vocative case
11. (law) appeal, recalling
12. (ecclesiastical) designation (of bishop)
13. (Christianity) invocation of the Holy Trinity at baptism

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܪܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܪܵܝܬ݂ܝܼ (qrāyṯī)		ܩܪܵܝܬ݂ܲܢ (qrāyṯan)
	construct	ܩܪܵܝܲܬ݂ (qrāyaṯ)		2nd person	ܩܪܵܝܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qrāyṯūḵ)	ܩܪܵܝܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qrāyṯāḵ)	ܩܪܵܝܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qrāyṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܪܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (qrāyṯā)		3rd person	ܩܪܵܝܬ݂ܹܗ (qrāyṯēh)	ܩܪܵܝܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qrāyṯāh)	ܩܪܵܝܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qrāyṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ (qrāyāṯī)		ܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ (qrāyāṯan)
	construct	ܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ (qrāyāṯ)		2nd person	ܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qrāyāṯūḵ)	ܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qrāyāṯāḵ)	ܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qrāyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (qrāyāṯē)		3rd person	ܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (qrāyāṯūh)	ܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (qrāyāṯōh)	ܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qrāyāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܝܸܡ ܩܪܵܝܬܵܐ (yim qrāytā)
• ܝܲܕ݂ܥܵܐ ܕܩܪܵܝܬܵܐ (yaḏˁā dqrāytā)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?]; compare Classical Syriac ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (“plank, beam”) and Hebrew קֶרֶשׁ (qéresh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qaːriːθaː]

Noun

ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (qārīṯā) f (plural ܩܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qāryāṯā) or ܩܵܪ̈ܝܼܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qārīyāṯā))

1. main beam or plank in a roof
2. crossbeam

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (qārīṯī)		ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (qārīṯan)
	construct	ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ (qārīṯ)		2nd person	ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qārīṯūḵ)	ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qārīṯāḵ)	ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qārīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qārīṯā)		3rd person	ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (qārīṯēh)	ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qārīṯāh)	ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qārīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ (qāryāṯī)		ܩܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ (qāryāṯan)
	construct	ܩܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ (qāryāṯ)		2nd person	ܩܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qāryāṯūḵ)	ܩܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qāryāṯāḵ)	ܩܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qāryāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qāryāṯā)		3rd person	ܩܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (qāryāṯēh)	ܩܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qāryāṯāh)	ܩܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qāryāṯhōn)

Etymology 3

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic [Term?]; compare Arabic قَرْيَة (qarya), Hebrew קִרְיָה (qiryá) and קֶרֶת (qéret).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qəriːθɑː]

Noun

ܩܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (qrīṯā) f (plural ܩܘܼܪ̈ܝܵܐ (quryā) or ܩܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qiryāṯā))

1. (formal, literary) town, village, hamlet

Usage notes

The plural ܩܘܼܪ̈ܝܵܐ (quryā) is used for the collective sense while the plural ܩܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qiryāṯā) is used for the individual sense.

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܪܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (qrīṯī)		ܩܪܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (qrīṯan)
	construct	ܩܪܝܼܬ݂ (qrīṯ)		2nd person	ܩܪܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qrīṯūḵ)	ܩܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qrīṯāḵ)	ܩܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qrīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qrīṯā)		3rd person	ܩܪܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (qrīṯēh)	ܩܪܝܼܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (qrīṯōh)	ܩܪܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qrīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܝܝܼ (quryī)		ܩܘܼܪ̈ܝܲܢ (quryan)
	construct	ܩܪ̈ܝܼܬ݂ܲܝ (qrīṯay)		2nd person	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܝܘܼܟ݂ (quryūḵ)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܝܵܟ݂ܝ (quryāḵ)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (quryāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܝܹܐ (quryē)		3rd person	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܝܘܼܗܝ (quryūh)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܝܘܿܗ̇ (quryōh)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܝܗܘܿܢ (qūrihōn)

See also

• ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ (māṯā)

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qəriːθɑː]

Adjective

ܩܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (qrīṯā) f

1. feminine of ܩܸܪܝܵܐ (qiryā, “read, called”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic قَرْيَة (qarya) and Hebrew קִרְיָה (qiryâ) and קֶרֶת (qéreṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)riθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɛrjɑθɑ(ʔ)], [qurjɑ(ʔ)], [qurja(ʔ)s], [qurjos] (plural)

Noun

ܩܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܘܪܝܘܣ or ܩܘܪܝܣ or ܩܘܪܝܐܣ or ܩܘܪܝܐ or ܩܪܝܬܐ)

1. town, village, hamlet
2. district
3. field
4. farm
5. property, possession

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܪܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܘܪܝܐ ,ܩܪܐ		1st person	ܩܪܝܬܝ		ܩܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܩܘܪܝܬ ,ܩܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܩܪܝܬܟ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝ	ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܪܝܢ		1st person	ܩܘܪܝܝ ,ܩܪܝܬܝ		ܩܘܪܝܝܢ ,ܩܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܩܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܩܘܪܝܝܟ ,ܩܪܝܬܟ	ܩܘܪܝܝܟܝ ,ܩܪܝܬܟܝ	ܩܘܪܝܝܟܘܢ ,ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܘܪܝܝܟܝܢ ,ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܘܪܝܘܣ ,ܩܘܪܝܣ ,ܩܘܪܝܐܣ ,ܩܘܪܝܐ ,ܩܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܘܪܝܘܗܝ ,ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܘܪܝܝܗ ,ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܘܪܝܝܗܘܢ ,ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܘܪܝܝܗܝܢ ,ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ ܪ ܐ related to calling. Compare Arabic قِرَاءَة (qirāʔa) and Hebrew קְרִיאָה (qərîʾâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)rɑjtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [q(ə)rɑjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܪܝܬܐ)

1. shout, cry, exclamation
2. calling, summoning
3. call, vocation
4. reading, rendering, recitation
5. invocation, invitation
6. (Christianity) invocation of the Holy Trinity at baptism
7. appellation, naming
8. nomination
9. (ecclesiastical) designation (of bishop)
10. (law) appeal, recalling
11. recall, revocation
12. (poetry) recitation of poetry, meter/metre
13. (grammar) various senses: exclamation; vocative case; grammatical mood; type of sentence; name of accent
14. sound
15. crowing, cockcrow
16. braying (of trumpets)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܪܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܪܝܐ		1st person	ܩܪܝܬܝ		ܩܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܩܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܩܪܝܬܟ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝ	ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܪܝܢ		1st person	ܩܪܝܬܢ		ܩܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܩܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܩܪܝܬܟ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝ	ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑriθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɑrjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܪܝܬܐ)

1. weevil, locust
2. infestation
3. tortoise
4. (pathology) (possibly) kind of disease

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܪܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܪܝ		1st person	ܩܪܝܬܝ		ܩܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܩܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܩܪܝܬܟ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝ	ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܪܝܢ		1st person	ܩܪܝܬܝ		ܩܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܩܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܩܪܝܬܟ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝ	ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Compare Hebrew קֶרֶשׁ (qéreš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑriθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɑrjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܪܝܬܐ)

1. beam, plank

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܪܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܪܝ		1st person	ܩܪܝܬܝ		ܩܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܩܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܩܪܝܬܟ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝ	ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܪܝܢ		1st person	ܩܪܝܬܝ		ܩܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܩܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܩܪܝܬܟ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝ	ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 5

From the root ܩ ܪ ܐ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑriθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɑrjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܪܝܬܐ)

1. falling down

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܪܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܪܝ		1st person	ܩܪܝܬܝ		ܩܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܩܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܩܪܝܬܟ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝ	ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܪܝܢ		1st person	ܩܪܝܬܝ		ܩܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܩܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܩܪܝܬܟ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝ	ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 6

From Classical Mandaic ࡒ-ࡓ-ࡀ, "to create".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)riθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܩܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f(uncountable)

1. creation

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܪܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܪܝ		1st person	ܩܪܝܬܝ		ܩܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܩܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܩܪܝܬܟ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝ	ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 7

From Ancient Greek κριθή (krithḗ).

Alternative forms

• ܩܪܝܬܝ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)riθɑ(ʔ)], [q(ə)riθe(ʔ)]

Noun

ܩܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f(uncountable)

1. barley
2. (pathology) stye

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܪܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܪܝ		1st person	ܩܪܝܬܝ		ܩܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܩܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܩܪܝܬܟ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝ	ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “qry”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “qryh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “qrytˀ”, 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, pp. 328b, 330b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 517a, 519b
• 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, pp. 1410a-1411a