ܩܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܩ ܫ ܫ (q š š)
2 terms

ܩ̇ܫܐ (ܟܗܢܐ)

From Aramaic קַשָׁא (qaššā) with a lengthening of the first syllable to /ā/ in most dialects; compare also the same in Arabic قِسّ (qiss) and قِسِّيس (qissīs).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qaːʃaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [qaʃa], [qaːʃa]

Noun

ܩܵܫܵܐ • (qāšā) m (plural ܩܵܫܹ̈ܐ (qāšē) or ܩܲܫܵܝܹ̈ܐ (qaššāyē))

1. (Christianity) priest, pastor, presbyter

   Synonyms: ܟܵܗܢܵܐ (kāhnā), ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ (aḇā)

   ܪܵܒܝܼ ܩܵܫܵܐ ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ― rābī qāšā yōḥannān ― Priest John

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܵܫܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܵܫܝܼ (qāšī)		ܩܵܫܲܢ (qāšan)
	construct	ܩܵܫ (qāš)		2nd person	ܩܵܫܘܼܟ݂ (qāšūḵ)	ܩܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ (qāšāḵ)	ܩܵܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qāšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܵܫܵܐ (qāšā)		3rd person	ܩܵܫܹܗ (qāšēh)	ܩܵܫܵܗ̇ (qāšāh)	ܩܵܫܗܘܿܢ (qāšhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܵܫܝܼ̈ (qāšī)		ܩܵܫܲܢ̈ (qāšan)
	construct	ܩܵܫܲܝ̈ (qāšay)		2nd person	ܩܵܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qāšūḵ)	ܩܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qāšāḵ)	ܩܵܫܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qāšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܵܫܹ̈ܐ (qāšē)		3rd person	ܩܵܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qāšūh)	ܩܵܫ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qāšōh)	ܩܵܫܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qāšhōn)

Proper noun

ܩܵܫܵܐ • (qāšā) ?

1. a surname originating as an occupation

See also

• ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ (qašīšā, “old, elderly”)

Etymology 2

ܩ̣ܫܐ (ܬܒܢܐ)

Inherited from Aramaic קֵשּׁא (qeššā), from Akkadian 𒄀𒋝 (/⁠kikkišu, kikkisu⁠/, “large amounts of reeds plaited together”); compare Arabic قَشّ (qašš) and Hebrew קַשׁ (kash).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qɪʃʃaː]

Noun

ܩܸܫܵܐ • (qiššā) m

1. (uncountable) straw, hay, stubble, straw

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܸܫܵܐ

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܸܫܝܼ (qišī)		ܩܸܫܲܢ (qiššan)
	construct	ܩܸܫ (qiš)	2nd person	ܩܸܫܘܼܟ݂ (qišūḵ)	ܩܸܫܵܟ݂ܝ (qiššāḵ)	ܩܸܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qiššāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܸܫܵܐ (qiššā)	3rd person	ܩܸܫܹܗ (qiššēh)	ܩܸܫܵܗ̇ (qiššāh)	ܩܸܫܗܘܿܢ (qišhōn)

Etymology 3

Root
ܩ ܫ ܐ (q š ˀ)
3 terms

From Aramaic קְשָׁא (qəšā); compare Hebrew קָשָׁה (kashá) and Arabic قَسَا (to be harsh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qɑːʃeː]

Verb

ܩܵܫܹܐ • (qāšē)

1. (intransitive) to harden, stiffen
2. (intransitive) to solidify

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܩܵܫܹܐ

present participle	ܩܫܵܝܵܐ (qšāyā)
verbal noun	ܩܫܵܝܵܐ (qšāyā)
		singular				plural
past participle	m	ܩܸܫܝܵܐ (qišyā)				ܩܸܫܝܹ̈ܐ (qišyē)
	f	ܩܫܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qšīṯā)
agent noun	m	ܩܵܫܘܿܝܵܐ (qāšōyā)				ܩܵܫܘܿܝܹ̈ܐ (qāšōyē)
	f	ܩܵܫܘܿܝܬܵܐ (qāšōytā)				ܩܵܫܘܿܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qāšōyāṯā)
instance noun		ܩܫܵܝܬܵܐ (qšāytā)				ܩ̈ܫܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qšāyāṯā)
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܩܫܹܐ ܠܝܼ (qšē lī)	ܩܫܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (qšē lūḵ)	ܩܫܹܐ ܠܹܗ (qšē lēh)	ܩܫܹܐ ܠܲܢ (qšē lan)	ܩܫܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qšē lāwḵōn)	ܩܫܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (qšē lhōn)
	f		ܩܫܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (qšē lāḵ)	ܩܫܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (qšē lāh)
non-past	m	ܩܵܫܹܝܢ (qāšēn)	ܩܵܫܹܝܬ (qāšēt)	ܩܵܫܹܐ (qāšē)	ܩܵܫܹܝܚ (qāšēḥ)	ܩܵܫܹܝܬܘܿܢ (qāšētōn)	ܩܵܫܝܼ (qāšī)
	f	ܩܵܫܝܵܢ (qāšyān)	ܩܵܫܝܵܬܝ (qāšyāt)	ܩܵܫܝܵܐ (qāšyā)
imperative	m		ܩܫܝܼ (qšī)			ܩܫܲܘ (qšaw)
	f		ܩܫܲܝ (qšay)
passive past	m	ܩܫܹܝܢ (qšēn)	ܩܫܹܝܬ (qšēt)	ܩܫܹܐ (qšē)	ܩܫܹܝܚ (qšēḥ)	ܩܫܹܝܬܘܿܢ (qšētōn)	ܩܫܲܝ (qšay)
	f	ܩܸܫܝܲܢ (qišyan)	ܩܸܫܝܲܬܝ (qišyat)	ܩܸܫܝܵܐ (qišyā)

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