ܩܫܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܫܒ̈ܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic קַשְׁבָּא (qašbā), from Akkadian 𒋡𒀾𒁉 (/⁠qašbu⁠/); also found in Arabic قَسْب (qasb).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qaʃ.bɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܫܒܵܐ • (qašbā) m sg (plural ܩܲܫܒܹ̈ܐ (qašbē))

1. dried date

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܫܒܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			ܩܲܫܒܲܢ (qašban)
	construct	ܩܫܲܒ݂ (qšaḇ)		2nd person	ܩܲܫܒܘܼܟ݂ (qašbūḵ)	ܩܲܫܒܵܟ݂ܝ (qašbāḵ)	ܩܲܫܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qašbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܫܒܵܐ (qašbā)		3rd person	ܩܲܫܒܹܗ (qašbēh)	ܩܲܫܒܵܗ̇ (qašbāh)	ܩܲܫܒܗܘܿܢ (qašbhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܲܫܒܝܼ̈ (qašbī)		ܩܲܫܒܲܢ̈ (qašban)
	construct	ܩܲܫܒܲܝ̈ (qašbay)		2nd person	ܩܲܫܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qašbūḵ)	ܩܲܫܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qašbāḵ)	ܩܲܫܒܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qašbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܫܒܹ̈ܐ (qašbē)		3rd person	ܩܲܫܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qašbūh)	ܩܲܫܒ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qašbōh)	ܩܲܫܒܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qašbhōn)

See also

• ܕܸܩܠܵܐ (diqlā)
• ܬܲܡܪܵܐ (tamrā)
• ܚܘܼܪܡܵܐ (ḥurmā)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qaʃbɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qaʃbe] (plural)

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒋡𒀾𒁉 (/⁠qašbu⁠/). Also found in Jewish Babylonian Aramaic קַשְׁבָּא (qašbā) and Arabic قَسْب (qasb).

Noun

ܩܫܒܐ • (qašbā) m (plural ܩܫܒܐ (qašbē))

1. dried date

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܫܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܫܒ		1st person	ܩܫܒܝ		ܩܫܒܢ
	construct	ܩܫܒ		2nd person	ܩܫܒܟ	ܩܫܒܟܝ	ܩܫܒܟܘܢ	ܩܫܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܫܒܐ		3rd person	ܩܫܒܗ	ܩܫܒܗ	ܩܫܒܗܘܢ	ܩܫܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܫܒܝܢ		1st person	ܩܫܒܝ		ܩܫܒܝܢ
	construct	ܩܫܒܝ		2nd person	ܩܫܒܝܟ	ܩܫܒܝܟܝ	ܩܫܒܝܟܘܢ	ܩܫܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܫܒܐ		3rd person	ܩܫܒܘܗܝ	ܩܫܒܝܗ	ܩܫܒܝܗܘܢ	ܩܫܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ-ܫ-ܒ related to awareness. Compare Hebrew קֶשֶׁב (qéšeḇ).

Noun

ܩܫܒܐ • (qašbā) m (plural ܩܫܒܐ (qašbē))

1. sign, beckoning

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܫܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܫܒ		1st person	ܩܫܒܝ		ܩܫܒܢ
	construct	ܩܫܒ		2nd person	ܩܫܒܟ	ܩܫܒܟܝ	ܩܫܒܟܘܢ	ܩܫܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܫܒܐ		3rd person	ܩܫܒܗ	ܩܫܒܗ	ܩܫܒܗܘܢ	ܩܫܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܫܒܝܢ		1st person	ܩܫܒܝ		ܩܫܒܝܢ
	construct	ܩܫܒܝ		2nd person	ܩܫܒܝܟ	ܩܫܒܝܟܝ	ܩܫܒܝܟܘܢ	ܩܫܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܫܒܐ		3rd person	ܩܫܒܘܗܝ	ܩܫܒܝܗ	ܩܫܒܝܗܘܢ	ܩܫܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qšb”, 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 333a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 522b
• 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, pages 1418a–b