قوصرة
Arabic
Etymology
From Aramaic גצרא (gaṣrā) ~ גוסרה (gusrā), from Ancient Greek γάστρα (gástra, “the lower part of a vessel bulging out like a paunch; a vase with such a belly”) which derives well from the well-known γαστήρ (gastḗr, “belly, stomach”). قَصْرِيَّة (qaṣriyya, “pot”) is of like origin, apparently with Aramaic -īṯā ending.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qaw.sˤa.ra/
Noun
قَوْصَرَة • (qawṣara) f (plural قَوَاصِر (qawāṣir))
- (obsolete) basket
- a. 661, ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, a saying:
- أَفلَحَ مَن كانَت لَهُ قَوصَرَه – يَأكُلُ مِنها كُلُ يَومٍ تَمَره
- Merry is he who has a crate – whereof he eats each day a date
- a. 861, دعبل الخزاعي [Diʿbil al-Ḵuzāʿīy], يا أبا سعد قوصره (first line):
- يا أَبا سَعدِ قَوصَرَه … زانِيَ الأُختِ وَالمَرَه
- Oh father of success of the basket, abuser of the sister and wife!
Declension
Declension of noun قَوْصَرَة (qawṣara)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَوْصَرَة qawṣara |
الْقَوْصَرَة al-qawṣara |
قَوْصَرَة qawṣarat |
| Nominative | قَوْصَرَةٌ qawṣaratun |
الْقَوْصَرَةُ al-qawṣaratu |
قَوْصَرَةُ qawṣaratu |
| Accusative | قَوْصَرَةً qawṣaratan |
الْقَوْصَرَةَ al-qawṣarata |
قَوْصَرَةَ qawṣarata |
| Genitive | قَوْصَرَةٍ qawṣaratin |
الْقَوْصَرَةِ al-qawṣarati |
قَوْصَرَةِ qawṣarati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | قَوْصَرَتَيْن qawṣaratayn |
الْقَوْصَرَتَيْن al-qawṣaratayn |
قَوْصَرَتَيْ qawṣaratay |
| Nominative | قَوْصَرَتَانِ qawṣaratāni |
الْقَوْصَرَتَانِ al-qawṣaratāni |
قَوْصَرَتَا qawṣaratā |
| Accusative | قَوْصَرَتَيْنِ qawṣaratayni |
الْقَوْصَرَتَيْنِ al-qawṣaratayni |
قَوْصَرَتَيْ qawṣaratay |
| Genitive | قَوْصَرَتَيْنِ qawṣaratayni |
الْقَوْصَرَتَيْنِ al-qawṣaratayni |
قَوْصَرَتَيْ qawṣaratay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَوَاصِر qawāṣir |
الْقَوَاصِر al-qawāṣir |
قَوَاصِر qawāṣir |
| Nominative | قَوَاصِرُ qawāṣiru |
الْقَوَاصِرُ al-qawāṣiru |
قَوَاصِرُ qawāṣiru |
| Accusative | قَوَاصِرَ qawāṣira |
الْقَوَاصِرَ al-qawāṣira |
قَوَاصِرَ qawāṣira |
| Genitive | قَوَاصِرَ qawāṣira |
الْقَوَاصِرِ al-qawāṣiri |
قَوَاصِرِ qawāṣiri |
Descendants
- → Classical Syriac: ܩܘܣܪܬܐ (qūsartā)
References
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 76–77
- “qwsrh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–; compare older Syriac ܟܣܟܪܐ (kaskrā, “basket”) “kskr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
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