ܩܢܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܩܢܝܐ
Etymology
From Aramaic קַנְיָא (qanəya), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanûm); compare Arabic قَنَاة (qanāh), Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna), Hebrew קָנֶה (kané). Doublet of ܩܲܢܝܼܬܵܐ (qanītā, “channel”), ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܐ (qānōnā, “law, cannon”), and ܟܢܘܼܢܬܵܐ (knuntā, “plumb line”).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [qan.jɑː]
Inflection
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܩܲܢܝܝܼ (qanyī) |
ܩܲܢܝܲܢ (qanyan) | ||
| construct | ܩܢܹܐ (qnē) |
2nd person | ܩܲܢܝܘܼܟ݂ (qanyūḵ) |
ܩܲܢܝܵܟ݂ܝ (qanyāḵ) |
ܩܲܢܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qanyāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܩܲܢܝܵܐ (qanyā) |
3rd person | ܩܲܢܝܹܗ (qanyēh) |
ܩܲܢܝܵܗ̇ (qanyāh) |
ܩܲܢܝܗܘܿܢ (qanihōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܩܲܢܝܝܼ̈ (qanyī) |
ܩܲܢܝܲܢ̈ (qanyan) | ||
| construct | ܩܢܲܝ̈ (qnay) |
2nd person | ܩܲܢܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qanyūḵ) |
ܩܲܢܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qanyāḵ) |
ܩܲܢܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qanyāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܩܲܢܝܹ̈ܐ (qanyē) |
3rd person | ܩܲܢܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qanyūh) |
ܩܲܢܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qanyōh) |
ܩܲܢܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qanihōn) | ||
Derived terms
- ܩܲܢܝܵܐ ܕܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܵܐ (qanyā d-aḇārā, “pencil”)
- ܩܲܢܝܵܐ ܕܢܲܡܛܵܐ (qanyā d-namṭā, “marker pen, felt-tip pen”)
- ܩܲܢܝܵܐ ܕܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qanyā d-šaˁūṯā, “crayon”)
- ܩܲܢܝܵܐ ܡܲܩܫܝܵܢܵܐ (qanyā maqšyānā, “highlighter”)
Classical Syriac
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [qanjɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [q(ə)najjɑ], [qanjɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܩܢܝܐ • (qanyā) m (plural ܩܢܝܬܐ (qanyāṯā) or ܩܢܝܐ (qenayyā))
- reed, cane, stem
- straw, stalk, haulm
- rope of twisted rushes
- reed pen, pen
- shaft, pipe, branch of candlestick
- (anatomy) various senses: arm, forearm; elbow; shoulder; scapula, shoulder blade, wingbone; trachea, windpipe; urinary tract, penis
- scale, balance, beam of balance
- measuring rod
- various units of measurement: cubit; 8 cubits; 6 fathoms; square rod
Inflection
Irregular inflection with a stem ending in Yodh.
declension of ܩܢܝܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܩܢܐ | ܩܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܩܢܐ | ܩܢܝܬ ,ܩܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܩܢܝܐ | ܩܢܝܬܐ ,ܩܢܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܩܢܝܝ | ܩܢܝܬܝ ,ܩܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܩܢܝܟ | ܩܢܝܬܟ ,ܩܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܩܢܝܟܝ | ܩܢܝܬܟܝ ,ܩܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܩܢܝܗ | ܩܢܝܬܗ ,ܩܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܩܢܝܗ | ܩܢܝܬܗ ,ܩܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܩܢܝܢ | ܩܢܝܬܢ ,ܩܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܩܢܝܟܘܢ | ܩܢܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܩܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܩܢܝܟܝܢ | ܩܢܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܩܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܩܢܝܗܘܢ | ܩܢܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܩܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܩܢܝܗܝܢ | ܩܢܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܩܢܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܩ-ܢ-ܐ (q-n-ʾ) related to possessing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [qannɑjɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [qannɑje] (plural)
Noun
ܩܢܝܐ • (qannāyā) m (plural ܩܢܝܐ (qannāyē))
Inflection
inflection of ܩܢܝܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܩܢܝ | ܩܢܝܝܢ |
| construct | ܩܢܝ | ܩܢܝܝ |
| emphatic | ܩܢܝܐ | ܩܢܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܩܢܝܝ | ܩܢܝܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܩܢܝܟ | ܩܢܝܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܩܢܝܟܝ | ܩܢܝܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܩܢܝܗ | ܩܢܝܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܩܢܝܗ | ܩܢܝܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܩܢܝܢ | ܩܢܝܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܩܢܝܟܘܢ | ܩܢܝܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܩܢܝܟܝܢ | ܩܢܝܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܩܢܝܗܘܢ | ܩܢܝܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܩܢܝܗܝܢ | ܩܢܝܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3
From the root ܩ-ܢ-ܐ (q-n-ʾ) related to possessing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [qɛnjɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [q(ə)najjɑ] (plural)
Inflection
Irregular inflection with a stem ending in Yodh.
declension of ܩܢܝܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܩܢܐ | ܩܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܩܢܐ | ܩܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܩܢܝܐ | ܩܢܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܩܢܝܝ | ܩܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܩܢܝܟ | ܩܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܩܢܝܟܝ | ܩܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܩܢܝܗ | ܩܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܩܢܝܗ | ܩܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܩܢܝܢ | ܩܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܩܢܝܟܘܢ | ܩܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܩܢܝܟܝܢ | ܩܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܩܢܝܗܘܢ | ܩܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܩܢܝܗܝܢ | ܩܢܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “qnh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “qny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “qny2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “qnyˀ**dzkwtˀ”, 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, pages 322b, 323b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 510b
- 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 1383b-1384b
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