ܩܫܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܩ ܫ ܬ (q š t)
1 term
ܩܫܬܐ

From Aramaic קֵּשְׁתָּא (qeštā); compare Akkadian 𒄑𒉼 (qaštum), Hebrew קֶשֶׁת (késhet) and Arabic قَوْس (qaws, bow).

Alternative forms

  • ܩܸܫܛܵܐ (qišṭā)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qɪʃ.tɑː]

Noun

ܩܸܫܬܵܐ • (qištā) m (plural ܩܸܫܬܹ̈ܐ (qištē) or ܩܸܫܬܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qištāṯē) or ܩܸܫܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qišyāṯē))

  1. (weaponry, archery) bow
  2. (geometry) arc
  3. (graph theory) edge connecting two vertices
  4. (physics) electric arc
  5. (music) bow, as used with string instruments
  6. (architecture, masonry) arch, archway
  7. (orthography) name of a diacritic mark written under changing sound from /p/ to /f/
  8. (typography, chiefly in the plural) parentheses, brackets
    Synonym: ܣܲܗܪ̈ܘܿܢܹܐ (sahrōnē)
Inflection
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
  • ܩܸܫܬܵܢܵܐ (qištānā, curved, arched)
  • ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ ܩܸܫܬܵܝܵܐ (daqīqā qištāyā, arcminute)
  • ܩܸܫܬܵܐ ܕܥܢܵܢܵܐ (qištā d-ˁnānā, rainbow)
  • ܩܸܫܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܹܐ (qištā d-malaˀḵē, Cupid's bow)
  • ܩܸܫܬܵܐ ܝܲܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (qištā yarīḵā, longbow)

Etymology 2

Modified from above; compare Hebrew קַשָּׁת (kashát).

Alternative forms

  • ܩܲܫܵܛܵܐ (qaššāṭā)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qaʃʃɑːθɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [qaʃʃɑːtɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (qaššāṯā) m sg (plural ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qaššāṯē))

  1. (archery) archer, bowman; soldier whose main weapon is the bow and arrow
Inflection

Proper noun

ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (qaššāṯā) m

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Sagittarius (constellation and zodiac sign)
Coordinate terms
Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā) ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā) ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē) ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā) ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā) ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā) ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā)
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā) ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā) ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā) ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew קֶשֶׁת (qéšeṯ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qɛʃtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qɛʃte], [qɛʃtɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܩܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed) c (plural ܩܫܬܬܐ or ܩܫܬܐ)

  1. (archery) bow
  2. (weather) rainbow
  3. (architecture) arch
  4. row, semicircle
Usage notes

The plural form ܩܫܬܐ (qeštēʾ) is rare.

Inflection
See also

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Hebrew קַשָּׁת (qaššāṯ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qaʃʃɑθɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qaʃʃɑθe] (plural)

Noun

ܩܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܫܬܐ)

  1. (archery) archer, bowman
Inflection
See also

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qɑʃtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qɑʃɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܩܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܫܬܐ)

  1. (dialectal) doorknocker
Inflection

Etymology 4

Compare Arabic قَشَّة (qašša) and قَشّ (qašš) and Hebrew קַשׁ (qaš).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qɛʃ(ʃə)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qɛʃʃɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܩܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܫܬܐ)

  1. stubble, dry stalks or grass or leaves
  2. picking up sticks, gathering dry leaves
Inflection

References

  • qšt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • qštˀ”, 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. 332b, 333a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 522b, 523a
  • 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. 1418a, 1420b-1421a
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