ܩܢܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܢ ܛ (q n ṭ)
2 terms

Compare Arabic قَنَط (qanaṭ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qɪn.tˤɑ]

Noun

ܩܸܢܛܵܐ • (qinṭā) m sg (plural ܩܸܢܛܹ̈ܐ (qinṭē))

1. danger, risk, hazard, peril, calamity, jeopardy

   Synonym: ܩܹܘܲܢܕܹܝܢܘܿܣ (qēwandēnōs)

   Antonym: ܫܲܝܢܵܐ (šaynā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܸܢܛܵܐ (qinṭā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܸܢܛܝܼ (qinṭī)		ܩܸܢܛܲܢ (qinṭan)
	construct	ܩܢܸܛ (qniṭ)	2nd person	ܩܸܢܛܘܼܟ݂ (qinṭūḵ)	ܩܸܢܛܵܟ݂ܝ (qinṭāḵ)	ܩܸܢܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qinṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܸܢܛܵܐ (qinṭā)	3rd person	ܩܸܢܛܹܗ (qinṭēh)	ܩܸܢܛܵܗ̇ (qinṭāh)	ܩܸܢܛܗܘܿܢ (qinṭhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܸܢܛܝܼ̈ (qinṭī)		ܩܸܢܛܲܢ̈ (qinṭan)
	construct	ܩܸܢܛܲܝ̈ (qinṭay)	2nd person	ܩܸܢܛܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qinṭūḵ)	ܩܸܢܛܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qinṭāḵ)	ܩܸܢܛܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qinṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܸܢܛܹ̈ܐ (qinṭē)	3rd person	ܩܸܢܛܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qinṭūh)	ܩܸܢܛ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qinṭōh)	ܩܸܢܛܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qinṭhōn)

Related terms

• ܩܲܢܝܼܛܵܐ (qanīṭā)
• ܡܩܲܢܛܵܐ (mqanṭā)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛntˤɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɛntˤe(ʔ)] (plural)

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܢ-ܛ (q-n-ṭ) related to fearing. Compare Arabic قَنَط (qanaṭ).

Noun

ܩܢܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܢܛܐ)

1. fear, dread
2. danger, risk
3. suspicion

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܢܛܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܢܛ	ܩܢܛܝܢ
construct	ܩܢܛ	ܩܢܛܝ
emphatic	ܩܢܛܐ	ܩܢܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܢܛܝ	ܩܢܛܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܢܛܟ	ܩܢܛܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܢܛܟܝ	ܩܢܛܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܢܛܗ	ܩܢܛܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܢܛܗ	ܩܢܛܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܢܛܢ	ܩܢܛܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܢܛܟܘܢ	ܩܢܛܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܢܛܟܝܢ	ܩܢܛܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܢܛܗܘܢ	ܩܢܛܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܢܛܗܝܢ	ܩܢܛܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Possibly from Ancient Greek κελέοντες (keléontes).

Noun

ܩܢܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܢܛܐ)

1. beam (of a loom)

   Synonyms: ܢܘܠܐ, ܢܝܪܐ

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܢܛܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܢܛ	ܩܢܛܝܢ
construct	ܩܢܛ	ܩܢܛܝ
emphatic	ܩܢܛܐ	ܩܢܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܢܛܝ	ܩܢܛܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܢܛܟ	ܩܢܛܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܢܛܟܝ	ܩܢܛܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܢܛܗ	ܩܢܛܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܢܛܗ	ܩܢܛܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܢܛܢ	ܩܢܛܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܢܛܟܘܢ	ܩܢܛܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܢܛܟܝܢ	ܩܢܛܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܢܛܗܘܢ	ܩܢܛܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܢܛܗܝܢ	ܩܢܛܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qnṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-04-03
• “qnṭˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-04-03
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 323b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 1382a