ܟܢܘܫܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܢ ܫ (k n š)
8 terms

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [kənuʃ.jɑː]

Noun

ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܐ • (knušyā) m sg (plural ܟܢܘܼܫܝܹ̈ܐ (knušyē))

1. society, community
2. convocation, congregation, assembly, gathering
3. council, synod, convent

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܐ (knušyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܝܼ (knušyī)		ܟܢܘܼܫܝܲܢ (knušyan)
	construct	ܟܢܘܼܫܹܐ (knūšē)	2nd person	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܘܼܟ݂ (knušyūḵ)	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܟ݂ܝ (knušyāḵ)	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (knušyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܐ (knušyā)	3rd person	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܹܗ (knušyēh)	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܗ̇ (knušyāh)	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܗܘܿܢ (knūšihōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܝܼ̈ (knušyī)		ܟܢܘܼܫܝܲܢ̈ (knušyan)
	construct	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܲܝ̈ (knušyay)	2nd person	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (knušyūḵ)	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (knušyāḵ)	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (knušyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܹ̈ܐ (knušyē)	3rd person	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (knušyūh)	ܟܢܘܼܫܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (knušyōh)	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (knūšihōn)

Derived terms

• ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܝܵܐ (knušyāyā, “social”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܟ-ܢ-ܫ (k-n-š) related to gathering.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k(ə)nuʃjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [k(ə)nuʃje(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܢܘܫܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܢܘܫܝܐ)

1. convocation, congregation, assembly, gathering
2. council, synod
3. convent, community
4. (grammar) plural, plural form

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܢܘܫܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܢܘܫܝ	ܟܢܘܫܝܝܢ
construct	ܟܢܘܫܝ	ܟܢܘܫܝܝ
emphatic	ܟܢܘܫܝܐ	ܟܢܘܫܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܢܘܫܝܝ	ܟܢܘܫܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܢܘܫܝܟ	ܟܢܘܫܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܢܘܫܝܟܝ	ܟܢܘܫܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܢܘܫܝܗ	ܟܢܘܫܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܢܘܫܝܗ	ܟܢܘܫܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܢܘܫܝܢ	ܟܢܘܫܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܢܘܫܝܟܘܢ	ܟܢܘܫܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܢܘܫܝܟܝܢ	ܟܢܘܫܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܢܘܫܝܗܘܢ	ܟܢܘܫܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܢܘܫܝܗܝܢ	ܟܢܘܫܝܝܗܝܢ

References

• “knwšy”, 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, p. 159a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 218a
• 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. 633b