ܩܘܡܬܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ܩ-ܘ-ܡ (q-w-m) related to rising. Compare Arabic قَوْمَة (qawma) and Hebrew קוֹמָה (qômâ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [qawm(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qawmɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܩܘܡܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܩܘܡܬܐ)

  1. height, stature
  2. stance, bearing, deportment
  3. lifetime, age, old age
  4. (anatomy) body
  5. (nautical) fathom

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • qwmh”, 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. 313a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 495b
  • 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. 1335b