ܩܝܣܐ
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Classical Syriac[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compare Akkadian 𒄑𒌁 (qištum, “forest, grove, woodland”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ܩܝܣܐ • (qaysā) m (plural ܩܝܣܐ (qaysē))
- wood
- tree
- Synonym: ܐܝܠܢܐ
- wooden object; stick, stake
- gibbet, gallows; crucifix; (rare) stocks
- one pound weight
- ounce, two drachms
- (rare) handle (of bell, axe, etc.)
- (rare, nautical) rudder
Inflection[edit]
inflection of ܩܝܣܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܩܝܣ | ܩܝܣܝܢ |
| construct | ܩܝܣ | ܩܝܣܝ |
| emphatic | ܩܝܣܐ | ܩܝܣܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܩܝܣܝ | ܩܝܣܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܩܝܣܟ | ܩܝܣܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܩܝܣܟܝ | ܩܝܣܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܩܝܣܗ | ܩܝܣܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܩܝܣܗ | ܩܝܣܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܩܝܣܢ | ܩܝܣܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܩܝܣܟܘܢ | ܩܝܣܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܩܝܣܟܝܢ | ܩܝܣܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܩܝܣܗܘܢ | ܩܝܣܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܩܝܣܗܝܢ | ܩܝܣܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “qys”, 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, page 319a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 504b
- 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 1364b-1365a