ܩܠܝܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܠ-ܐ (q-l-ʾ) related to scorning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)lɑjtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [q(ə)lɑjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܠܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܠܝܬܐ)

1. slight, scorn, insult
2. outrage
3. challenge, contention, combat

Inflection

    declension of ܩܠܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܠܝܐ	ܩܠܝܢ
construct	ܩܠܝܬ	ܩܠܝܬ
emphatic	ܩܠܝܬܐ	ܩܠܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܠܝܬܝ	ܩܠܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܠܝܬܟ	ܩܠܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܠܝܬܟܝ	ܩܠܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܠܝܬܗ	ܩܠܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܠܝܬܗ	ܩܠܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܠܝܬܢ	ܩܠܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܠܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܠܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܠܝܬܟܝܢ	ܩܠܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܠܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܠܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܠܝܬܗܝܢ	ܩܠܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ-ܠ-ܐ (q-l-ʾ) related to frying.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qalliθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qaljɑθɑ(ʔ)], [qɛljɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܩܠܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. feminine emphatic singular of ܩܠܝܐ
2. feminine emphatic plural of ܩܠܝܐ

Noun

ܩܠܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural only; not used in singular form)

1. roasting, anything roasted (especially roasted corn)

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek κελλίον (kellíon) or κέλλα (kélla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛlliθɑ(ʔ)], [qɛllɑjtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɛlle(ʔ)], [qɛljɑθɑ(ʔ)], [qɛllɑjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܠܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܠܝܬܐ or ܩܠܐ)

1. cell, alcove (especially that of a monk)
2. (ecclesiastical) patriarch's residence; bishop's attendants

Inflection

    declension of ܩܠܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܠܝܐ ,ܩܠܝ	ܩܠܝܢ ,ܩܠܝܢ
construct	ܩܠܝܬ	ܩܠܝܬ ,ܩܠܝ
emphatic	ܩܠܝܬܐ	ܩܠܝܬܐ ,ܩܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܠܝܬܝ	ܩܠܝܬܝ ,ܩܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܠܝܬܟ	ܩܠܝܬܟ ,ܩܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܠܝܬܟܝ	ܩܠܝܬܟܝ ,ܩܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܠܝܬܗ	ܩܠܝܬܗ ,ܩܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܠܝܬܗ	ܩܠܝܬܗ ,ܩܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܠܝܬܢ	ܩܠܝܬܢ ,ܩܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܠܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܠܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܩܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܠܝܬܟܝܢ	ܩܠܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܩܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܠܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܠܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܩܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܠܝܬܗܝܢ	ܩܠܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܩܠܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: قَلَّايَة (qallāya)

See also

• ܩܠܐ

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑlɑjɑθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܩܠܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. emphatic plural of ܩܠܬܐ

References

• “qly”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “qlyh”, 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. 320a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 507a
• 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. 1371b-1372a