ܩܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܫܐ

Etymology 1

Root
ܩ ܫ ܫ (q š š)
2 terms

From Aramaic קַשָׁא (qaššā) with a lengthening of the first syllable to /ā/ in most dialects; compare also the same in Arabic قِسّ (qiss) and قِسِّيس (qissīs).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qaːʃaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [qaʃa], [qaːʃa]

Noun

ܩܵܫܵܐ • (qāšā) m (plural ܩܵܫܹ̈ܐ (qāšē) or ܩܲܫܵܝܹ̈ܐ (qaššāyē))

1. (Christianity) priest, pastor, presbyter

   Synonyms: ܟܵܗܢܵܐ (kāhnā), ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ (aḇā)

   ܪܵܒܝܼ ܩܵܫܵܐ ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ― rābī qāšā yōḥannān ― Priest John

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܵܫܵܐ (qāšā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܵܫܝܼ (qāšī)		ܩܵܫܲܢ (qāšan)
	construct	ܩܵܫ (qāš)	2nd person	ܩܵܫܘܼܟ݂ (qāšūḵ)	ܩܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ (qāšāḵ)	ܩܵܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qāšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܵܫܵܐ (qāšā)	3rd person	ܩܵܫܹܗ (qāšēh)	ܩܵܫܵܗ̇ (qāšāh)	ܩܵܫܗܘܿܢ (qāšhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܵܫܝܼ̈ (qāšī)		ܩܵܫܲܢ̈ (qāšan)
	construct	ܩܵܫܲܝ̈ (qāšay)	2nd person	ܩܵܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qāšūḵ)	ܩܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qāšāḵ)	ܩܵܫܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qāšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܵܫܹ̈ܐ (qāšē)	3rd person	ܩܵܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qāšūh)	ܩܵܫ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qāšōh)	ܩܵܫܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qāšhōn)

Proper noun

ܩܵܫܵܐ • (qāšā) ?

1. a surname originating as an occupation

See also

• ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ (qašīšā, “old, elderly”)

Etymology 2

Root
ܩ ܫ ܐ (q š ˀ)
3 terms

From Aramaic קְשָׁא (qəšā); compare Hebrew קָשָׁה (kashá) and Arabic قَسَا (to be harsh).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qɑːʃeː]

Verb

ܩܵܫܹܐ • (qāšē) (present participle ܩܫܵܝܵܐ (qšāyā), past participle ܩܸܫܝܵܐ (qišyā))

1. (intransitive) to harden, stiffen
2. (intransitive) to solidify

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܩܵܫܹܐ (qāšē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܩܫܹܐ ܠܝܼ (qšē lī)	ܩܫܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (qšē lūḵ)	ܩܫܹܐ ܠܹܗ (qšē lēh)	ܩܫܹܐ ܠܲܢ (qšē lan)	ܩܫܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qšē lāwḵōn)	ܩܫܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (qšē lhōn)
	f		ܩܫܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (qšē lāḵ)	ܩܫܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (qšē lāh)
non-past	m	ܩܵܫܹܝܢ (qāšēn)	ܩܵܫܹܝܬ (qāšēt)	ܩܵܫܹܐ (qāšē)	ܩܵܫܲܚ (qāšaḥ)	ܩܵܫܹܝܬܘܿܢ (qāšētōn)	ܩܵܫܝܼ (qāšī)
	f	ܩܵܫܝܵܢ (qāšyān)	ܩܵܫܝܵܬܝ (qāšyāt)	ܩܵܫܝܵܐ (qāšyā)
imperative	m		ܩܫܝܼ (qšī)			ܩܫܹܝܡܘܼܢ (qšēmūn)
	f		ܩܫܹܐ (qšē)