ܩܫܝܫܬܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ܩ-ܫ-ܫ (q-š-š) related to growing old. Compare Hebrew קְשִׁישָׁה (qəšīšā́).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [qaʃʃiʃtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qaʃʃiʃɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܩܫܝܫܬܐ (qaššīštāf (plural ܩܫܝܫܬܐ (qaššīšāṯā), singular masculine counterpart ܩܫܝܫܐ (qaššīšā))

  1. ancient, ancestor, foremother
  2. elder, grandmother
  3. (Christianity) priestess, pastoress, presbyteress
  4. chief or presider of a banquet; host

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Arabic: قِسِّيسَة (qissīsa)

References[edit]

  • qšyšh”, 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 332b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 522b
  • 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, page 1419b