ܩܛܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From an indeterminate source. Compare Arabic قِطّ (qiṭṭ), Old Armenian կատու (katu), Byzantine Greek κάττα (kátta), Russian кот (kot), Basque katu, English cat.

Alternative forms

• ܩܛܘ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qatˤtˤɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qatˤtˤe(ʔ)], [qatˤwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܛܐ • (transliteration needed) c (plural ܩܛܘܬܐ or ܩܛܐ)

1. cat

   Synonyms: ܟܟܘܫܬܐ, ܫܘܢܪܐ

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• ܩܛܘ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qatˤtˤɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qatˤtˤe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܛܐ)

1. kind of heron (possibly Botaurus stellaris)

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܛܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܛ	ܩܛܝܢ
construct	ܩܛ	ܩܛܝ
emphatic	ܩܛܐ	ܩܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܛܝ	ܩܛܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܛܟ	ܩܛܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܛܟܝ	ܩܛܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܛܗ	ܩܛܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܛܗ	ܩܛܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܛܢ	ܩܛܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܛܟܘܢ	ܩܛܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܛܟܝܢ	ܩܛܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܛܗܘܢ	ܩܛܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܛܗܝܢ	ܩܛܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Possibly from Old Persian [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑtˤɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɑtˤe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܛܐ)

1. plumb line

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܛܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܛ	ܩܛܝܢ
construct	ܩܛ	ܩܛܝ
emphatic	ܩܛܐ	ܩܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܛܝ	ܩܛܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܛܟ	ܩܛܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܛܟܝ	ܩܛܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܛܗ	ܩܛܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܛܗ	ܩܛܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܛܢ	ܩܛܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܛܟܘܢ	ܩܛܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܛܟܝܢ	ܩܛܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܛܗܘܢ	ܩܛܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܛܗܝܢ	ܩܛܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܟܢܘܢܬܐ

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛtˤtˤe(ʔ)]

Noun

ܩܛܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. (rare) Alternative form of ܩܛܝܐ

Etymology 5

Noun

ܩܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܛܐ)

1. Alternative spelling of ܩܐܛܐ

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܛܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܛ	ܩܛܝܢ
construct	ܩܛ	ܩܛܝ
emphatic	ܩܛܐ	ܩܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܛܝ	ܩܛܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܛܟ	ܩܛܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܛܟܝ	ܩܛܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܛܗ	ܩܛܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܛܗ	ܩܛܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܛܢ	ܩܛܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܛܟܘܢ	ܩܛܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܛܟܝܢ	ܩܛܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܛܗܘܢ	ܩܛܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܛܗܝܢ	ܩܛܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qṭˀ”, 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. 315b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 500a
• 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. 1347b