ܩܝܡܬܐ

Classical Syriac

FWOTD – 18 August 2014

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܘ-ܡ (q-w-m) related to rising; compare Arabic قِيَامَة (qiyāma), Hebrew קִימָה (qîmâ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [q(ə.)ˈjɑm.tɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈqjɑm.tɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈqjom.to]

Noun

ܩܝܡܬܐ • (qəyāmtā) f (plural ܩܝܡܬܐ (qəyāmāṯā))

1. resurrection, necromancy
2. (collectively) the risen
3. stability, steadiness, constancy, perseverance
4. prescription
5. portion, ration, fixed allowance
6. command, rule, law

Inflection

    declension of ܩܝܡܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܝܡܐ	ܩܝܡܢ
construct	ܩܝܡܬ	ܩܝܡܬ
emphatic	ܩܝܡܬܐ	ܩܝܡܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܝܡܬܝ	ܩܝܡܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܝܡܬܟ	ܩܝܡܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܝܡܬܟܝ	ܩܝܡܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܝܡܬܗ	ܩܝܡܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܝܡܬܗ	ܩܝܡܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܝܡܬܢ	ܩܝܡܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܝܡܬܟܘܢ	ܩܝܡܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܝܡܬܟܝܢ	ܩܝܡܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܝܡܬܗܘܢ	ܩܝܡܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܝܡܬܗܝܢ	ܩܝܡܬܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܩܝܡܬܐ • (qəyāmtā) f

1. (Christianity) Church of the Resurrection

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ-ܘ-ܡ (q-w-m) related to rising; compare Arabic قَائِمَة (qāʔima), Old Armenian կայմ (kaym).

Alternative forms

• ܩܐܝܡܬܐ (/⁠qʾymtʾ⁠/)
• ܩܐܡܬܐ (/⁠qʾmtʾ⁠/)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [qɑˈjɛm.tɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [qɑˈjɪm.tɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [qoˈjɛm.to]

Noun

ܩܝܡܬܐ • (qāyemtā) f (plural ܩܝܡܬܐ (qāyəmāṯā))

1. (architecture) column, pillar
2. statue
3. stump, tree trunk
4. (female) prefect
5. (anatomy) foot
6. (agriculture) harvest, mature grain
7. (military) station, guardhouse, garrison
8. milestone
9. handle

Inflection

    declension of ܩܝܡܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܝܡܐ	ܩܝܡܢ
construct	ܩܝܡܬ	ܩܝܡܬ
emphatic	ܩܝܡܬܐ	ܩܝܡܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܝܡܬܝ	ܩܝܡܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܝܡܬܟ	ܩܝܡܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܝܡܬܟܝ	ܩܝܡܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܝܡܬܗ	ܩܝܡܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܝܡܬܗ	ܩܝܡܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܝܡܬܢ	ܩܝܡܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܝܡܬܟܘܢ	ܩܝܡܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܝܡܬܟܝܢ	ܩܝܡܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܝܡܬܗܘܢ	ܩܝܡܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܝܡܬܗܝܢ	ܩܝܡܬܗܝܢ

References

• “qymtˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-07-15
• “qymh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-07-15
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 312b, 313a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 504a
• 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 1363a