ܩܣܛܘܢܪܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek κουεστιονάριος (kouestionários), from Late Latin quaestiōnārius, from quaestiō + -ārius, from quaerō (I question).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [qɛstˤonɑrɑ(ʔ)], [qastˤonɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qɛstˤonɑre(ʔ)], [qastˤonɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܩܣܛܘܢܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܣܛܘܢܪܐ)

  1. torturer, executioner
  2. guard, jailer

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • qsṭwnr”, 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. 324b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 511b
  • 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. 1387a