ܟܢܘܫܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܢ ܫ (k n š)
8 terms

ܟܢܘܫܬܐ

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic كَنِيس (kanīs), كَنِيسَة (kanīsa) and Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת (k'néset).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kənuʃ.tɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃənuʃ.tɑː]

Noun

ܟܢܘܼܫܬܵܐ • (knuštā) f sg (plural ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (knušyātē))

1. synagogue (building where a Jewish or Samaritan congregation meets for religious worship and instruction)
2. congregation, assembly, community

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܢܘܼܫܬܵܐ (knuštā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܢܘܼܫܬܝܼ (knuštī)		ܟܢܘܼܫܬܲܢ (knuštan)
	construct	ܟܢܘܼܫܲܬ݂ (knūšaṯ)	2nd person	ܟܢܘܼܫܬܘܼܟ݂ (knuštūḵ)	ܟܢܘܼܫܬܵܟ݂ܝ (knuštāḵ)	ܟܢܘܼܫܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (knuštāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܢܘܼܫܬܵܐ (knuštā)	3rd person	ܟܢܘܼܫܬܹܗ (knuštēh)	ܟܢܘܼܫܬܵܗ̇ (knuštāh)	ܟܢܘܼܫܬܗܘܿܢ (knušthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (knušyāṯī)		ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (knušyāṯan)
	construct	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܬ݂̈ (knušyāṯ)	2nd person	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (knušyāṯūḵ)	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (knušyāṯāḵ)	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (knušyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (knušyāṯē)	3rd person	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (knušyāṯūh)	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (knušyāṯōh)	ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (knušyāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ ܟܢܘܼܫܬܵܐ (bēt knuštā)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kɑːnoʃːtɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [kanɪʃta]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɑːnoʃ.tɑː]

Noun

ܟܵܢܘܿܫܬܵܐ • (kānōštā) f sg (plural ܟܵܢܘܿܫܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (kānōšyātē), masculine ܟܵܢܘܿܫܵܐ (kānōšā))

1. sweeper, one who sweeps
2. broom

   Synonym: ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܬܵܐ (maḵnaštā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܵܢܘܿܫܬܵܐ (kānōštā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܵܢܘܿܫܬܝܼ (kānōštī)		ܟܵܢܘܿܫܬܲܢ (kānōštan)
	construct	ܟܵܢܘܿܫܲܬ݂ (kānōšaṯ)	2nd person	ܟܵܢܘܿܫܬܘܼܟ݂ (kānōštūḵ)	ܟܵܢܘܿܫܬܵܟ݂ܝ (kānōštāḵ)	ܟܵܢܘܿܫܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kānōštāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܵܢܘܿܫܬܵܐ (kānōštā)	3rd person	ܟܵܢܘܿܫܬܹܗ (kānōštēh)	ܟܵܢܘܿܫܬܵܗ̇ (kānōštāh)	ܟܵܢܘܿܫܬܗܘܿܢ (kānōšthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܵܢܘܿܫܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (kānōšyāṯī)		ܟܵܢܘܿܫܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (kānōšyāṯan)
	construct	ܟܵܢܘܿܫܝܵܬ݂̈ (kānōšyāṯ)	2nd person	ܟܵܢܘܿܫܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kānōšyāṯūḵ)	ܟܵܢܘܿܫܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kānōšyāṯāḵ)	ܟܵܢܘܿܫܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kānōšyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܵܢܘܿܫܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kānōšyāṯē)	3rd person	ܟܵܢܘܿܫܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kānōšyāṯūh)	ܟܵܢܘܿܫܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kānōšyāṯōh)	ܟܵܢܘܿܫܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kānōšyāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܟ-ܢ-ܫ (k-n-š) related to gathering. Compare Arabic كَنِيسَة (kanīsa) and Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת (kənéseṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k(ə)nuʃtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [k(ə)nuʃe], [k(ə)nuʃɑθɑ], [k(ə)nuʃjɑθɑ], [k(ə)nuʃwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܟܢܘܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܟܢܘܫܘܬܐ or ܟܢܘܫܝܬܐ or ܟܢܘܫܬܐ or ܟܢܘܫܐ)

1. congregation, assembly, community
2. choir, company
3. house of worship; temple, synagogue, church
4. school

Inflection

    declension of ܟܢܘܫܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܢܘܫܐ	ܟܢܘܫܘܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܢ
construct	ܟܢܘܫܬ	ܟܢܘܫܘܬ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܬ ,ܟܢܘܫܬ ,ܟܢܘܫܝ
emphatic	ܟܢܘܫܬܐ	ܟܢܘܫܘܬܐ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܬܐ ,ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ,ܟܢܘܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܢܘܫܬܝ	ܟܢܘܫܘܬܝ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܬܝ ,ܟܢܘܫܬܝ ,ܟܢܘܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܢܘܫܬܟ	ܟܢܘܫܘܬܟ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܬܟ ,ܟܢܘܫܬܟ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܢܘܫܬܟܝ	ܟܢܘܫܘܬܟܝ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܬܟܝ ,ܟܢܘܫܬܟܝ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܢܘܫܬܗ	ܟܢܘܫܘܬܗ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܬܗ ,ܟܢܘܫܬܗ ,ܟܢܘܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܢܘܫܬܗ	ܟܢܘܫܘܬܗ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܬܗ ,ܟܢܘܫܬܗ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܢܘܫܬܢ	ܟܢܘܫܘܬܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܬܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܬܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܢܘܫܬܟܘܢ	ܟܢܘܫܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܬܟܘܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܢܘܫܬܟܝܢ	ܟܢܘܫܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܬܟܝܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܢܘܫܬܗܘܢ	ܟܢܘܫܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܬܗܘܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܢܘܫܬܗܝܢ	ܟܢܘܫܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܬܗܝܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܗܝܢ

References

• “knwšh”, 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 158b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 218a
• 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 634a