ܩܛܝܢܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܛ ܢ (q ṭ n)
5 terms

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, calque of Arabic دَقِيقَة (daqīqa) as a substitute for the common Arabism ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (daqīqā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qatˤtˤiːntɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܵܐ • (qaṭīntā) f sg (plural ܩܲܛܝܼ̈ܢܹܐ (qaṭīnē) or ܩܲܛܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaṭīnāṯā))

1. (formal, proscribed) minute
2. (by extension) a short time; moment

Usage notes

• Usually, the plural ܩܲܛܝܼ̈ܢܹܐ (qaṭīnē) is a paucal plural (from two to nine or sixty) while the plural ܩܲܛܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaṭīnāṯā) is a multiple plural (ten or sixty-one or more).
• Since ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܵܐ (qaṭīntā) is feminine, the numbers with gendered forms display feminine gender agreement when they refer to the minutes to or past the hour. However, in some dialects of colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, masculine numbers are often used regardless.

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܐ (qaṭīnā)		1st person	ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܝܼ (qaṭīntī)		ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܲܢ (qaṭīntan)
	construct	ܩܲܛܝܼܢܲܬ݂ (qaṭīnaṯ)		2nd person	ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܘܼܟ݂ (qaṭīntōḵ)	ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܵܟ݂ܝ (qaṭīntāḵ)	ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qaṭīntawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܵܐ (qaṭīntā)		3rd person	ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܹܗ (qaṭīntēh)	ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܵܗ̇ (qaṭīntāh)	ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܗܘܿܢ (qaṭīnthōn)
plural	absolute	ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܢ̈ (qaṭīnān)		1st person	ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (qaṭīnāṯī)		ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (qaṭīnāṯan)
	construct	ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܬ݂̈ (qaṭīnāṯ)		2nd person	ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qaṭīnāṯōḵ)	ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qaṭīnāṯāḵ)	ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qaṭīnāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܛܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaṭīnāṯā)		3rd person	ܩܲܛܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܗ (qaṭīnāṯēh)	ܩܲܛܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qaṭīnāṯāh)	ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qaṭīnāṯhōn)

Adjective

ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܵܐ • (qaṭīntā) f sg

1. feminine of ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܐ (qaṭīnā, “tiny, minute; precise, accurate, exact”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ ܛ ܢ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qatˤtˤintɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qatˤtˤinɑθɑ], [qatˤtˤinjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܩܛܝܢܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܛܝܢܝܬܐ or ܩܛܝܢܬܐ)

1. minute, moment
2. part, piece
3. small cattle

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܛܝܢܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܛܝܢܐ		1st person	ܩܛܝܢܬܝ		ܩܛܝܢܬܢ
	construct	ܩܛܝܢܬ		2nd person	ܩܛܝܢܬܟ	ܩܛܝܢܬܟܝ	ܩܛܝܢܬܟܘܢ	ܩܛܝܢܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܛܝܢܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܛܝܢܬܗ	ܩܛܝܢܬܗ	ܩܛܝܢܬܗܘܢ	ܩܛܝܢܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܛܝܢܝܢ ,ܩܛܝܢܢ		1st person	ܩܛܝܢܝܬܝ ,ܩܛܝܢܬܝ		ܩܛܝܢܝܬܢ ,ܩܛܝܢܬܢ
	construct	ܩܛܝܢܝܬ ,ܩܛܝܢܬ		2nd person	ܩܛܝܢܝܬܟ ,ܩܛܝܢܬܟ	ܩܛܝܢܝܬܟܝ ,ܩܛܝܢܬܟܝ	ܩܛܝܢܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܩܛܝܢܬܟܘܢ	ܩܛܝܢܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܩܛܝܢܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܛܝܢܝܬܐ ,ܩܛܝܢܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܛܝܢܝܬܗ ,ܩܛܝܢܬܗ	ܩܛܝܢܝܬܗ ,ܩܛܝܢܬܗ	ܩܛܝܢܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܩܛܝܢܬܗܘܢ	ܩܛܝܢܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܩܛܝܢܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qatˤtˤintɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qatˤtˤinɑθɑ] (plural)

Adjective

ܩܛܝܢܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. feminine emphatic singular of ܩܛܝܢܐ
2. feminine emphatic plural of ܩܛܝܢܐ

References

• “qṭyn”, 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 316b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 501a
• 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, →ISBN, page 1351b

Turoyo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qatˤinoθe/

Noun

ܩܰܛܝܢܳܬ݂ܶܐ • (qaṭinoṯe)

1. plural of ܩܰܛܷܢܬܳܐ (qaṭënto)