ܩܠܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek κάλαθος (kálathos). Compare Hebrew קֶלֶת (qéleṯ).

Alternative forms

• ܩܐܠܬܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qaltɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܩܠܬܐ • (qaltā) f (plural ܩܠܐ)

1. large basket

Inflection

    declension of ܩܠܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܠܐ	ܩܠܝܢ
construct	ܩܠܬ	ܩܠܝ
emphatic	ܩܠܬܐ	ܩܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܠܬܝ	ܩܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܠܬܟ	ܩܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܠܬܟܝ	ܩܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܠܬܗ	ܩܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܠܬܗ	ܩܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܠܬܢ	ܩܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܠܬܟܘܢ	ܩܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܠܬܟܝܢ	ܩܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܠܬܗܘܢ	ܩܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܠܬܗܝܢ	ܩܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē).

Alternative forms

• ܩܐܠܬܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qaltɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܩܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܠܐ)

1. (pathology) hernia

Inflection

    declension of ܩܠܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܠܐ	ܩܠܝܢ
construct	ܩܠܬ	ܩܠܝ
emphatic	ܩܠܬܐ	ܩܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܠܬܝ	ܩܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܠܬܟ	ܩܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܠܬܟܝ	ܩܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܠܬܗ	ܩܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܠܬܗ	ܩܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܠܬܢ	ܩܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܠܬܟܘܢ	ܩܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܠܬܟܝܢ	ܩܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܠܬܗܘܢ	ܩܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܠܬܗܝܢ	ܩܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Feminine form of ܩܠܐ (qālāʾ, “chant; sound; voice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑltɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܩܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܠܝܬܐ)

1. (Christianity) versicle sung at nocturn preceding the Eucharist

Inflection

    declension of ܩܠܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܠܐ	ܩܠܝܢ
construct	ܩܠܬ	ܩܠܝܬ
emphatic	ܩܠܬܐ	ܩܠܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܠܬܝ	ܩܠܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܠܬܟ	ܩܠܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܠܬܟܝ	ܩܠܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܠܬܗ	ܩܠܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܠܬܗ	ܩܠܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܠܬܢ	ܩܠܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܠܬܟܘܢ	ܩܠܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܠܬܟܝܢ	ܩܠܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܠܬܗܘܢ	ܩܠܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܠܬܗܝܢ	ܩܠܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “qltˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “qlh”, 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. 319b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 508a
• 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. 1376b