ܩܢܙ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܢ ܨ (q n ṣ)
1 term

Probably from the older form *ܩܵܢܸܨ (*qāniṣ), Borrowed from Akkadian kalāṣu (“to contract oneself up, roll up, shrivel, wrinkle”), possibly related to Akkadian ganāṣu (“to wrinkle the nose, sneer”) (and if so, a doublet of ܓܵܢܸܨ (gāniṣ, “to smile”)). Compare Arabic قلص.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qaːnɪz]

Verb

ܩܵܢܸܙ • (qāniz) (present participle ܩܢܵܙܵܐ (qnāzā), past participle ܩܢܝܼܙܵܐ (qnīzā))

1. to curl up (eg. A hedgehog or a dog when asleep or in cold weather)
2. to coil up

   Synonym: ܚܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ḥāḏē)

3. to crouch, cower, huddle

   Synonym: ܟܵܐܸܦ (kāˀip)

4. to hunch, bend over into a humped or crooked position, become crooked (of an old person)
5. (transitive, intransitive) to wrinkle
6. to squeeze, tighten and close up

   Synonym: ܥܵܡܸܟ̰ (ˁāmič)

7. to screw up the eyes
8. to wink

Derived terms

• ܡܩܲܪܢܸܙ (mqarniz, “to coil up”)
• ܡܚܲܢܸܙ (mḥanniz, “to roll up the sleeves”)