ܩܢܝܢܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܢܝܢܬܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic קַנִינְתָּא (qannīntā), from Ancient Greek καννίον (kanníon), from Latin canna (“tankard, cantharus”); compare also borrowed into Arabic قِنِّينَة (qinnīna).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qa.ninːtɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܵܐ • (qanīntā) f (plural ܩܲܢܝܼ̈ܢܹܐ (qanīnē) or ܩܲܢܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ (qanīnāṯē) or ܩܲܢܝܼ̈ܢܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (qanīnyāṯē))

1. bottle (container typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck used primarily for holding liquids)

   Synonym: ܒܘܿܛܘܼܠܵܐ (bōṭūlā)

   ܫܵܬܲܚ ܟܵܣܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܵܐ ܕܚܲܡܪܵܐ. ― šātaḥ kāsā yan qanīntā d-ḥamrā. ― Let’s drink a glass or a bottle of wine.

   ܛܥܘܿܢ ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܠܟܸܣܠܘܼܟ݂ ܒܩܲܝܛܵܐ. ― ṭˁōn qanīntā d-mayyā l-kislūḵ b-qayṭā. ― Carry a bottle of water in with you in summer.

2. (by extension) the contents of a bottle

   Synonym: ܓܘܼܕ݂ܵܐ (gūḏā)

   ܟܡܵܐ ܩܲܢܝܼ̈ܢܹܐ ܕܒܝܼܪܵܐ ܫܬܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂؟ ― kmā qanīnē d-bīrā štē lūḵ? ― How many bottles of beer did you drink?

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܵܐ (qanīntā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܝܼ (qanīntī)		ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܲܢ (qanīntan)
	construct	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܲܬ݂ (qanīnaṯ)	2nd person	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܘܼܟ݂ (qanīntūḵ)	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܵܟ݂ܝ (qanīntāḵ)	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qanīntāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܵܐ (qanīntā)	3rd person	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܹܗ (qanīntēh)	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܵܗ̇ (qanīntāh)	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܗܘܿܢ (qanīnthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܝܼ̈ (qanīnī)		ܩܲܢܝܼܢܲܢ̈ (qanīnan)
	construct	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܲܝ̈ (qanīnay)	2nd person	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qanīnūḵ)	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qanīnāḵ)	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qanīnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܢܝܼ̈ܢܹܐ (qanīnē)	3rd person	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qanīnūh)	ܩܲܢܝܼ̈ܢܘܿܗ̇ (qanīnōh)	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qanīnhōn)

See also

• ܩܵܪܘܿܪܵܐ (qārōrā)
• ܒܲܣܬܘܼܩܵܐ (bastūqā)