ܩܫܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
ܩ ܫ ܬ (q š t)
1 term
ܩܫܬܐ

From Aramaic קֵּשְׁתָּא (qeštā); compare Akkadian 𒄑𒉼 (qaštum), Hebrew קֶשֶׁת (késhet) and Arabic قَوْس (qaws, bow).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qɪʃ.tɑː]

Noun[edit]

ܩܸܫܬܵܐ (qištām (plural ܩܸܫܬܹ̈ܐ (qištē) or ܩܸܫܬܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qištāṯē) or ܩܸܫܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qišyāṯē))

  1. (weaponry, archery) bow
  2. (geometry) arc
  3. (graph theory) edge connecting two vertices
  4. (physics) electric arc
  5. (music) bow, as used with string instruments
  6. (architecture, masonry) arch, archway
  7. (orthography) name of a diacritic mark written under changing sound from /p/ to /f/
  8. (typography, chiefly in the plural) parentheses, brackets
    Synonym: ܣܲܗܪ̈ܘܿܢܹܐ (sahrōnē)
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Proper noun[edit]

ܩܸܫܬܵܐ (qištām

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Sagittarius (constellation and zodiac sign)
Coordinate terms[edit]
Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā) ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā) ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē) ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā) ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā) ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā) ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqqirḇā)
ܩܸܫܬܵܐ (qištā) ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā) ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā) ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Etymology 2[edit]

Modified from above; compare Hebrew קַשָּׁת (kashát).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qaʃʃɑːθɑː]

Noun[edit]

ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯām sg (plural ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qaššāṯē))

  1. (archery) archer, bowman; soldier whose main weapon is the bow and arrow
Inflection[edit]

Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Compare Hebrew קֶשֶׁת (qéšeṯ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [qɛʃtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qɛʃte], [qɛʃtɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܩܫܬܐ (transliteration neededc (plural ܩܫܬܬܐ or ܩܫܬܐ)

  1. (archery) bow
  2. (weather) rainbow
  3. (architecture) arch
  4. row, semicircle
Usage notes[edit]

The plural form ܩܫܬܐ (qeštēʾ) is rare.

Inflection[edit]
See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Modified from above. Compare Hebrew קַשָּׁת (qaššāṯ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [qaʃʃɑθɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qaʃʃɑθe] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܩܫܬܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܫܬܐ)

  1. (archery) archer, bowman
Inflection[edit]
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Etymology 3[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [qɑʃtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qɑʃɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܩܫܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܩܫܬܐ)

  1. (dialectal) doorknocker
Inflection[edit]

Etymology 4[edit]

Compare Arabic قَشَّة (qašša) and قَشّ (qašš) and Hebrew קַשׁ (qaš).

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [qɛʃ(ʃə)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qɛʃʃɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܩܫܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܩܫܬܐ)

  1. stubble, dry stalks or grass or leaves
  2. picking up sticks, gathering dry leaves
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References[edit]

  • qšt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • qštˀ”, 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, pp. 332b, 333a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 522b, 523a
  • 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, pp. 1418a, 1420b-1421a