ܩܛܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From an indeterminate source. Compare Arabic قِطّ (qiṭṭ), Old Armenian կատու (katu), Byzantine Greek κάττα (kátta), Russian кот (kot), Basque katu, English cat.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qatˤtˤɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qatˤtˤe], [qatˤwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܩܛܐ • (transliteration neededc (plural ܩܛܘܬܐ or ܩܛܐ)

  1. cat
    Synonyms: ܟܟܘܫܬܐ, ܫܘܢܪܐ

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qatˤtˤɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qatˤtˤe] (plural)

Noun

ܩܛܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܛܐ)

  1. kind of heron (possibly Botaurus stellaris)
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܛܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܛ 1st person ܩܛܝ ܩܛܢ
construct ܩܛ 2nd person ܩܛܟ ܩܛܟܝ ܩܛܟܘܢ ܩܛܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܛܐ 3rd person ܩܛܗ ܩܛܗ ܩܛܗܘܢ ܩܛܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܛܝܢ 1st person ܩܛܝ ܩܛܝܢ
construct ܩܛܝ 2nd person ܩܛܝܟ ܩܛܝܟܝ ܩܛܝܟܘܢ ܩܛܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܛܐ 3rd person ܩܛܘܗܝ ܩܛܝܗ ܩܛܝܗܘܢ ܩܛܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Possibly from Old Persian [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qɑtˤɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qɑtˤe] (plural)

Noun

ܩܛܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܛܐ)

  1. plumb line
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܛܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܛ 1st person ܩܛܝ ܩܛܢ
construct ܩܛ 2nd person ܩܛܟ ܩܛܟܝ ܩܛܟܘܢ ܩܛܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܛܐ 3rd person ܩܛܗ ܩܛܗ ܩܛܗܘܢ ܩܛܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܛܝܢ 1st person ܩܛܝ ܩܛܝܢ
construct ܩܛܝ 2nd person ܩܛܝܟ ܩܛܝܟܝ ܩܛܝܟܘܢ ܩܛܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܛܐ 3rd person ܩܛܘܗܝ ܩܛܝܗ ܩܛܝܗܘܢ ܩܛܝܗܝܢ
Synonyms

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qɛtˤtˤe]

Noun

ܩܛܐ • (transliteration needed)

  1. (rare) alternative form of ܩܛܝܐ

Etymology 5

Noun

ܩܛܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܛܐ)

  1. alternative spelling of ܩܐܛܐ
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܛܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܛ 1st person ܩܛܝ ܩܛܢ
construct ܩܛ 2nd person ܩܛܟ ܩܛܟܝ ܩܛܟܘܢ ܩܛܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܛܐ 3rd person ܩܛܗ ܩܛܗ ܩܛܗܘܢ ܩܛܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܛܝܢ 1st person ܩܛܝ ܩܛܝܢ
construct ܩܛܝ 2nd person ܩܛܝܟ ܩܛܝܟܝ ܩܛܝܟܘܢ ܩܛܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܛܐ 3rd person ܩܛܘܗܝ ܩܛܝܗ ܩܛܝܗܘܢ ܩܛܝܗܝܢ

References

  • qṭˀ”, 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 315b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 500a
  • 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 1347b