ܩܛܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܛ ܡ (q ṭ m)
2 terms

From Aramaic קֵטּמָא (qeṭmā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [qɪtˤmaː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [qutˤmaː]

Noun

ܩܸܛܡܵܐ • (qiṭmām

  1. (uncountable) ash, ashes

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܸܛܡܵܐ
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܩܛܸܡ (qṭim) 1st person ܩܸܛܡܝܼ (qiṭmī) ܩܸܛܡܲܢ (qiṭman)
construct ܩܛܸܡ (qṭim) 2nd person ܩܸܛܡܘܼܟ݂ (qiṭmōḵ) ܩܸܛܡܵܟ݂ܝ (qiṭmāḵ) ܩܸܛܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qiṭmawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܸܛܡܵܐ (qiṭmā) 3rd person ܩܸܛܡܹܗ (qiṭmēh) ܩܸܛܡܵܗ̇ (qiṭmāh) ܩܸܛܡܗܘܿܢ (qiṭmhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܩܛܘܿܡܵܐ (qṭōmā, grey/gray)
  • ܩܸܛܡܵܢܵܐ (qiṭmānā, ashen)
  • ܩܸܛܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (qiṭmānāyā, grey/gray)
  • ܩܸܛܡܵܐ ܒܪܹܝܫܝܼ (qiṭmā brēšī)
  • ܩܸܛܡܵܐ ܒܩܲܪܥܝܼ (qiṭmā bqarˁī)

Interjection

ܩܸܛܡܵܐ • (qiṭmā)

  1. expression of negative surprise
    ܐܲܝ ܩܸܛܡܵܐ ܒܪܹܝܫܝܼ!
    ay qiṭmā brēšī!
    Oh no!
    (literally, “Oh ashes on my head!”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qɛtˤmɑ]

Noun

ܩܛܡܐ • (qeṭmam(uncountable)

  1. ash, ashes
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܛܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܛܡ 1st person ܩܛܡܝ ܩܛܡܢ
construct ܩܛܡ 2nd person ܩܛܡܟ ܩܛܡܟܝ ܩܛܡܟܘܢ ܩܛܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܛܡܐ 3rd person ܩܛܡܗ ܩܛܡܗ ܩܛܡܗܘܢ ܩܛܡܗܝܢ
Derived terms
  • ܩܛܡܢܐ (qeṭmānā, ashen)

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ ܛ ܡ related to lopping.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qɛtˤmɑ], [q(ə)tˤɑmɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qɛtˤme], [q(ə)tˤɑme] (plural)

Noun

ܩܛܡܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܛܡܐ)

  1. slice, section, part
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܛܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܛܡ 1st person ܩܛܡܝ ܩܛܡܢ
construct ܩܛܡ 2nd person ܩܛܡܟ ܩܛܡܟܝ ܩܛܡܟܘܢ ܩܛܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܛܡܐ 3rd person ܩܛܡܗ ܩܛܡܗ ܩܛܡܗܘܢ ܩܛܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܛܡܝܢ 1st person ܩܛܡܝ ܩܛܡܝܢ
construct ܩܛܡܝ 2nd person ܩܛܡܝܟ ܩܛܡܝܟܝ ܩܛܡܝܟܘܢ ܩܛܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܛܡܐ 3rd person ܩܛܡܘܗܝ ܩܛܡܝܗ ܩܛܡܝܗܘܢ ܩܛܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܩ ܛ ܡ related to lopping.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [q(ə)tˤɑmɑ]

Noun

ܩܛܡܐ • (transliteration neededm(uncountable)

  1. slicing, lopping
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܛܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܛܡ 1st person ܩܛܡܝ ܩܛܡܢ
construct ܩܛܡ 2nd person ܩܛܡܟ ܩܛܡܟܝ ܩܛܡܟܘܢ ܩܛܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܛܡܐ 3rd person ܩܛܡܗ ܩܛܡܗ ܩܛܡܗܘܢ ܩܛܡܗܝܢ

References

  • qṭm”, 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 316a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 501a
  • 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 1353a