ܩܝܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic קֵיטָא (qēṭā), from Proto-Semitic *qyẓ, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ḳayč̣- (to be hot; summer); compare Hebrew קַיִץ (káyits) and Arabic قَيْظ (qayẓ, midsummer).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [qaj.tˤɑː]
  • (Tyari) IPA(key): [qaj.tˤɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [qeːtˤɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܝܛܵܐ • (qayṭām sg (plural ܩܲܝ̈ܛܹܐ (qayṭē) or ܩܲܝ̈ܛܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qayṭāṯā))

  1. summer (season with the longest and hottest days of the year)
    • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Psalms 74:17:
      ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܡܘܼܬܸܒ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܟܠܗܘܿܢ ܬܚܘܼܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ، ܩܲܝܛܵܐ ܘܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂.
      at mūtiḇ lōḵ kullhōn tḥūmē d-arˁā, qayṭā w-siṯwā at ˁḇīḏhōn lōḵ.
      You have set all the borders of the earth; You have made summer and winter.
    • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Proverbs 26:1:
      ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܬܲܠܓܵܐ ܒܩܲܝܛܵܐ، ܘܐܲܝܟ݂ ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܒܚܸܨܕܵܐ، ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܕܵܒ݂ܹܩ ܒܐܲܓ݂ܪܵܐ ܣܲܟ݂ܠܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܟܠ ܥܵܒ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ.
      ayḵ talgā b-qayṭā, w-ayḵ miṭrā b-ḥiṣdā, hādḵā ìlēh awa ddāḇēq b-aḡrā saḵlā yan kul ˁāḇōrā.
      As snow in summer and rain in harvest, So honour is not fitting for a fool.

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܝܛܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܩܹܝܛ (qēṭ) 1st person ܩܲܝܛܝܼ (qayṭī) ܩܲܝܛܲܢ (qayṭan)
construct ܩܹܝܛ (qēṭ) 2nd person ܩܲܝܛܘܼܟ݂ (qayṭōḵ) ܩܲܝܛܵܟ݂ܝ (qayṭāḵ) ܩܲܝܛܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qayṭawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܲܝܛܵܐ (qayṭā) 3rd person ܩܲܝܛܹܗ (qayṭēh) ܩܲܝܛܵܗ̇ (qayṭāh) ܩܲܝܛܗܘܿܢ (qayṭhōn)
plural absolute ܩܲܝܛܝܼ̈ܢ (qayṭīn) 1st person ܩܲܝܛܝܼ̈ (qayṭī) ܩܲܝܛܲܢ̈ (qayṭan)
construct ܩܲܝܛܲܝ̈ (qayṭay) 2nd person ܩܲܝܛܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qayṭōḵ) ܩܲܝܛܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qayṭāḵ) ܩܲܝܛܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qayṭawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܲܝܛܹ̈ܐ (qayṭē) 3rd person ܩܲܝܛܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qayṭūh) ܩܲܝܛܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (qayṭōh) ܩܲܝܛܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (qayṭayhōn)

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܩܲܝܛܵܐ (bēṯ qayṭā, summer house, bungalow)
  • ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܵܐ ܕܩܲܝܛܵܐ (dukṯā dmaˁbartā dqayṭā, summer resort)
  • ܛܪܘܿܦܝܼܩܘܿܣ ܩܲܝܛܵܝܵܐ (ṭrōpīqōs qayṭāyā, summer solstice)
  • ܡܲܫܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܩܲܝܛܵܐ (mašrīṯā dqayṭā, summer camp)
  • ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܩܲܝܛܵܐ (palgā dqayṭā, midsummer)
  • ܩܲܝܛܵܝܵܐ (qayṭāyā, summery, aestival)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *qyẓ, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ḳayč̣- (to be hot; summer). Compare Arabic قَيْظ (qayẓ) and Hebrew קַיִץ (qáyiṣ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qajtˤɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qajtˤe] (plural)

Noun

ܩܝܛܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܝܛܐ)

  1. summer
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܝܛܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܝܛ 1st person ܩܝܛܝ ܩܝܛܢ
construct ܩܝܛ 2nd person ܩܝܛܟ ܩܝܛܟܝ ܩܝܛܟܘܢ ܩܝܛܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܝܛܐ 3rd person ܩܝܛܗ ܩܝܛܗ ܩܝܛܗܘܢ ܩܝܛܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܝܛܝܢ 1st person ܩܝܛܝ ܩܝܛܝܢ
construct ܩܝܛܝ 2nd person ܩܝܛܝܟ ܩܝܛܝܟܝ ܩܝܛܝܟܘܢ ܩܝܛܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܝܛܐ 3rd person ܩܝܛܘܗܝ ܩܝܛܝܗ ܩܝܛܝܗܘܢ ܩܝܛܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qitˤɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qitˤe] (plural)

Noun

ܩܝܛܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܝܛܐ)

  1. cinder
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܝܛܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܝܛ 1st person ܩܝܛܝ ܩܝܛܢ
construct ܩܝܛ 2nd person ܩܝܛܟ ܩܝܛܟܝ ܩܝܛܟܘܢ ܩܝܛܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܝܛܐ 3rd person ܩܝܛܗ ܩܝܛܗ ܩܝܛܗܘܢ ܩܝܛܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܝܛܝܢ 1st person ܩܝܛܝ ܩܝܛܝܢ
construct ܩܝܛܝ 2nd person ܩܝܛܝܟ ܩܝܛܝܟܝ ܩܝܛܝܟܘܢ ܩܝܛܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܝܛܐ 3rd person ܩܝܛܘܗܝ ܩܝܛܝܗ ܩܝܛܝܗܘܢ ܩܝܛܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qajtˤɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qajtˤe] (plural)

Noun

ܩܝܛܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܝܛܐ)

  1. alternative form of ܩܝܛܝܐ
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܝܛܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܝܛ 1st person ܩܝܛܝ ܩܝܛܢ
construct ܩܝܛ 2nd person ܩܝܛܟ ܩܝܛܟܝ ܩܝܛܟܘܢ ܩܝܛܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܝܛܐ 3rd person ܩܝܛܗ ܩܝܛܗ ܩܝܛܗܘܢ ܩܝܛܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܝܛܝܢ 1st person ܩܝܛܝ ܩܝܛܝܢ
construct ܩܝܛܝ 2nd person ܩܝܛܝܟ ܩܝܛܝܟܝ ܩܝܛܝܟܘܢ ܩܝܛܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܝܛܐ 3rd person ܩܝܛܘܗܝ ܩܝܛܝܗ ܩܝܛܝܗܘܢ ܩܝܛܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Noun

ܩܝܛܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܝܛܐ)

  1. alternative spelling of ܩܐܛܐ
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܝܛܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܝܛ 1st person ܩܝܛܝ ܩܝܛܢ
construct ܩܝܛ 2nd person ܩܝܛܟ ܩܝܛܟܝ ܩܝܛܟܘܢ ܩܝܛܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܝܛܐ 3rd person ܩܝܛܗ ܩܝܛܗ ܩܝܛܗܘܢ ܩܝܛܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܝܛܝܢ 1st person ܩܝܛܝ ܩܝܛܝܢ
construct ܩܝܛܝ 2nd person ܩܝܛܝܟ ܩܝܛܝܟܝ ܩܝܛܝܟܘܢ ܩܝܛܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܝܛܐ 3rd person ܩܝܛܘܗܝ ܩܝܛܝܗ ܩܝܛܝܗܘܢ ܩܝܛܝܗܝܢ

References

  • qyṭ”, 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 318b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 503b
  • 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 1361a

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic ܩܝܛܐ (qayṭā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qajtˤo/

Noun

ܩܰܝܛܳܐ • (qayṭom (plural ܩܰܝܛܶܐ (qayṭe))

  1. spring (season)

See also

Seasons in Turoyo · ܫܘܚܠܳܦܶܐ (šuḥlofe) (layout · text) · category
ܪܰܒܷܥ (rabëc, spring) ܩܰܝܛܳܐ (qayṭo, summer) ܬܷܫܪܳܝܳܬ݂ܶܐ (tëšroyoṯe, autumn) ܣܰܬ݂ܘܳܐ (saṯwo, winter)