ܩܡܨܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [qam.sˤɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [qam.t͡ʃˤɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܡܨܵܐ • (qamṣām (plural ܩܲܡܨܹ̈ܐ (qamṣē))

  1. locust
    • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Matthew 3:4:
      ܠܒ݂ܘܼܫܵܐ ܕܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܸܢ ܣܲܥܪܵܐ ܕܓܘܼܡ̈ܠܹܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ، ܘܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܹܗ ܙܘܼܢܵܪܵܐ ܕܓܸܠܕܵܐ ܒܚܲܨܹܗ، ܘܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܹܗ ܩܲܡܨܹ̈ܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܘܕܸܒ݂ܫܵܐ ܕܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ.
      lḇūšā d-yōḥannān min saˁrā d-gumlē ìwā, w-īṯ wā lēh zunnārā d-gildā b-ḥaṣṣēh, w-mēḵultēh qamṣē ìwā w-diḇšā d-barīyā.
      John wore a garment of camel 's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey
  2. (proscribed, dialectal) grasshopper
    Synonym: ܚܲܪܓܘܼܠܵܐ (ḥargūlā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܡܨܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܩܡܲܨ (qmaṣ) 1st person ܩܲܡܨܝܼ (qamṣī) ܩܲܡܨܲܢ (qamṣan)
construct ܩܡܲܨ (qmaṣ) 2nd person ܩܲܡܨܘܼܟ݂ (qamṣōḵ) ܩܲܡܨܵܟ݂ܝ (qamṣāḵ) ܩܲܡܨܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qamṣawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܲܡܨܵܐ (qamṣā) 3rd person ܩܲܡܨܹܗ (qamṣēh) ܩܲܡܨܵܗ̇ (qamṣāh) ܩܲܡܨܗܘܿܢ (qamṣhōn)
plural absolute ܩܲܡܨܝܼ̈ܢ (qamṣīn) 1st person ܩܲܡܨܝܼ̈ (qamṣī) ܩܲܡܨܲܢ̈ (qamṣan)
construct ܩܲܡܨܲܝ̈ (qamṣay) 2nd person ܩܲܡܨܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qamṣōḵ) ܩܲܡܨܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qamṣāḵ) ܩܲܡܨܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qamṣawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܲܡܨܹ̈ܐ (qamṣē) 3rd person ܩܲܡܨܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qamṣūh) ܩܲܡܨܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (qamṣōh) ܩܲܡܨܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (qamṣayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qamsˤɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qamsˤe] (plural)

Noun

ܩܡܨܐ • (qamṣām (plural ܩܡܨܐ)

  1. locust
    • 1886, Peshitta, Matthew 3.4:
      ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܠܒܘܫܗ ܕܤܥܪܐ ܕܓܡܠܐ ܘܐܤܪ ܚܨܐ ܕܡܫܟܐ ܥܠ ܚܨܘܗܝ ܘܡܐܟܘܠܬܗ ܩܡܨܐ ܘܕܒܫܐ ܕܒܪܐ ܀
      John wore a garment of camel 's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey
  2. parsnip

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܡܨܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܡܨ 1st person ܩܡܨܝ ܩܡܨܢ
construct ܩܡܨ 2nd person ܩܡܨܟ ܩܡܨܟܝ ܩܡܨܟܘܢ ܩܡܨܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܡܨܐ 3rd person ܩܡܨܗ ܩܡܨܗ ܩܡܨܗܘܢ ܩܡܨܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܡܨܝܢ 1st person ܩܡܨܝ ܩܡܨܝܢ
construct ܩܡܨܝ 2nd person ܩܡܨܝܟ ܩܡܨܝܟܝ ܩܡܨܝܟܘܢ ܩܡܨܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܡܨܐ 3rd person ܩܡܨܘܗܝ ܩܡܨܝܗ ܩܡܨܝܗܘܢ ܩܡܨܝܗܝܢ

References

  • qmṣ”, 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 322a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 509a
  • 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 1379a