ܩܨܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Also found in Classical Syriac ܩܨܒܐ, Hebrew קַצָּב, and Arabic قَصّاب (qaṣṣāb), the latter loaned from Aramaic. See also Akkadian kaṣabu “to reduce, pare off” with deemphasis of /q/ = [k’] due to Geers' law.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (qaṣṣāḇām (plural ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qaṣṣāḇē))

  1. butcher

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ (qaṣṣāḇ) 1st person ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܝܼ (qaṣṣāḇī) ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܲܢ (qaṣṣāḇan)
construct ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ (qaṣṣāḇ) 2nd person ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qaṣṣāḇōḵ) ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qaṣṣāḇāḵ) ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qaṣṣāḇawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܵܐ (qaṣṣāḇā) 3rd person ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܹܗ (qaṣṣāḇēh) ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (qaṣṣāḇāh) ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qaṣṣāḇhōn)
plural absolute ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (qaṣṣāḇīn) 1st person ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (qaṣṣāḇī) ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (qaṣṣāḇan)
construct ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (qaṣṣāḇay) 2nd person ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qaṣṣāḇōḵ) ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qaṣṣāḇāḵ) ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qaṣṣāḇawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qaṣṣāḇē) 3rd person ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qaṣṣāḇūh) ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (qaṣṣāḇōh) ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (qaṣṣāḇayhōn)

Proper noun

ܩܲܨܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (qaṣṣāḇā?

  1. a surname originating as an occupation