ܩܪܘܛܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ ܪ ܛ, related to gnawing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qaˈro.tˤɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qaˈro.tˤe] (plural)

Noun

ܩܪܘܛܐ • (qārōṭām (plural ܩܪܘܛܐ)

  1. scissors
  2. chisel, graving tool
  3. pencil
  4. (anatomy) beak, snout
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܪܘܛܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܪܘܛ 1st person ܩܪܘܛܝ ܩܪܘܛܢ
construct ܩܪܘܛ 2nd person ܩܪܘܛܟ ܩܪܘܛܟܝ ܩܪܘܛܟܘܢ ܩܪܘܛܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܪܘܛܐ 3rd person ܩܪܘܛܗ ܩܪܘܛܗ ܩܪܘܛܗܘܢ ܩܪܘܛܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܪܘܛܝܢ 1st person ܩܪܘܛܝ ܩܪܘܛܝܢ
construct ܩܪܘܛܝ 2nd person ܩܪܘܛܝܟ ܩܪܘܛܝܟܝ ܩܪܘܛܝܟܘܢ ܩܪܘܛܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܪܘܛܐ 3rd person ܩܪܘܛܘܗܝ ܩܪܘܛܝܗ ܩܪܘܛܝܗܘܢ ܩܪܘܛܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κηρωτή (kērōtḗ).

Pronunciation

Uncertain.

Noun

ܩܪܘܛܐ • (qrwṭʾm (plural ܩܪܘܛܐ)

  1. (medicine) cerate, salve
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܪܘܛܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܪܘܛ 1st person ܩܪܘܛܝ ܩܪܘܛܢ
construct ܩܪܘܛ 2nd person ܩܪܘܛܟ ܩܪܘܛܟܝ ܩܪܘܛܟܘܢ ܩܪܘܛܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܪܘܛܐ 3rd person ܩܪܘܛܗ ܩܪܘܛܗ ܩܪܘܛܗܘܢ ܩܪܘܛܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܪܘܛܝܢ 1st person ܩܪܘܛܝ ܩܪܘܛܝܢ
construct ܩܪܘܛܝ 2nd person ܩܪܘܛܝܟ ܩܪܘܛܝܟܝ ܩܪܘܛܝܟܘܢ ܩܪܘܛܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܪܘܛܐ 3rd person ܩܪܘܛܘܗܝ ܩܪܘܛܝܗ ܩܪܘܛܝܗܘܢ ܩܪܘܛܝܗܝܢ

References

  • qrwṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 9 October 2017
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 518a
  • 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 1403a