ܩܪܥܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From an alternative form of ܩܲܪܐܵܐ (qarˀā, “gourd”); compare Turoyo ܩܰܪܥܐ (qarco, “head”) and Classical Syriac ܩܪܥܬܐ (qarʿtā, “skull”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [qarʕaː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [qara]
Noun
ܩܲܪܥܵܐ • (qarˁā) m (plural ܩܲܪ̈ܥܹܐ (qarˁē))
- head, skull
- Synonyms: ܩܲܪܩܲܦܬ݂ܵܐ (qarqapṯā), ܪܹܝܫܵܐ (rēšā)
- top part
- Synonym: ܪܹܝܫܵܐ (rēšā)
- ܣܘܼܡ ܠܵܗ̇ ܥܲܠ ܩܲܪܥܹܗ ― sūm lāh ˁal qarˁēh ― Put it on top of him.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܩܪܲܥ (qraˁ) | 1st person | ܩܲܪܥܝܼ (qarˁī) | ܩܲܪܥܲܢ (qarˁan) | |||
| construct | ܩܪܲܥ (qraˁ) | 2nd person | ܩܲܪܥܘܼܟ݂ (qarˁōḵ) | ܩܲܪܥܵܟ݂ܝ (qarˁāḵ) | ܩܲܪܥܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qarˁawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܩܲܪܥܵܐ (qarˁā) | 3rd person | ܩܲܪܥܹܗ (qarˁēh) | ܩܲܪܥܵܗ̇ (qarˁāh) | ܩܲܪܥܗܘܿܢ (qarˁhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܩܲܪ̈ܥܝܼܢ (qarˁīn) | 1st person | ܩܲܪ̈ܥܝܼ (qarˁī) | ܩܲܪ̈ܥܲܢ (qarˁan) | |||
| construct | ܩܲܪ̈ܥܲܝ (qarˁay) | 2nd person | ܩܲܪ̈ܥܘܼܟ݂ (qarˁōḵ) | ܩܲܪ̈ܥܵܟ݂ܝ (qarˁāḵ) | ܩܲܪ̈ܥܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qarˁawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܩܲܪ̈ܥܹܐ (qarˁē) | 3rd person | ܩܲܪ̈ܥܘܼܗܝ (qarˁūh) | ܩܲܪ̈ܥܘܼܗ̇ (qarˁōh) | ܩܲܪ̈ܥܲܝܗܘܿܢ (qarˁayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܥܲܠ ܩܲܪܥܵܐ ܕ- (ˁal qarˁā d-)