ܩܫܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܩ ܫ ܐ (q š ˀ)
3 terms

Passive participle of ܩܵܫܹܐ (qāšē, to harden), inherited from Aramaic קַשְׁיָא (qaššyā); cognate with Hebrew קָשֶׁה and Arabic قَسِيّ (qasiyy).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [qɪʃjaː]

Adjective

ܩܸܫܝܵܐ • (qišyā) (feminine ܩܫܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qšīṯā), plural ܩܸܫܝܹ̈ܐ (qišyē))

  1. hard, difficult
    Synonyms: ܥܲܣܩܵܐ (ˁasqā), ܡܪܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܐ (mrukḇā)
    Antonyms: ܦܫܝܼܩܵܐ (pšīqā), ܦܫܝܼܛܵܐ (pšīṭā)
  2. serious, heavy, severe
    Synonyms: ܚܲܣܝܼܢܵܐ (ḥasīnā), ܝܲܩܘܼܪܵܐ (yaqūrā)
    Synonym: ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ (qalūlā)
  3. hard, stiff; solid, firm
    Antonym: ܪܲܟܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (rakīḵā)
Derived terms
  • ܩܸܫܝܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (qišyāˀīṯ)
  • ܩܸܫܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qišyūṯā)
  • ܚܸܦܪܵܐ ܩܸܫܝܵܐ (ḥiprā qišyā)
  • ܙܠܵܡܵܐ ܩܸܫܝܵܐ (zlāmā qišyā)

Etymology 2

Verbal noun of ܩܵܫܹܐ (qāšē).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [qʃaːjaː]

Noun

ܩܫܵܝܵܐ • (qšāyā)

  1. hardening
  2. solidifying
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܫܵܝܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܩܫܵܝ (qšāy) 1st person ܩܫܵܝܝܼ (qšāyī) ܩܫܵܝܲܢ (qšāyan)
construct ܩܫܵܝ (qšāy) 2nd person ܩܫܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (qšāyōḵ) ܩܫܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (qšāyāḵ) ܩܫܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qšāyawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܫܵܝܵܐ (qšāyā) 3rd person ܩܫܵܝܹܗ (qšāyēh) ܩܫܵܝܵܗ̇ (qšāyāh) ܩܫܵܝܗܘܿܢ (qšāyhōn)
plural absolute ܩܫܵܝܝܼ̈ܢ (qšāyīn) 1st person ܩܫܵܝܝܼ̈ (qšāyī) ܩܫܵܝܲܢ̈ (qšāyan)
construct ܩܫܵܝܲܝ̈ (qšāyay) 2nd person ܩܫܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qšāyōḵ) ܩܫܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qšāyāḵ) ܩܫܵܝܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qšāyawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܫܵܝܹ̈ܐ (qšāyē) 3rd person ܩܫܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qšāyūh) ܩܫܵܝܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (qšāyōh) ܩܫܵܝܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (qšāyayhōn)