ܩܘܡܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Derived from the verb ܩܵܐܹܡ (qāˀēm, “to rise, stand, last”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܩܲܘܡܵܐ • (qawmā) m sg (plural ܩܲܘܡܹ̈ܐ (qawmē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܩܘܿܡ (qōm) | 1st person | ܩܲܘܡܝܼ (qawmī) | ܩܲܘܡܲܢ (qawman) | |||
| construct | ܩܘܿܡ (qōm) | 2nd person | ܩܲܘܡܘܼܟ݂ (qawmōḵ) | ܩܲܘܡܵܟ݂ܝ (qawmāḵ) | ܩܲܘܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qawmawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܩܲܘܡܵܐ (qawmā) | 3rd person | ܩܲܘܡܹܗ (qawmēh) | ܩܲܘܡܵܗ̇ (qawmāh) | ܩܘܿܡܗܘܿܢ (qōmhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܩܲܘܡܝܼ̈ܢ (qawmīn) | 1st person | ܩܲܘܡܝܼ̈ (qawmī) | ܩܲܘܡܲܢ̈ (qawman) | |||
| construct | ܩܲܘܡܲܝ̈ (qawmay) | 2nd person | ܩܲܘܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qawmōḵ) | ܩܲܘܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qawmāḵ) | ܩܲܘܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qawmawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܩܲܘܡܹ̈ܐ (qawmē) | 3rd person | ܩܲܘܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qawmūh) | ܩܲܘܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (qawmōh) | ܩܲܘܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (qawmayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܡܩܲܘܸܡ (mqawwim, “to occur, happen”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܩ ܘ ܡ related to rising.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [qawmɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [qawme] (plural)
Noun
ܩܘܡܐ • (qawmā) m (plural ܩܘܡܐ (qawmē))
- rising, rising up, standing, standing still
- staying, remaining, rest
- position, state
- base, station
- abode, dwelling
- insurrection
- troop, throng, crowd, group
- opposition
- constancy, stability, abiding, balance
- category
- (architecture) column, pillar
- (nautical) fathom
- (ecclesiastical, dialectal) station, watch, vesper (of the night)
- (astronomy) phase (of the moon, stars, etc.)
- resurrection
- course, office, tenure
- administration
- (in the plural, in the absolute state) age
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܩܘܡ | 1st person | ܩܘܡܝ | ܩܘܡܢ | |||
| construct | ܩܘܡ | 2nd person | ܩܘܡܟ | ܩܘܡܟܝ | ܩܘܡܟܘܢ | ܩܘܡܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܩܘܡܐ | 3rd person | ܩܘܡܗ | ܩܘܡܗ | ܩܘܡܗܘܢ | ܩܘܡܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܩܘܡܝܢ | 1st person | ܩܘܡܝ | ܩܘܡܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܩܘܡܝ | 2nd person | ܩܘܡܝܟ | ܩܘܡܝܟܝ | ܩܘܡܝܟܘܢ | ܩܘܡܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܩܘܡܐ | 3rd person | ܩܘܡܘܗܝ | ܩܘܡܝܗ | ܩܘܡܝܗܘܢ | ܩܘܡܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), from Egyptian qmy (“anointing oil”), qmyt (“acanthus resin, gum”), or this form is directly borrowed from Egyptian into Aramaic and but the alternative forms reflect Greek oblique forms.
Alternative forms
- ܩܡܘܙ (qammūz, qāmūz), ܩܡܘܣ (qammūs, qāmūs), ܩܡܘܨ (qammūṣ, qāmūṣ)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [qomːɑ]
Noun
ܩܘܡܐ • (qommā) m(uncountable)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܩܘܡ | 1st person | ܩܘܡܝ | ܩܘܡܢ | |||
| construct | ܩܘܡ | 2nd person | ܩܘܡܟ | ܩܘܡܟܝ | ܩܘܡܟܘܢ | ܩܘܡܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܩܘܡܐ | 3rd person | ܩܘܡܗ | ܩܘܡܗ | ܩܘܡܗܘܢ | ܩܘܡܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “qwm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, pages 652–653
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 312b–313a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 495b
- 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, pages 1333b–1334a
- “qwm2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “qmws2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “qmwz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 671
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 673
- Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature[1], London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 1332
- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen[2] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, , pages 197–198
- Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden[3] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 389–390