ܩܛܝܢܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܛ ܢ (q ṭ n)
5 terms

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, calque of Arabic دَقِيقَة (daqīqa) as a substitute for the common Arabism ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (daqīqā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [qatˤtˤiːntɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܵܐ • (qaṭīntāf sg (plural ܩܲܛܝܼ̈ܢܹܐ (qaṭīnē) or ܩܲܛܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaṭīnāṯā))

  1. (formal, proscribed) minute
  2. (by extension) a short time; moment

Usage notes

  • Usually, the plural ܩܲܛܝܼ̈ܢܹܐ (qaṭīnē) is a paucal plural (from two to nine or sixty) while the plural ܩܲܛܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaṭīnāṯā) is a multiple plural (ten or sixty-one or more).
  • Since ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܵܐ (qaṭīntā) is feminine, the numbers with gendered forms display feminine gender agreement when they refer to the minutes to or past the hour. However, in some dialects of colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, masculine numbers are often used regardless.

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܐ (qaṭīnā) 1st person ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܝܼ (qaṭīntī) ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܲܢ (qaṭīntan)
construct ܩܲܛܝܼܢܲܬ݂ (qaṭīnaṯ) 2nd person ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܘܼܟ݂ (qaṭīntōḵ) ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܵܟ݂ܝ (qaṭīntāḵ) ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qaṭīntawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܵܐ (qaṭīntā) 3rd person ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܹܗ (qaṭīntēh) ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܵܗ̇ (qaṭīntāh) ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܗܘܿܢ (qaṭīnthōn)
plural absolute ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܢ̈ (qaṭīnān) 1st person ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (qaṭīnāṯī) ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (qaṭīnāṯan)
construct ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܬ݂̈ (qaṭīnāṯ) 2nd person ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qaṭīnāṯōḵ) ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qaṭīnāṯāḵ) ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qaṭīnāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܲܛܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaṭīnāṯā) 3rd person ܩܲܛܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܗ (qaṭīnāṯēh) ܩܲܛܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qaṭīnāṯāh) ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qaṭīnāṯhōn)

Adjective

ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܵܐ • (qaṭīntāf sg

  1. feminine of ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܐ (qaṭīnā, tiny, minute; precise, accurate, exact)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ ܛ ܢ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qatˤtˤintɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qatˤtˤinɑθɑ], [qatˤtˤinjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܩܛܝܢܬܐ • (transliteration neededf (plural ܩܛܝܢܝܬܐ or ܩܛܝܢܬܐ)

  1. minute, moment
  2. part, piece
  3. small cattle
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܛܝܢܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܛܝܢܐ 1st person ܩܛܝܢܬܝ ܩܛܝܢܬܢ
construct ܩܛܝܢܬ 2nd person ܩܛܝܢܬܟ ܩܛܝܢܬܟܝ ܩܛܝܢܬܟܘܢ ܩܛܝܢܬܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܩܛܝܢܬܗ ܩܛܝܢܬܗ ܩܛܝܢܬܗܘܢ ܩܛܝܢܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܛܝܢܝܢ ,ܩܛܝܢܢ 1st person ܩܛܝܢܝܬܝ ,ܩܛܝܢܬܝ ܩܛܝܢܝܬܢ ,ܩܛܝܢܬܢ
construct ܩܛܝܢܝܬ ,ܩܛܝܢܬ 2nd person ܩܛܝܢܝܬܟ ,ܩܛܝܢܬܟ ܩܛܝܢܝܬܟܝ ,ܩܛܝܢܬܟܝ ܩܛܝܢܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܩܛܝܢܬܟܘܢ ܩܛܝܢܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܩܛܝܢܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܛܝܢܝܬܐ , 3rd person ܩܛܝܢܝܬܗ ,ܩܛܝܢܬܗ ܩܛܝܢܝܬܗ ,ܩܛܝܢܬܗ ܩܛܝܢܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܩܛܝܢܬܗܘܢ ܩܛܝܢܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܩܛܝܢܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qatˤtˤintɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qatˤtˤinɑθɑ] (plural)

Adjective

ܩܛܝܢܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

  1. feminine emphatic singular of ܩܛܝܢܐ
  2. feminine emphatic plural of ܩܛܝܢܐ

References

  • qṭyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 316b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 501a
  • 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 1351b

Turoyo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qatˤinoθe/

Noun

ܩܰܛܝܢܳܬ݂ܶܐ • (qaṭinoṯe)

  1. plural of ܩܰܛܷܢܬܳܐ (qaṭënto)