ܩܢܝܐ

From Aramaic קַנְיָא (qanəya), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanûm); compare Arabic قَنَاة (qanāh), Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna), Hebrew קָנֶה (kané). Doublet of ܩܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qanīṯā, “channel”), ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܐ (qānōnā, “law, cannon”), and ܟܢܘܼܢܬܵܐ (knuntā, “wrist; plumb line”).

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qan.jɑː]
• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qənaj.jɑː] (plural)

ܩܲܢܝܵܐ • (qanyā) m sg (plural ܩ̈ܢܲܝܵܐ (qnayyā) or ܩܲܢܝܹ̈ܐ (qanyē))

1. pen, reed pen
2. reed, cane, stem
3. straw, stalk, haulm
4. rope of twisted rushes

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From Akkadian qanûm.

• IPA^(key): [qanjɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [q(ə)najjɑ], [qanjɑθɑ] (plural)

ܩܢܝܐ • (qanyā) m (plural ܩܢܝܬܐ (qanyāṯā) or ܩܢܝܐ (qenayyā))

1. reed, cane, stem
2. straw, stalk, haulm
3. rope of twisted rushes
4. reed pen, pen
5. shaft, pipe, branch of candlestick
6. (anatomy) various senses: arm, forearm; elbow; shoulder; scapula, shoulder blade, wingbone; trachea, windpipe; urinary tract, penis
7. scale, balance, beam of balance
8. measuring rod
9. various units of measurement: cubit; 8 cubits; 6 fathoms; square rod

Irregular inflection with a stem ending in Yodh.

ܩܢܝܐ • (qanyā) m

1. (astrology, astronomy) Libra (constellation and zodiac sign)

From the root ܩ ܢ ܐ related to possessing.

• IPA^(key): [qannɑjɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qannɑje] (plural)

ܩܢܝܐ • (qannāyā) m (plural ܩܢܝܐ (qannāyē))

1. possessor, owner, purchaser
2. rich man
3. (grammar) qualifier, indicator

From the root ܩ ܢ ܐ related to possessing.

• IPA^(key): [qɛnjɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [q(ə)najjɑ] (plural)

ܩܢܝܐ • (qenyā) m (plural ܩܢܝܐ (qənayyā))

1. trophy

• “qnh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “qny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “qny²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “qnyˀ**dzkwtˀ”, 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, pages 322b, 323b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 510b
• 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 1383b–1384b