ܩܫܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܫ ܬ (q š t)
1 term

Inherited from Aramaic קֵּשְׁתָּא (qeštā); compare Akkadian 𒄑𒉼 (qaštum), Hebrew קֶשֶׁת (késhet) and Arabic قَوْس (qaws, bow). The latter noun is an occupation noun modified from the former; compare Hebrew קַשָּׁת (kashát).

Pronunciation

  • ܩܸܫܬܵܐ:
    • (Standard) IPA(key): [qɪʃ.tɑː]
  • ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ:
    • (Standard) IPA(key): [qaʃʃɑːθɑː]
    • (Urmia) IPA(key): [qaʃʃɑːtɑː]

Noun

ܩܸܫܬܵܐ • (qištāf (plural ܩܸܫ̈ܬܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qištāṯā) or ܩܸܫ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qišyāṯā) or ܩܸܫܬܹ̈ܐ (qištē))

  1. (weaponry, archery) bow
  2. (geometry) arc
  3. (graph theory) edge connecting two vertices
  4. (physics) electric arc
  5. (music) bow, as used with string instruments
  6. (architecture, masonry) arch, archway
  7. (orthography) breve diacritic mark placed beneath a consonant to indicate its softened pronunciation
    1. written under the letter changing sound from /p/ to /f/
    2. written under the letter bēṯ changing sound from /b/ to /v/
  8. (typography, chiefly in the plural) parentheses, brackets
    Synonym: ܣܲܗܪ̈ܘܿܢܹܐ (sahrōnē)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܸܫܬܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܩܫܸܬ݂ (qšiṯ) 1st person ܩܸܫܬܝܼ (qištī) ܩܸܫܬܲܢ (qištan)
construct ܩܫܸܬ݂ (qšiṯ) 2nd person ܩܸܫܬܘܼܟ݂ (qištōḵ) ܩܸܫܬܵܟ݂ܝ (qištāḵ) ܩܸܫܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qištawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܸܫܬܵܐ (qištā) 3rd person ܩܸܫܬܹܗ (qištēh) ܩܸܫܬܵܗ̇ (qištāh) ܩܸܫܬܗܘܿܢ (qišthōn)
plural absolute ܩܸܫܬܝܼ̈ܢ (qištīn) 1st person ܩܸܫܬܝܼ̈ (qištī) ܩܸܫܬܲܢ̈ (qištan)
construct ܩܸܫܬܲܝ̈ (qištay) 2nd person ܩܸܫܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qištōḵ) ܩܸܫܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qištāḵ) ܩܸܫܬܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qištawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܸܫܬܹ̈ܐ (qištē) 3rd person ܩܸܫܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qištūh) ܩܸܫܬܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (qištōh) ܩܸܫܬܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (qištayhōn)

Coordinate terms

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Derived terms

  • ܩܸܫܬܵܢܵܐ (qištānā, curved, arched)
  • ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ ܩܸܫܬܵܝܵܐ (daqīqā qištāyā, arcminute)
  • ܩܸܫܬܵܐ ܕܥܢܵܢܵܐ (qištā d-ˁnānā, rainbow)
  • ܩܸܫܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܹܐ (qištā d-malaˀḵē, Cupid’s bow)
  • ܩܸܫܬܵܐ ܝܲܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (qištā yarīḵā, longbow)

Noun

ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (qaššāṯām sg (plural ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qaššāṯē))

  1. (archery) archer, bowman; soldier whose main weapon is the bow and arrow

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ (qaššāṯ) 1st person ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܝܼ (qaššāṯī) ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܲܢ (qaššāṯan)
construct ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ (qaššāṯ) 2nd person ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qaššāṯōḵ) ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qaššāṯāḵ) ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qaššāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā) 3rd person ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܹܗ (qaššāṯēh) ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qaššāṯāh) ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qaššāṯhōn)
plural absolute ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (qaššāṯīn) 1st person ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (qaššāṯī) ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (qaššāṯan)
construct ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܲܝ̈ (qaššāṯay) 2nd person ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qaššāṯōḵ) ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qaššāṯāḵ) ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qaššāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qaššāṯē) 3rd person ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qaššāṯūh) ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (qaššāṯōh) ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (qaššāṯayhōn)

Proper noun

ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (qaššāṯām

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

Coordinate terms

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)

ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā)

ܬܲܘܪܵܐ (tawrā)

ܬܐܵܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀāmē)

ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)

ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)

ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)

ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)

ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā)

ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā)

ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā)

ܕܲܘܠܵܐ (dawlā)

ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew קֶשֶׁת (qéšeṯ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qɛʃtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qɛʃte], [qɛʃtɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܩܫܬܐ • (transliteration neededc (plural ܩܫܬܬܐ or ܩܫܬܐ)

  1. (archery) bow
  2. (weather) rainbow
  3. (architecture) arch
  4. row, semicircle
Usage notes

The plural form ܩܫܬܐ (qeštē) is rare.

Inflection
Inflection of ܩܫܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܫܬ 1st person ܩܫܬܝ ܩܫܬܢ
construct ܩܫܬ 2nd person ܩܫܬܟ ܩܫܬܟܝ ܩܫܬܟܘܢ ܩܫܬܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܩܫܬܗ ܩܫܬܗ ܩܫܬܗܘܢ ܩܫܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܫܬܢ ,ܩܫܬܝܢ 1st person ܩܫܬܬܝ ,ܩܫܬܝ ܩܫܬܬܢ ,ܩܫܬܝܢ
construct ܩܫܬܬ ,ܩܫܬܝ 2nd person ܩܫܬܬܟ ,ܩܫܬܝܟ ܩܫܬܬܟܝ ,ܩܫܬܝܟܝ ܩܫܬܬܟܘܢ ,ܩܫܬܝܟܘܢ ܩܫܬܬܟܝܢ ,ܩܫܬܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܫܬܬܐ , 3rd person ܩܫܬܬܗ ,ܩܫܬܘܗܝ ܩܫܬܬܗ ,ܩܫܬܝܗ ܩܫܬܬܗܘܢ ,ܩܫܬܝܗܘܢ ܩܫܬܬܗܝܢ ,ܩܫܬܝܗܝܢ
See also

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Hebrew קַשָּׁת (qaššāṯ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qaʃʃɑθɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qaʃʃɑθe] (plural)

Noun

ܩܫܬܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܫܬܐ)

  1. (archery) archer, bowman
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܫܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܫܬ 1st person ܩܫܬܝ ܩܫܬܢ
construct ܩܫܬ 2nd person ܩܫܬܟ ܩܫܬܟܝ ܩܫܬܟܘܢ ܩܫܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܫܬܐ 3rd person ܩܫܬܗ ܩܫܬܗ ܩܫܬܗܘܢ ܩܫܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܫܬܝܢ 1st person ܩܫܬܝ ܩܫܬܝܢ
construct ܩܫܬܝ 2nd person ܩܫܬܝܟ ܩܫܬܝܟܝ ܩܫܬܝܟܘܢ ܩܫܬܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܫܬܐ 3rd person ܩܫܬܘܗܝ ܩܫܬܝܗ ܩܫܬܝܗܘܢ ܩܫܬܝܗܝܢ
See also

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qɑʃtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qɑʃɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܩܫܬܐ • (transliteration neededf (plural ܩܫܬܐ)

  1. (dialectal) doorknocker
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܫܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܫܐ 1st person ܩܫܬܝ ܩܫܬܢ
construct ܩܫܬ 2nd person ܩܫܬܟ ܩܫܬܟܝ ܩܫܬܟܘܢ ܩܫܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܫܬܐ 3rd person ܩܫܬܗ ܩܫܬܗ ܩܫܬܗܘܢ ܩܫܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܫܢ 1st person ܩܫܬܢ ܩܫܬܢ
construct ܩܫܬ 2nd person ܩܫܬܟ ܩܫܬܟܝ ܩܫܬܟܘܢ ܩܫܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܫܬܐ 3rd person ܩܫܬܗ ܩܫܬܗ ܩܫܬܗܘܢ ܩܫܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Compare Arabic قَشَّة (qašša) and قَشّ (qašš) and Hebrew קַשׁ (qaš).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qɛʃ(ʃə)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qɛʃʃɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܩܫܬܐ • (transliteration neededf (plural ܩܫܬܐ)

  1. stubble, dry stalks or grass or leaves
  2. picking up sticks, gathering dry leaves
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܫܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܫܐ 1st person ܩܫܬܝ ܩܫܬܢ
construct ܩܫܬ 2nd person ܩܫܬܟ ܩܫܬܟܝ ܩܫܬܟܘܢ ܩܫܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܫܬܐ 3rd person ܩܫܬܗ ܩܫܬܗ ܩܫܬܗܘܢ ܩܫܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܫܢ 1st person ܩܫܬܢ ܩܫܬܢ
construct ܩܫܬ 2nd person ܩܫܬܟ ܩܫܬܟܝ ܩܫܬܟܘܢ ܩܫܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܫܬܐ 3rd person ܩܫܬܗ ܩܫܬܗ ܩܫܬܗܘܢ ܩܫܬܗܝܢ

References

  • qšt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • qštˀ”, 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 332b, 333a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 522b, 523a
  • 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 1418a, 1420b-1421a