ܟܢܘܫܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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ܟܢܘܫܬܐ
Etymology 1
From the root ܟ-ܢ-ܫ (k-n-š) related to gathering. Compare Arabic كَنِيس (kanīs), كَنِيسَة (kanīsa) and Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת (k'néset).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [knuʃ.tɑː]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃnuʃ.tɑː]
Noun
ܟܢܘܼܫܬܵܐ • (knušta) f (plural ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (knušyate))
- synagogue: the building where a Jewish or Samaritan assembly or congregation meets for religious worship and instruction.
- congregation, assembly, community
Declension
Inflection of ܟܢܘܼܫܬܵܐ (knuštā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܢܘܼܫܬܝܼ (knuštī) | ܟܢܘܼܫܬܲܢ (knuštan) | ||
| construct | ܟܢܘܼܫܲܬ (knušat) | 2nd person | ܟܢܘܼܫܬܘܼܟ݂ (knuštuḵ) | ܟܢܘܼܫܬܵܟ݂ܝ (knuštāḵ) | ܟܢܘܼܫܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (knuštāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܟܢܘܼܫܬܵܐ (knuštā) | 3rd person | ܟܢܘܼܫܬܹܗ (knuštēh) | ܟܢܘܼܫܬܘܿܗ̇ (knuštoh) | ܟܢܘܼܫܬܗܘܿܢ (knušthon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܢܘܼܫܵܬܝܼ̈ (knušātī) | ܟܢܘܼܫܵܬܲܢ̈ (knušātan) | ||
| construct | ܟܢܘܼܫܵܬ̈ (knušāt) | 2nd person | ܟܢܘܼܫܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (knušātuḵ) | ܟܢܘܼܫܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (knušātāḵ) | ܟܢܘܼܫܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (knušātāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܟܢܘܼܫܵܬܹ̈ܐ (knušātē) | 3rd person | ܟܢܘܼܫܵܬܹ̈ܗ (knušātēh) | ܟܢܘܼܫܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (knušātoh) | ܟܢܘܼܫܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (knušāthon) | ||
Etymology 2
ܟܢܘܫܬܐ
From the root ܟ-ܢ-ܫ (k-n-š) related to sweeping.
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [kɑːnoʃ.tɑː]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɑːnoʃ.tɑː]
Noun
ܟܵܢܘܿܫܬܵܐ • (kanošta) f (plural ܟܵܢܘܿܫܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (kanošyate))
- broom: a long-handled brush of bristles or twigs, used for sweeping.
Declension
Inflection of ܟܵܢܘܼܫܬܵܐ (kānuštā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܵܢܘܼܫܬܝܼ (kānuštī) | ܟܵܢܘܼܫܬܲܢ (kānuštan) | ||
| construct | ܟܵܢܘܼܫܲܬ (kānušat) | 2nd person | ܟܵܢܘܼܫܬܘܼܟ݂ (kānuštuḵ) | ܟܵܢܘܼܫܬܵܟ݂ܝ (kānuštāḵ) | ܟܵܢܘܼܫܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kānuštāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܟܵܢܘܼܫܬܵܐ (kānuštā) | 3rd person | ܟܵܢܘܼܫܬܹܗ (kānuštēh) | ܟܵܢܘܼܫܬܘܿܗ̇ (kānuštoh) | ܟܵܢܘܼܫܬܗܘܿܢ (kānušthon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܵܢܘܼܫܵܬܝܼ̈ (kānušātī) | ܟܵܢܘܼܫܵܬܲܢ̈ (kānušātan) | ||
| construct | ܟܵܢܘܼܫܵܬ̈ (kānušāt) | 2nd person | ܟܵܢܘܼܫܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kānušātuḵ) | ܟܵܢܘܼܫܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kānušātāḵ) | ܟܵܢܘܼܫܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kānušātāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܟܵܢܘܼܫܵܬܹ̈ܐ (kānušātē) | 3rd person | ܟܵܢܘܼܫܵܬܹ̈ܗ (kānušātēh) | ܟܵܢܘܼܫܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kānušātoh) | ܟܵܢܘܼܫܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kānušāthon) | ||
Derived terms
- ܟܵܢܘܿܫܬܵܐ ܒܸܪܩܵܝܬܵܐ (kanošta birqayta, “vacuum cleaner”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܟ-ܢ-ܫ (k-n-š) related to gathering. Compare Arabic كَنِيسَة (kanīsa) and Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת (kənéseṯ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [k(ə)nuʃtɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [k(ə)nuʃe], [k(ə)nuʃɑθɑ], [k(ə)nuʃjɑθɑ], [k(ə)nuʃwɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܟܢܘܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܟܢܘܫܘܬܐ or ܟܢܘܫܝܬܐ or ܟܢܘܫܬܐ or ܟܢܘܫܐ)
- congregation, assembly, community
- choir, company
- house of worship; temple, synagogue, church
- school
Inflection
declension of ܟܢܘܫܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܢܘܫܐ | ܟܢܘܫܘܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܢܘܫܬ | ܟܢܘܫܘܬ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܬ ,ܟܢܘܫܬ ,ܟܢܘܫܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܢܘܫܬܐ | ܟܢܘܫܘܬܐ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܬܐ ,ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ,ܟܢܘܫܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܢܘܫܬܝ | ܟܢܘܫܘܬܝ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܬܝ ,ܟܢܘܫܬܝ ,ܟܢܘܫܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܢܘܫܬܟ | ܟܢܘܫܘܬܟ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܬܟ ,ܟܢܘܫܬܟ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܢܘܫܬܟܝ | ܟܢܘܫܘܬܟܝ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܬܟܝ ,ܟܢܘܫܬܟܝ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܢܘܫܬܗ | ܟܢܘܫܘܬܗ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܬܗ ,ܟܢܘܫܬܗ ,ܟܢܘܫܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܢܘܫܬܗ | ܟܢܘܫܘܬܗ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܬܗ ,ܟܢܘܫܬܗ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܢܘܫܬܢ | ܟܢܘܫܘܬܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܬܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܬܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܢܘܫܬܟܘܢ | ܟܢܘܫܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܬܟܘܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܢܘܫܬܟܝܢ | ܟܢܘܫܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܬܟܝܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܢܘܫܬܗܘܢ | ܟܢܘܫܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܬܗܘܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܢܘܫܬܗܝܢ | ܟܢܘܫܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܬܗܝܢ ,ܟܢܘܫܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “knwšh”, 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 158b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 218a
- 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, page 634a