ܟܢܫܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܟ-ܢ-ܫ (k-n-š) related to gathering. Compare Arabic كَنْس (kans) and Hebrew כֶּנֶס (kénes).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɛnʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [kɛnʃe(ʔ)], [kɛnʃawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܟܢܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܢܫܘܬܐ or ܟܢܫܐ)
- crowd, assembly, gathering, congregation
- company, group
- collection
- school
Inflection
declension of ܟܢܫܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܢܫ | ܟܢܫܘܢ ,ܟܢܫܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܢܫ | ܟܢܫܘܬ ,ܟܢܫܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܢܫܐ | ܟܢܫܘܬܐ ,ܟܢܫܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܢܫܝ | ܟܢܫܘܬܝ ,ܟܢܫܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܢܫܟ | ܟܢܫܘܬܟ ,ܟܢܫܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܢܫܟܝ | ܟܢܫܘܬܟܝ ,ܟܢܫܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܢܫܗ | ܟܢܫܘܬܗ ,ܟܢܫܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܢܫܗ | ܟܢܫܘܬܗ ,ܟܢܫܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܢܫܢ | ܟܢܫܘܬܢ ,ܟܢܫܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܢܫܟܘܢ | ܟܢܫܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܟܢܫܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܢܫܟܝܢ | ܟܢܫܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܟܢܫܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܢܫܗܘܢ | ܟܢܫܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܟܢܫܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܢܫܗܝܢ | ܟܢܫܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܟܢܫܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܒܟܢܫ
Etymology 2
From the root ܟ-ܢ-ܫ (k-n-š) related to gathering.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [k(ə)nɑʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [k(ə)nɑʃe(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܟܢܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܢܫܐ)
- assembling, gathering, collecting
- sweeping
- (figuratively) death
Inflection
inflection of ܟܢܫܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܢܫ | ܟܢܫܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܢܫ | ܟܢܫܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܢܫܐ | ܟܢܫܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܢܫܝ | ܟܢܫܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܢܫܟ | ܟܢܫܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܢܫܟܝ | ܟܢܫܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܢܫܗ | ܟܢܫܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܢܫܗ | ܟܢܫܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܢܫܢ | ܟܢܫܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܢܫܟܘܢ | ܟܢܫܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܢܫܟܝܢ | ܟܢܫܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܢܫܗܘܢ | ܟܢܫܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܢܫܗܝܢ | ܟܢܫܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܟܢܫ ܡܝܐ
References
- “knš”, 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, pp. 158b-159a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 219b
- 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, p. 638a