ܩܐܛܐ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܩܝܛܐ, ܩܛܐ, ܩܐܛܘܣ, ܩܝܛܘܣ, ܩܛܘܣ, ܩܐܛܣ, ܩܝܛܣ, ܩܛܣ
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [qe(ʔ)tˤɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [qe(ʔ)tˤe] (plural)
Noun
ܩܐܛܐ • (qēʾṭāʾ) m (plural ܩܐܛܐ)
- whale
- (mythology) huge fish, sea monster, leviathan
Inflection
inflection of ܩܐܛܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܩܐܛ | ܩܐܛܝܢ |
| construct | ܩܐܛ | ܩܐܛܝ |
| emphatic | ܩܐܛܐ | ܩܐܛܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܩܐܛܝ | ܩܐܛܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܩܐܛܟ | ܩܐܛܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܩܐܛܟܝ | ܩܐܛܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܩܐܛܗ | ܩܐܛܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܩܐܛܗ | ܩܐܛܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܩܐܛܢ | ܩܐܛܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܩܐܛܟܘܢ | ܩܐܛܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܩܐܛܟܝܢ | ܩܐܛܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܩܐܛܗܘܢ | ܩܐܛܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܩܐܛܗܝܢ | ܩܐܛܝܗܝܢ |
See also
- ܠܘܝܬܢ (lewyāṯān)
Proper noun
ܩܐܛܐ • (qēʾṭāʾ) m
- (astronomy) Cetus
References
- “qˀṭˀ”, 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 315b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 486a
- Payne Smith, Robert (1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), volume II, Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 3601
- 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 1306b