ܩܛܡܐ

ܩܛܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܛܡܐ

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܛ-ܡ‎ (q-ṭ-m) related to ashes.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qatˤ.mɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܛܡܵܐ • (qaṭmā) m

1. gray, grey: An achromatic colour intermediate between black and white.

   ܩܲܛܡܵܐ:  

See also

Colors in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܨܸܒ݂ܥܹ̈ܐ‎ (ṣiḇʿē) (layout · text)

ܚܘܵܪܵܐ‎ (ḥwārā)	ܩܲܛܡܵܐ (qaṭmā)	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ‎ (komā)
ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ‎ (smoqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ‎ (qirmīzā)	ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ‎ (purtqālā); ܫܚܝܼܡܵܐ‎ (šḥīmā)	ܙܵܪܓܵܐ‎ (zārgā), ܫܲܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ‎ (šaʿoṯā)
ܠܲܝܡܵܐ‎ (laymā)	ܝܲܪܘܼܩܵܐ‎ (yaruqā)	ܩܝܼܢܵܐ‎ (qīnā)
ܟܝܵܢܵܐ‎ (kyānā)	ܙܲܪܩܵܐ‎ (zarqā)	ܡܝܼܠܵܐ‎ (mīlā)
ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ‎ (bānafšā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ‎ (mayqā)	ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ‎ (fušīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ‎ (argwānā)	ܘܲܪܕܵܐ‎ (wardā)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qitˤ.mɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [qutˤ.mɑː]

Noun

ܩܸܛܡܵܐ • (qiṭma) m

1. ash, ashes

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܸܛܡܵܐ (qiṭmā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܸܛܡܝܼ‎ (qiṭmī)		ܩܸܛܡܲܢ‎ (qiṭman)
	construct	ܩܸܛܡ‎ (qiṭm)	2nd person	ܩܸܛܡܘܼܟ݂‎ (qiṭmuḵ)	ܩܸܛܡܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (qiṭmāḵ)	ܩܸܛܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (qiṭmāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܩܸܛܡܵܐ (qiṭmā)	3rd person	ܩܸܛܡܹܗ‎ (qiṭmēh)	ܩܸܛܡܘܿܗ̇‎ (qiṭmoh)	ܩܸܛܡܗܘܿܢ‎ (qiṭmhon)

Derived terms

• ܩܸܛܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ‎ (qiṭmānāyā, “grey, gray”)
• ܩܸܛܡܵܢܵܐ‎ (qiṭmānā, “ashen”)

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Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛtˤmɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܩܛܡܐ • (qeṭma) m (uncountable)

1. ash, ashes

Inflection

    declension of ܩܛܡܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܩܛܡ‎
construct	ܩܛܡ‎
emphatic	ܩܛܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܛܡܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܛܡܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܛܡܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܛܡܗ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܛܡܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܛܡܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܛܡܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܛܡܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܛܡܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܛܡܗܝܢ‎

Derived terms

• ܩܛܡܢܐ‎ (qeṭmānā, “ashen”)

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ-ܛ-ܡ‎ (q-ṭ-m) related to lopping.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛtˤmɑ(ʔ)], [q(ə)tˤɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɛtˤme(ʔ)], [q(ə)tˤɑme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܛܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܛܡܐ)

1. slice, section, part

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܛܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܛܡ‎	ܩܛܡܝܢ‎
construct	ܩܛܡ‎	ܩܛܡܝ‎
emphatic	ܩܛܡܐ	ܩܛܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܛܡܝ‎	ܩܛܡܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܛܡܟ‎	ܩܛܡܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܛܡܟܝ‎	ܩܛܡܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܛܡܗ‎	ܩܛܡܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܛܡܗ‎	ܩܛܡܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܛܡܢ‎	ܩܛܡܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܛܡܟܘܢ‎	ܩܛܡܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܛܡܟܝܢ‎	ܩܛܡܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܛܡܗܘܢ‎	ܩܛܡܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܛܡܗܝܢ‎	ܩܛܡܝܗܝܢ‎

Etymology 3

From the root ܩ-ܛ-ܡ‎ (q-ṭ-m) related to lopping.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)tˤɑmɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܩܛܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

1. slicing, lopping

Inflection

    declension of ܩܛܡܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܩܛܡ‎
construct	ܩܛܡ‎
emphatic	ܩܛܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܛܡܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܛܡܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܛܡܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܛܡܗ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܛܡܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܛܡܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܛܡܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܛܡܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܛܡܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܛܡܗܝܢ‎

References

• “qṭm”, 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, p. 316a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 501a
• 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. 1353a