ܩܡܪܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬𐭫𐭩 (kmly /kamar/, “girdle”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- (“to bend”). See it for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [qamrɑ(ʔ)], [q(ə)mɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [qamre(ʔ)], [q(ə)mɑre(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܩܡܪܐ • (qamrā) m (plural ܩܡܪܐ)
- belt, girdle, strap
Inflection
inflection of ܩܡܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܩܡܪ | ܩܡܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܩܡܪ | ܩܡܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܩܡܪܐ | ܩܡܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܩܡܪܝ | ܩܡܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܩܡܪܟ | ܩܡܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܩܡܪܟܝ | ܩܡܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܩܡܪܗ | ܩܡܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܩܡܪܗ | ܩܡܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܩܡܪܢ | ܩܡܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܩܡܪܟܘܢ | ܩܡܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܩܡܪܟܝܢ | ܩܡܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܩܡܪܗܘܢ | ܩܡܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܩܡܪܗܝܢ | ܩܡܪܝܗܝܢ |
Proper noun
ܩܡܪܐ • (qamrā) m
- (astronomy) Orion's Belt
References
- “qmr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 248
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 322a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 509a
- 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 1379a