ܩܢܝܢܬܐ

ܩܢܝܢܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܢܝܢܬܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic קַנִינְתָּא‎ (qannīntā, “saucer, vial”), from Ancient Greek καννίον (kanníon)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qa.ninːtɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܵܐ • (qanintā) f (plural ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ (qanīnātē))

1. bottle (container typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck used primarily for holding liquids)

   Synonym: ܒܘܿܛܘܼܠܵܐ‎ (boṭulā)

   ‏ܒܩܲܝܛܵܐ، ܛܥܘܿܢ ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܵܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ ܥܲܡܘܼܟ݂ ܩܵܐ ܕܠܹܐ ܨܵܗܹܝܬ.‎‎

   b-qayṭā, ṭʿon qanintā d-mīyā ʿamuḵ qā d-lē ṣāhēt.

   In Summer, carry a bottle of water with you so don't thirst.

   ‏ܫܵܬܲܚ ܟܵܣܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܵܐ ܕܚܲܡܪܵܐ.‎‎

   šātaḥ kāsā yan qanintā d-ḥamrā.

   Either we drink a glass or a bottle of wine

2. the contents of a bottle

   Synonym: ܓܘܼܕܵܐ‎ (gudā)

   ‏ܟܡܵܐ ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܕܒܝܼܪܵܐ ܫܬܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܬܸܡܲܠ؟‎‎

   kmā qanīnātē d-bīrā štē luḵ timmal?

   How many bottles of beer did you drink yesterday?

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܵܐ (qanintā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܝܼ‎ (qanintī)		ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܲܢ‎ (qanintan)
	construct	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܲܬ‎ (qanīnat)	2nd person	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܘܼܟ݂‎ (qanintuḵ)	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (qanintāḵ)	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (qanintāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܵܐ (qanintā)	3rd person	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܹܗ‎ (qanintēh)	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܘܿܗ̇‎ (qanintoh)	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܗܘܿܢ‎ (qaninthon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬܝܼ̈‎ (qanīnātī)		ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬܲܢ̈‎ (qanīnātan)
	construct	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬ̈‎ (qanīnāt)	2nd person	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎ (qanīnātuḵ)	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎ (qanīnātāḵ)	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (qanīnātāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ (qanīnātē)	3rd person	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬܹ̈ܗ‎ (qanīnātēh)	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎ (qanīnātoh)	ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎ (qanīnāthon)

See also

• ܩܵܪܘܼܪܵܐ‎ (qārurā, “vial”)