ܩܪܢܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *ḳarn-; compare Akkadian 𒋛 (qarnum), Arabic قَرْن (qarn), Hebrew קֶרֶן (qéren), Ugaritic 𐎖𐎗𐎐 (qrn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈqar.nɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈqar.nɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈqɑr.no]
Noun
ܩܪܢܐ • (qarnā) f (plural ܩܪܢܐ (qarnē) or ܩܪܢܬܐ (qarnāṯā))
- (animal anatomy) horn, antler; claw (of a crab)
- Peshitta, Genesis 22:13:
- ܘܐܪܝܡ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܥܝܢܘ̈ܗܝ ܘܚܙܐ: ܘܗܐ ܕܟܪܐ ܚܕ ܐܚܝܕ ܒܣܘܟܬܐ ܒܩܪ̈ܢܬܗ
- wə-ʾărīm ʾaḇrāhām ʿaynaw[hy] wa-ḥəzā, wə-hā ḏeḵrā ḥaḏ ʾăḥīḏ bə-sawkəṯā ḇə-qarnāṯēh
- And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns
- Peshitta, Genesis 22:13:
- (music) horn, trumpet
- Peshitta, Luke 1:69:
- ܘܐܩܝܡ ܠܢ ܩܪܢܐ ܕܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܒܒܝܬܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܥܒܕܗ
- wə-ʾăqīm lan qarnā ḏə-p̄ūrqānā ḇə-ḇaytēh ḏə-ḏāwīḏ ʿaḇdēh
- And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
- Peshitta, Luke 1:69:
- horn-shaped jar, phial
- (anatomy) cornea
- corn, horny excrescence
- (geometry) angle, corner
- (architecture) wing (of building)
- (military) wing (of army)
- extreme part
- top, peak, summit
- end, border
- arm, armrest
- (business, finance) capital
- power
- pride
- (orthography) projection, tittle, hook (of a letter)
- (botany) dittany
- kind of measure (equalling 12 pints)
Usage notes
Usually, the plural ܩܪܢܐ (qarnē) is used for literal senses while ܩܪܢܬܐ (qarnāṯā) is used for figurative senses.
Inflection
declension of ܩܪܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܩܪܢ | ܩܪܢܢ ,ܩܪܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܩܪܢ | ܩܪܢܬ ,ܩܪܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܩܪܢܐ | ܩܪܢܬܐ ,ܩܪܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܩܪܢܝ | ܩܪܢܬܝ ,ܩܪܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܩܪܢܟ | ܩܪܢܬܟ ,ܩܪܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܩܪܢܟܝ | ܩܪܢܬܟܝ ,ܩܪܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܩܪܢܗ | ܩܪܢܬܗ ,ܩܪܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܩܪܢܗ | ܩܪܢܬܗ ,ܩܪܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܩܪܢܢ | ܩܪܢܬܢ ,ܩܪܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܩܪܢܟܘܢ | ܩܪܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܩܪܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܩܪܢܟܝܢ | ܩܪܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܩܪܢܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܩܪܢܗܘܢ | ܩܪܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܩܪܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܩܪܢܗܝܢ | ܩܪܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܩܪܢܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From Persian قران (qirān).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [q(ə.)ˈrɑ.nɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈqrɑ.nɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈqro.no]
Noun
ܩܪܢܐ • (qərānā) m (plural ܩܪܢܐ)
- qiran, kran
- franc
Inflection
inflection of ܩܪܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܩܪܢ | ܩܪܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܩܪܢ | ܩܪܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܩܪܢܐ | ܩܪܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܩܪܢܝ | ܩܪܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܩܪܢܟ | ܩܪܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܩܪܢܟܝ | ܩܪܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܩܪܢܗ | ܩܪܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܩܪܢܗ | ܩܪܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܩܪܢܢ | ܩܪܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܩܪܢܟܘܢ | ܩܪܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܩܪܢܟܝܢ | ܩܪܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܩܪܢܗܘܢ | ܩܪܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܩܪܢܗܝܢ | ܩܪܢܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “qrn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-03-01
- “qrn2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2021-07-22
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 331a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 520a
- 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, pages 1412b-1413a