ܩܫܝܫܘܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From ܩܫܝܫܐ (qaššīšāʾ, “elder”), from the root ܩ-ܫ-ܫ (q-š-š) related to growing old + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ). Compare Hebrew קְשִׁישׁוּת (qəšîšûṯ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [qaʃʃiʃuθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [qaʃʃiʃwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܩܫܝܫܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܫܝܫܘܬܐ)
- old age
- seniority, precedence
- primogeniture, birthright
- priority, antiquity, ancientness
- council, senate
- (Christianity) priesthood, presbytery
Inflection
declension of ܩܫܝܫܘܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܩܫܝܫܘ | ܩܫܝܫܘܢ |
| construct | ܩܫܝܫܘܬ | ܩܫܝܫܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܩܫܝܫܘܬܐ | ܩܫܝܫܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܩܫܝܫܘܬܝ | ܩܫܝܫܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܩܫܝܫܘܬܟ | ܩܫܝܫܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܩܫܝܫܘܬܟܝ | ܩܫܝܫܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܩܫܝܫܘܬܗ | ܩܫܝܫܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܩܫܝܫܘܬܗ | ܩܫܝܫܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܩܫܝܫܘܬܢ | ܩܫܝܫܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܩܫܝܫܘܬܟܘܢ | ܩܫܝܫܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܩܫܝܫܘܬܟܝܢ | ܩܫܝܫܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܩܫܝܫܘܬܗܘܢ | ܩܫܝܫܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܩܫܝܫܘܬܗܝܢ | ܩܫܝܫܘܬܗܝܢ |
References
- “qšyšw”, 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. 332b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 522b
- 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. 1420a