ܩܫܬܐ

ܩܫܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Hebrew קֶשֶׁת‎ (késhet) and Arabic قَوْس‎ (qaws, “bow”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qəʃ.tɑː]

Noun

ܩܸܫܬܵܐ • (qišta) m (plural ܩܸܫܬܹ̈ܐ (qište))

1. (archery) bow
2. (architecture) arch
3. row, semicircle

Declension

Inflection of ܩܸܫܬܵܐ (qištā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܸܫܬܝܼ‎ (qištī)		ܩܸܫܬܲܢ‎ (qištan)
	construct	ܩܸܫܬ‎ (qišt)	2nd person	ܩܸܫܬܘܼܟ݂‎ (qištuḵ)	ܩܸܫܬܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (qištāḵ)	ܩܸܫܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (qištāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܩܸܫܬܵܐ (qištā)	3rd person	ܩܸܫܬܹܗ‎ (qištēh)	ܩܸܫܬܘܿܗ̇‎ (qištoh)	ܩܸܫܬܗܘܿܢ‎ (qišthon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܸܫܬܝܼ̈‎ (qištī)		ܩܸܫܬܲܢ̈‎ (qištan)
	construct	ܩܸܫܬܲܝ̈‎ (qištay)	2nd person	ܩܸܫܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎ (qištuḵ)	ܩܸܫܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎ (qištāḵ)	ܩܸܫܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (qištāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܩܸܫܬܹ̈ܐ (qištē)	3rd person	ܩܸܫܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎ (qištuh)	ܩܸܫܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎ (qištoh)	ܩܸܫܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎ (qišthon)

Proper noun

ܩܸܫܬܵܐ • (Qišta) m

1. (astrology, astronomy) Sagittarius (constellation and zodiac sign)

See also

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ‎ (imrā) ♈︎	ܬܵܘܪܵܐ‎ (tāwrā) ♉︎	ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ‎ (tʾomē) ♊︎	ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ‎ (sarṭānā) ♋︎
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ‎ (aryā) ♌︎	ܒܬܘܼܠܬܵܐ‎ (btultā) ♍︎	ܡܲܬܩܵܠܵܐ‎ (matqālā) ♎︎	ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (ʿāqirḇā) ♏︎
ܩܸܫܬܵܐ (qištā) ♐︎	ܓܲܕܝܵܐ‎ (gadyā) ♑︎	ܕܵܘܠܵܐ‎ (dāwlā) ♒︎	ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ‎ (nunē) ♓︎

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew קֶשֶׁת‎ (qéšeṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛʃtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɛʃte], [qɛʃtɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܩܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed) c (plural ܩܫܬܬܐ‎ or ܩܫܬܐ)

1. (archery) bow
2. (weather) rainbow
3. (architecture) arch
4. row, semicircle

Usage notes

The plural form ܩܫܬܐ‎ (qeštēʾ) is rare.

Inflection

    declension of ܩܫܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܫܬ‎	ܩܫܬܢ ,ܩܫܬܝܢ‎
construct	ܩܫܬ‎	ܩܫܬܬ ,ܩܫܬܝ‎
emphatic	ܩܫܬܐ	ܩܫܬܬܐ ,ܩܫܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܫܬܝ‎	ܩܫܬܬܝ ,ܩܫܬܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܫܬܟ‎	ܩܫܬܬܟ ,ܩܫܬܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܫܬܟܝ‎	ܩܫܬܬܟܝ ,ܩܫܬܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܫܬܗ‎	ܩܫܬܬܗ ,ܩܫܬܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܫܬܗ‎	ܩܫܬܬܗ ,ܩܫܬܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܫܬܢ‎	ܩܫܬܬܢ ,ܩܫܬܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܫܬܟܘܢ‎	ܩܫܬܬܟܘܢ ,ܩܫܬܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܫܬܟܝܢ‎	ܩܫܬܬܟܝܢ ,ܩܫܬܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܫܬܗܘܢ‎	ܩܫܬܬܗܘܢ ,ܩܫܬܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܫܬܗܝܢ‎	ܩܫܬܬܗܝܢ ,ܩܫܬܝܗܝܢ‎

See also

• ܟܫܛܐ‎
• ܩܫܛܐ‎

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Hebrew קַשָּׁת‎ (qaššāṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qaʃʃɑθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qaʃʃɑθe] (plural)

Noun

ܩܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܫܬܐ)

1. (archery) archer, bowman

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܫܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܫܬ‎	ܩܫܬܝܢ‎
construct	ܩܫܬ‎	ܩܫܬܝ‎
emphatic	ܩܫܬܐ	ܩܫܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܫܬܝ‎	ܩܫܬܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܫܬܟ‎	ܩܫܬܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܫܬܟܝ‎	ܩܫܬܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܫܬܗ‎	ܩܫܬܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܫܬܗ‎	ܩܫܬܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܫܬܢ‎	ܩܫܬܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܫܬܟܘܢ‎	ܩܫܬܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܫܬܟܝܢ‎	ܩܫܬܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܫܬܗܘܢ‎	ܩܫܬܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܫܬܗܝܢ‎	ܩܫܬܝܗܝܢ‎

See also

• ܟܫܛܐ‎
• ܩܫܛܐ‎

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑʃtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɑʃɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܩܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܫܬܐ)

1. (dialectal) doorknocker

Inflection

    declension of ܩܫܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܫܐ	ܩܫܢ
construct	ܩܫܬ	ܩܫܬ
emphatic	ܩܫܬܐ	ܩܫܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܫܬܝ	ܩܫܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܫܬܟ	ܩܫܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܫܬܟܝ	ܩܫܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܫܬܗ	ܩܫܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܫܬܗ	ܩܫܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܫܬܢ	ܩܫܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܫܬܟܘܢ	ܩܫܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܫܬܟܝܢ	ܩܫܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܫܬܗܘܢ	ܩܫܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܫܬܗܝܢ	ܩܫܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Compare Arabic قَشَّة‎ (qašša) and قَشّ‎ (qašš) and Hebrew קַשׁ‎ (qaš).

Alternative forms

• ܩܫܐ‎

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛʃ(ʃə)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɛʃʃɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܩܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܫܬܐ)

1. stubble, dry stalks or grass or leaves
2. picking up sticks, gathering dry leaves

Inflection

    declension of ܩܫܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܫܐ	ܩܫܢ
construct	ܩܫܬ	ܩܫܬ
emphatic	ܩܫܬܐ	ܩܫܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܫܬܝ	ܩܫܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܫܬܟ	ܩܫܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܫܬܟܝ	ܩܫܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܫܬܗ	ܩܫܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܫܬܗ	ܩܫܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܫܬܢ	ܩܫܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܫܬܟܘܢ	ܩܫܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܫܬܟܝܢ	ܩܫܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܫܬܗܘܢ	ܩܫܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܫܬܗܝܢ	ܩܫܬܗܝܢ

References

• “qšt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “qštˀ”, 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, pp. 332b, 333a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 522b, 523a
• 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, pp. 1418a, 1420b-1421a