ܩܢܘܡܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܪ ܡ (g r m)
4 terms

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, probably related to ܓܲܪܡܵܐ (garmā, “bone, self”); compare also borrowed into Arabic أُقْنُوم (ʔuqnūm).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ܩܢܘܿܡܵܐ • (qnōmā) m (plural ܩܢܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (qnōmē))

person, self, individual
(Christianity, theology) qnoma, hypostasis; hypostasis (instantiation of a nature, according to the Syriac traditions)

Usage notes

The western theological usage of “hypostasis” places it as a synonym of person, which is a distinct term in the Syriac traditions.

Inflection

Inflection of **ܩܢܘܿܡܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܩܢܘܿܡ (qnōm)		1^st person	ܩܢܘܿܡܝܼ (qnōmī)		ܩܢܘܿܡܲܢ (qnōman)
	construct	ܩܢܘܿܡ (qnōm)		2^nd person	ܩܢܘܿܡܘܼܟ݂ (qnōmōḵ)	ܩܢܘܿܡܵܟ݂ܝ (qnōmāḵ)	ܩܢܘܿܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qnōmawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܢܘܿܡܵܐ (qnōmā)		3^rd person	ܩܢܘܿܡܹܗ (qnōmēh)	ܩܢܘܿܡܵܗ̇ (qnōmāh)	ܩܢܘܿܡܗܘܿܢ (qnōmhōn)
plural	absolute	ܩܢܘܿܡܝܼ̈ܢ (qnōmīn)		1^st person	ܩܢܘܿܡܝܼ̈ (qnōmī)		ܩܢܘܿܡܲܢ̈ (qnōman)
	construct	ܩܢܘܿܡܲܝ̈ (qnōmay)		2^nd person	ܩܢܘܿܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qnōmōḵ)	ܩܢܘܿܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qnōmāḵ)	ܩܢܘܿܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qnōmawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܢܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (qnōmē)		3^rd person	ܩܢܘܿܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qnōmūh)	ܩܢܘܿܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (qnōmōh)	ܩܢܘܿܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (qnōmayhōn)

See also

ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā, “nature”)
ܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܵܐ (parṣōpā, “person; hypostatic properties”)
ܐܲܦܹ̈ܐ (appē, “hypostatic properties”)
ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (nafšā, “soul”)
ܪܘܼܚܵܐ (rūḥā, “spirit”)
ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (yāṯā, “essence”)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

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(Western Syriac) IPA^(key):

Noun

ܩܢܘܡܐ • (qənōmā) m (plural ܩܢܘܡܐ (qənōmē))

person, self, individual
face
substance, figure, body
essence, being
(Christianity, theology) hypostasis, substantive reality
Coordinate terms: ܟܝܢܐ (kəyānā), ܦܪܨܘܦܐ (parṣōp̄ā)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܩܢܘܡܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܢܘܡ		1^st person	ܩܢܘܡܝ		ܩܢܘܡܢ
	construct	ܩܢܘܡ		2^nd person	ܩܢܘܡܟ	ܩܢܘܡܟܝ	ܩܢܘܡܟܘܢ	ܩܢܘܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܢܘܡܐ		3^rd person	ܩܢܘܡܗ	ܩܢܘܡܗ	ܩܢܘܡܗܘܢ	ܩܢܘܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܢܘܡܝܢ		1^st person	ܩܢܘܡܝ		ܩܢܘܡܝܢ
	construct	ܩܢܘܡܝ		2^nd person	ܩܢܘܡܝܟ	ܩܢܘܡܝܟܝ	ܩܢܘܡܝܟܘܢ	ܩܢܘܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܢܘܡܐ		3^rd person	ܩܢܘܡܘܗܝ	ܩܢܘܡܝܗ	ܩܢܘܡܝܗܘܢ	ܩܢܘܡܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

→ Arabic: أقنوم

References

“qnwm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-02-26
Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 323a
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 509b–510a
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, →ISBN, page 1380b

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