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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܩ ܪ ܐ (q r ˀ)
5 terms

Instance noun of ܩܵܪܹܐ (qārē, “to read; to call”); cognate to Arabic قِرَاءَة (qirāʔa) and Hebrew קְרִיאָה (qri'á).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܪܵܝܬܵܐ • (qrāytā) f (plural ܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qrāyāṯā))

  1. shout, cry, exclamation
  2. call, vocation, summon
  3. reading, rendering, recitation
  4. invocation, invitation
  5. appellation, naming, nomination
  6. recall, revocation
  7. crowing, cockcrow
  8. braying of trumpets
  9. (poetry) recitation of poetry, meter/metre
  10. (grammar) various senses: exclamation; vocative case
  11. (law) appeal, recalling
  12. (ecclesiastical) designation (of bishop)
  13. (Christianity) invocation of the Holy Trinity at baptism
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܪܵܝܬܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܩܪܵܝܵܐ (qrāyā) 1st person ܩܪܵܝܬܝܼ (qrāytī) ܩܪܵܝܬܲܢ (qrāytan)
construct ܩܪܵܝܲܬ݂ (qrāyaṯ) 2nd person ܩܪܵܝܬܘܼܟ݂ (qrāytōḵ) ܩܪܵܝܬܵܟ݂ܝ (qrāytāḵ) ܩܪܵܝܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qrāytawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܪܵܝܬܵܐ (qrāytā) 3rd person ܩܪܵܝܬܹܗ (qrāytēh) ܩܪܵܝܬܵܗ̇ (qrāytāh) ܩܪܵܝܬܗܘܿܢ (qrāythōn)
plural absolute ܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܢ (qrāyān) 1st person ܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ (qrāyāṯī) ܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ (qrāyāṯan)
construct ܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ (qrāyāṯ) 2nd person ܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qrāyāṯōḵ) ܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qrāyāṯāḵ) ܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qrāyāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qrāyāṯā) 3rd person ܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (qrāyāṯēh) ܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qrāyāṯāh) ܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qrāyāṯhōn)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Aramaic ; compare Classical Syriac ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (“plank, beam”) and Hebrew קֶרֶשׁ (qéresh).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (qārīṯā) f (plural ܩܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qāryāṯā) or ܩܵܪ̈ܝܼܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qārīyāṯā))

  1. main beam or plank in a roof
  2. crossbeam
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܩܵܪܝܼ (qārī) 1st person ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (qārīṯī) ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (qārīṯan)
construct ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ (qārīṯ) 2nd person ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qārīṯōḵ) ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qārīṯāḵ) ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qārīṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qārīṯā) 3rd person ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (qārīṯēh) ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qārīṯāh) ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qārīṯhōn)
plural absolute ܩܵܪ̈ܝܵܢ (qāryān) 1st person ܩܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ (qāryāṯī) ܩܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ (qāryāṯan)
construct ܩܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ (qāryāṯ) 2nd person ܩܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qāryāṯōḵ) ܩܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qāryāṯāḵ) ܩܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qāryāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qāryāṯā) 3rd person ܩܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (qāryāṯēh) ܩܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qāryāṯāh) ܩܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qāryāṯhōn)

Etymology 3

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic ; compare Arabic قَرْيَة (qarya), Hebrew קִרְיָה (qiryá) and קֶרֶת (qéret).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (qrīṯā) f (plural ܩܘܼܪ̈ܝܵܐ (quryā) or ܩܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qiryāṯā))

  1. (formal, literary) town, village, hamlet
Usage notes

The plural ܩܘܼܪ̈ܝܵܐ (quryā) is used for the collective sense while the plural ܩܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qiryāṯā) is used for the individual sense.

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

See also

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ܩܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (qrīṯā) f

  1. feminine of ܩܸܪܝܵܐ (qiryā, “read, called”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic قَرْيَة (qarya) and Hebrew קִרְיָה (qiryâ) and קֶרֶת (qéreṯ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܘܪܝܘܣ or ܩܘܪܝܣ or ܩܘܪܝܐܣ or ܩܘܪܝܐ or ܩܪܝܬܐ)

  1. town, village, hamlet
  2. district
  3. field
  4. farm
  5. property, possession
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܪܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܘܪܝܐ ,ܩܪܐ 1st person ܩܪܝܬܝ ܩܪܝܬܢ
construct ܩܘܪܝܬ ,ܩܪܝܬ 2nd person ܩܪܝܬܟ ܩܪܝܬܟܝ ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܪܝܬܐ 3rd person ܩܪܝܬܗ ܩܪܝܬܗ ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܪܝܢ 1st person ܩܘܪܝܝ ,ܩܪܝܬܝ ܩܘܪܝܝܢ ,ܩܪܝܬܢ
construct ܩܪܝܬ 2nd person ܩܘܪܝܝܟ ,ܩܪܝܬܟ ܩܘܪܝܝܟܝ ,ܩܪܝܬܟܝ ܩܘܪܝܝܟܘܢ ,ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ ܩܘܪܝܝܟܝܢ ,ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܘܪܝܘܣ ,ܩܘܪܝܣ ,ܩܘܪܝܐܣ ,ܩܘܪܝܐ ,ܩܪܝܬܐ 3rd person ܩܘܪܝܘܗܝ ,ܩܪܝܬܗ ܩܘܪܝܝܗ ,ܩܪܝܬܗ ܩܘܪܝܝܗܘܢ ,ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ ܩܘܪܝܝܗܝܢ ,ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ ܪ ܐ related to calling. Compare Arabic قِرَاءَة (qirāʔa) and Hebrew קְרִיאָה (qərîʾâ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܪܝܬܐ)

  1. shout, cry, exclamation
  2. calling, summoning
  3. call, vocation
  4. reading, rendering, recitation
  5. invocation, invitation
  6. (Christianity) invocation of the Holy Trinity at baptism
  7. appellation, naming
  8. nomination
  9. (ecclesiastical) designation (of bishop)
  10. (law) appeal, recalling
  11. recall, revocation
  12. (poetry) recitation of poetry, meter/metre
  13. (grammar) various senses: exclamation; vocative case; grammatical mood; type of sentence; name of accent
  14. sound
  15. crowing, cockcrow
  16. braying (of trumpets)
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܪܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܪܝܐ 1st person ܩܪܝܬܝ ܩܪܝܬܢ
construct ܩܪܝܬ 2nd person ܩܪܝܬܟ ܩܪܝܬܟܝ ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܪܝܬܐ 3rd person ܩܪܝܬܗ ܩܪܝܬܗ ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܪܝܢ 1st person ܩܪܝܬܢ ܩܪܝܬܢ
construct ܩܪܝܬ 2nd person ܩܪܝܬܟ ܩܪܝܬܟܝ ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܪܝܬܐ 3rd person ܩܪܝܬܗ ܩܪܝܬܗ ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܪܝܬܐ • (qārīṯā) f (plural ܩܪܝܬܐ)

  1. weevil, locust
  2. infestation
  3. tortoise
  4. (pathology) (possibly) kind of disease
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܪܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܪܝ 1st person ܩܪܝܬܝ ܩܪܝܬܢ
construct ܩܪܝܬ 2nd person ܩܪܝܬܟ ܩܪܝܬܟܝ ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܪܝܬܐ 3rd person ܩܪܝܬܗ ܩܪܝܬܗ ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܪܝܢ 1st person ܩܪܝܬܝ ܩܪܝܬܢ
construct ܩܪܝܬ 2nd person ܩܪܝܬܟ ܩܪܝܬܟܝ ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܪܝܬܐ 3rd person ܩܪܝܬܗ ܩܪܝܬܗ ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Compare Hebrew קֶרֶשׁ (qéreš).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܪܝܬܐ)

  1. beam, plank
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܪܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܪܝ 1st person ܩܪܝܬܝ ܩܪܝܬܢ
construct ܩܪܝܬ 2nd person ܩܪܝܬܟ ܩܪܝܬܟܝ ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܪܝܬܐ 3rd person ܩܪܝܬܗ ܩܪܝܬܗ ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܪܝܢ 1st person ܩܪܝܬܝ ܩܪܝܬܢ
construct ܩܪܝܬ 2nd person ܩܪܝܬܟ ܩܪܝܬܟܝ ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܪܝܬܐ 3rd person ܩܪܝܬܗ ܩܪܝܬܗ ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 5

From the root ܩ ܪ ܐ.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܪܝܬܐ)

  1. falling down
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܪܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܪܝ 1st person ܩܪܝܬܝ ܩܪܝܬܢ
construct ܩܪܝܬ 2nd person ܩܪܝܬܟ ܩܪܝܬܟܝ ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܪܝܬܐ 3rd person ܩܪܝܬܗ ܩܪܝܬܗ ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܪܝܢ 1st person ܩܪܝܬܝ ܩܪܝܬܢ
construct ܩܪܝܬ 2nd person ܩܪܝܬܟ ܩܪܝܬܟܝ ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܪܝܬܐ 3rd person ܩܪܝܬܗ ܩܪܝܬܗ ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 6

From Classical Mandaic ࡒ-ࡓ-ࡀ, "to create".

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f(uncountable)

  1. creation
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܪܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܪܝ 1st person ܩܪܝܬܝ ܩܪܝܬܢ
construct ܩܪܝܬ 2nd person ܩܪܝܬܟ ܩܪܝܬܟܝ ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܪܝܬܐ 3rd person ܩܪܝܬܗ ܩܪܝܬܗ ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 7

From Ancient Greek κριθή (krithḗ).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f(uncountable)

  1. barley
  2. (pathology) stye
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܪܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܪܝ 1st person ܩܪܝܬܝ ܩܪܝܬܢ
construct ܩܪܝܬ 2nd person ܩܪܝܬܟ ܩܪܝܬܟܝ ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܪܝܬܐ 3rd person ܩܪܝܬܗ ܩܪܝܬܗ ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ

References

  • “qry”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “qryh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “qrytˀ”, 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, pages 328b, 330b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 517a, 519b
  • 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, pages 1410a–1411a
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