ܩܝܢܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Arabic قَيْنَة (qayna) and Hebrew קִינָה (qînâ).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [qiːntɑː]
  • (Standard) IPA(key): [qiːnɑːθɑː] (plural)

Noun

ܩܝܼܢܬܵܐ • (qīntāf (plural ܩܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qīnāṯā))

  1. song, chant, hymn, canticle, elegy
  2. singing, wailing
  3. (music) melody; note; meter/metre; tone

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܝܼܢܬܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܩܝܼܢܵܐ (qīnā) 1st person ܩܝܼܢܬܝܼ (qīntī) ܩܝܼܢܬܲܢ (qīntan)
construct ܩܝܼܢܲܬ݂ (qīnaṯ) 2nd person ܩܝܼܢܬܘܼܟ݂ (qīntōḵ) ܩܝܼܢܬܵܟ݂ܝ (qīntāḵ) ܩܝܼܢܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qīntawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܝܼܢܬܵܐ (qīntā) 3rd person ܩܝܼܢܬܹܗ (qīntēh) ܩܝܼܢܬܵܗ̇ (qīntāh) ܩܝܼܢܬܗܘܿܢ (qīnthōn)
plural absolute ܩܝܼܢܵܢ̈ (qīnān) 1st person ܩܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (qīnāṯī) ܩܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (qīnāṯan)
construct ܩܝܼܢܵܬ݂̈ (qīnāṯ) 2nd person ܩܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qīnāṯōḵ) ܩܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qīnāṯāḵ) ܩܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qīnāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܝܼܢ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qīnāṯā) 3rd person ܩܝܼܢ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (qīnāṯēh) ܩܝܼܢ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qīnāṯāh) ܩܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qīnāṯhōn)

Proper noun

ܩܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (qīnāṯāf

  1. a female given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic قَيْنَة (qayna) and Hebrew קִינָה (qînâ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qintɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qinɑθɑ], [qinjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܩܝܢܬܐ • (transliteration neededf (plural ܩܝܢܝܬܐ or ܩܝܢܬܐ)

  1. song, chant, hymn, canticle, elegy
  2. singing, wailing
  3. (music) melody; meter/metre; tone

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܝܢܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܝܢܐ 1st person ܩܝܢܬܝ ܩܝܢܬܢ
construct ܩܝܢܬ 2nd person ܩܝܢܬܟ ܩܝܢܬܟܝ ܩܝܢܬܟܘܢ ܩܝܢܬܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܩܝܢܬܗ ܩܝܢܬܗ ܩܝܢܬܗܘܢ ܩܝܢܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܝܢܝܢ ,ܩܝܢܢ 1st person ܩܝܢܝܬܝ ,ܩܝܢܬܝ ܩܝܢܝܬܢ ,ܩܝܢܬܢ
construct ܩܝܢܝܬ ,ܩܝܢܬ 2nd person ܩܝܢܝܬܟ ,ܩܝܢܬܟ ܩܝܢܝܬܟܝ ,ܩܝܢܬܟܝ ܩܝܢܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܩܝܢܬܟܘܢ ܩܝܢܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܩܝܢܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܝܢܝܬܐ , 3rd person ܩܝܢܝܬܗ ,ܩܝܢܬܗ ܩܝܢܝܬܗ ,ܩܝܢܬܗ ܩܝܢܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܩܝܢܬܗܘܢ ܩܝܢܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܩܝܢܬܗܝܢ

References

  • qynh”, 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, page 318b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 504a–b
  • 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 1364b