ܩܢܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَنَاة (qanāh), itself borrowed from Aramaic קַנְיָא (qanəya, “reed, cane, tube”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanûm). Doublet of ܩܲܢܝܵܐ (qanyā, “pen; reed”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qan.niːtɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܢܝܼܬܵܐ • (qanītā) f sg (plural ܩܲܢܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (qanyātē))

1. channel, canal
2. TV channel, radio channel

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qanīṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (qanīṯī)		ܩܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (qanīṯan)
	construct	ܩܲܢܝܼܬ݂ (qanīṯ)	2nd person	ܩܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qanīṯūḵ)	ܩܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qanīṯāḵ)	ܩܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qanīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qanīṯā)	3rd person	ܩܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (qanīṯēh)	ܩܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qanīṯāh)	ܩܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qanīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܢܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (qanyāṯī)		ܩܲܢܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (qanyāṯan)
	construct	ܩܲܢܝܵܬ݂̈ (qanyāṯ)	2nd person	ܩܲܢܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qanyāṯūḵ)	ܩܲܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qanyāṯāḵ)	ܩܲܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qanyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܢܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qanyāṯē)	3rd person	ܩܲܢܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qanyāṯūh)	ܩܲܢܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qanyāṯōh)	ܩܲܢܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qanyāṯhōn)

Etymology 2

Verb

ܩܢܝܼܬܵܐ • (qnītā) f sg (plural ܩܸܢܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (qinyātē))

1. feminine singular of ܩܸܢܝܵܐ (qinyā)