ܩܪܝܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)riθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɛrjɑθɑ(ʔ)], [qurjɑ(ʔ)], [qurja(ʔ)s], [qurjos] (plural)

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

    declension of ܩܪܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܘܪܝܐ ,ܩܪܐ	ܩܪܝܢ
construct	ܩܘܪܝܬ ,ܩܪܝܬ	ܩܪܝܬ
emphatic	ܩܪܝܬܐ	ܩܘܪܝܘܣ ,ܩܘܪܝܣ ,ܩܘܪܝܐܣ ,ܩܘܪܝܐ ,ܩܪܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܪܝܬܝ	ܩܘܪܝܝ ,ܩܪܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟ	ܩܘܪܝܝܟ ,ܩܪܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟܝ	ܩܘܪܝܝܟܝ ,ܩܪܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܘܪܝܘܗܝ ,ܩܪܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܘܪܝܝܗ ,ܩܪܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܪܝܬܢ	ܩܘܪܝܝܢ ,ܩܪܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܘܪܝܝܟܘܢ ,ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ	ܩܘܪܝܝܟܝܢ ,ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܘܪܝܝܗܘܢ ,ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ	ܩܘܪܝܝܗܝܢ ,ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)rɑjtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [q(ə)rɑjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

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

    declension of ܩܪܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܪܝܐ	ܩܪܝܢ
construct	ܩܪܝܬ	ܩܪܝܬ
emphatic	ܩܪܝܬܐ	ܩܪܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܪܝܬܝ	ܩܪܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟ	ܩܪܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟܝ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܪܝܬܢ	ܩܪܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ	ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑriθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɑrjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܪܝܬܐ)

1. weevil, locust
2. infestation
3. tortoise
4. (pathology) (possibly) kind of disease

Inflection

    declension of ܩܪܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܪܝ	ܩܪܝܢ
construct	ܩܪܝܬ	ܩܪܝܬ
emphatic	ܩܪܝܬܐ	ܩܪܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܪܝܬܝ	ܩܪܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟ	ܩܪܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟܝ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܪܝܬܢ	ܩܪܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ	ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Compare Hebrew קֶרֶשׁ (qéreš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑriθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɑrjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܪܝܬܐ)

1. beam, plank

Inflection

    declension of ܩܪܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܪܝ	ܩܪܝܢ
construct	ܩܪܝܬ	ܩܪܝܬ
emphatic	ܩܪܝܬܐ	ܩܪܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܪܝܬܝ	ܩܪܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟ	ܩܪܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟܝ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܪܝܬܢ	ܩܪܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ	ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 5

From the root ܩ-ܪ-ܐ (q-r-ʾ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑriθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɑrjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܪܝܬܐ)

1. falling down

Inflection

    declension of ܩܪܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܪܝ	ܩܪܝܢ
construct	ܩܪܝܬ	ܩܪܝܬ
emphatic	ܩܪܝܬܐ	ܩܪܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܪܝܬܝ	ܩܪܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟ	ܩܪܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟܝ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܪܝܬܗ	ܩܪܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܪܝܬܢ	ܩܪܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ	ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ	ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 6

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)riθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܩܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

1. creation

Inflection

    declension of ܩܪܝܬܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܩܪܝ
construct	ܩܪܝܬ
emphatic	ܩܪܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܪܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܪܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܪܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܪܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 7

From Ancient Greek κριθή (krithḗ).

Alternative forms

• ܩܪܝܬܝ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)riθɑ(ʔ)], [q(ə)riθe(ʔ)]

Noun

ܩܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

1. barley
2. (pathology) stye

Inflection

    declension of ܩܪܝܬܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܩܪܝ
construct	ܩܪܝܬ
emphatic	ܩܪܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܪܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܪܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܪܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܪܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܪܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	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, pp. 328b, 330b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 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, pp. 1410a-1411a