ܩܫܝܫܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
| Root |
|---|
| ܩ ܫ ܫ (q š š) |
| 2 terms |
Etymology edit
From Aramaic קַשִׁישָׁא (qašīšā); compare Hebrew קָשִׁישׁ (kashísh), קְשִׁישָׁא (kshísha) and Arabic قِسِّيس (qissīs, “priest”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ • (qašīšā) (feminine ܩܲܫܝܼܫܬܵܐ (qašīštā), plural ܩܲܫܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ (qašīšē))
Usage notes edit
- This adjective refers only to human beings, animals, and plants. For inanimate objects, the adjective ܥܲܬܝܼܩܵܐ (ˁatīqā, “old, longstanding”) is used.
- This adjective means “old” specifically in the sense of “elderly”
- English old as in former or previous would usually be translated to Assyrian with the adjective ܩܲܕܝܼܡܵܐ (qadīmā, “old, previous”).
- English old as in “old enough to drive a car” would usually be translated to Assyrian with the adjective ܫܲܠܡܵܐ (šalmā, “completed, adult”) or ܡܸܛܝܵܐ (miṭyā, “arrived, adult”)
- English old as in “he’s older than she is” would usually be translated to Assyrian as ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ ܒܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ (yatīr gurā b-šinnē, “older, bigger in years”)
- English old as in “forty years old” would usually be translated to Assyrian with either the noun's masculine construct form ܒܲܪ (bar, “old, son”) or the feminine ܒܲܪ݇ܬ (bat, “old, daughter of”).
Noun edit
ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ • (qašīšā) m (plural ܩܲܫܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ (qašīšē), feminine ܩܲܫܝܼܫܬܵܐ (qašīštā))
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ (qašīšā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܩܲܫܝܼܫܝܼ (qašīšī) |
ܩܲܫܝܼܫܲܢ (qašīšan) | ||
| construct | ܩܲܫܝܼܫ (qašīš) |
2nd person | ܩܲܫܝܼܫܘܼܟ݂ (qašīšūḵ) |
ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܟ݂ܝ (qašīšāḵ) |
ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qašīšāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ (qašīšā) |
3rd person | ܩܲܫܝܼܫܹܗ (qašīšēh) |
ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܗ̇ (qašīšāh) |
ܩܲܫܝܼܫܗܘܿܢ (qašīšhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܩܲܫܝܼܫܝܼ̈ (qašīšī) |
ܩܲܫܝܼܫܲܢ̈ (qašīšan) | ||
| construct | ܩܲܫܝܼܫܲܝ̈ (qašīšay) |
2nd person | ܩܲܫܝܼܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qašīšūḵ) |
ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qašīšāḵ) |
ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qašīšāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܩܲܫܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ (qašīšē) |
3rd person | ܩܲܫܝܼܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qašīšūh) |
ܩܲܫܝܼܫ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qašīšōh) |
ܩܲܫܝܼܫܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qašīšhōn) | ||
See also edit
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
From the root ܩ-ܫ-ܫ (q-š-š) related to growing old. Compare Hebrew קָשִׁישׁ (qāšī́š).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܩܫܝܫܐ • (qaššīšā) m (plural ܩܫܝܫܐ (qaššīšē), singular feminine counterpart ܩܫܝܫܬܐ (qaššīštā))
- ancient, ancestor, forefather
- elder, grandfather
- (Christianity) priest, pastor, presbyter
- chief or presider of a banquet; host
Declension edit
inflection of ܩܫܝܫܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܩܫܝܫ | ܩܫܝܫܝܢ |
| construct | ܩܫܝܫ | ܩܫܝܫܝ |
| emphatic | ܩܫܝܫܐ | ܩܫܝܫܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܩܫܝܫܝ | ܩܫܝܫܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܩܫܝܫܟ | ܩܫܝܫܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܩܫܝܫܟܝ | ܩܫܝܫܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܩܫܝܫܗ | ܩܫܝܫܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܩܫܝܫܗ | ܩܫܝܫܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܩܫܝܫܢ | ܩܫܝܫܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܩܫܝܫܟܘܢ | ܩܫܝܫܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܩܫܝܫܟܝܢ | ܩܫܝܫܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܩܫܝܫܗܘܢ | ܩܫܝܫܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܩܫܝܫܗܝܢ | ܩܫܝܫܝܗܝܢ |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “qšyš”, 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 332b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 522b
- 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, page 1419b