ܩܛܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܛ ܡ (q ṭ m)
2 terms

From Aramaic קֵטּמָא (qeṭmā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qɪtˤmaː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [qutˤmaː]

Noun

ܩܸܛܡܵܐ • (qiṭmā) m

1. (uncountable) ash, ashes

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܸܛܡܵܐ (qiṭmā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܸܛܡܝܼ (qiṭmī)		ܩܸܛܡܲܢ (qiṭman)
	construct	ܩܛܸܡ (qṭim)	2nd person	ܩܸܛܡܘܼܟ݂ (qiṭmūḵ)	ܩܸܛܡܵܟ݂ܝ (qiṭmāḵ)	ܩܸܛܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qiṭmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܸܛܡܵܐ (qiṭmā)	3rd person	ܩܸܛܡܹܗ (qiṭmēh)	ܩܸܛܡܵܗ̇ (qiṭmāh)	ܩܸܛܡܗܘܿܢ (qiṭmhōn)

Derived terms

• ܩܛܘܿܡܵܐ (qṭōmā, “grey/gray”)
• ܩܸܛܡܵܢܵܐ (qiṭmānā, “ashen”)
• ܩܸܛܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (qiṭmānāyā, “grey/gray”)
• ܩܸܛܡܵܐ ܒܪܹܝܫܝܼ (qiṭmā brēšī)
• ܩܸܛܡܵܐ ܒܩܲܪܥܝܼ (qiṭmā bqarˁī)

Interjection

ܩܸܛܡܵܐ • (qiṭmā)

1. an expression of negative surprise

   ܐܲܝ ܩܸܛܡܵܐ ܒܪܹܝܫܝܼ! ― ay qiṭmā brēšī! ― Oh no! (literally, “Oh ashes on my head!”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛtˤmɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܩܛܡܐ • (qeṭma) m (uncountable)

1. ash, ashes

Inflection

    declension of ܩܛܡܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܩܛܡ
construct	ܩܛܡ
emphatic	ܩܛܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܛܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܛܡܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܛܡܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܛܡܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܛܡܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܛܡܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܛܡܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܛܡܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܛܡܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܛܡܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܩܛܡܢܐ (qeṭmānā, “ashen”)

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ-ܛ-ܡ (q-ṭ-m) related to lopping.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛtˤmɑ(ʔ)], [q(ə)tˤɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɛtˤme(ʔ)], [q(ə)tˤɑme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܛܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܛܡܐ)

1. slice, section, part

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܛܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܛܡ	ܩܛܡܝܢ
construct	ܩܛܡ	ܩܛܡܝ
emphatic	ܩܛܡܐ	ܩܛܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܛܡܝ	ܩܛܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܛܡܟ	ܩܛܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܛܡܟܝ	ܩܛܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܛܡܗ	ܩܛܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܛܡܗ	ܩܛܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܛܡܢ	ܩܛܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܛܡܟܘܢ	ܩܛܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܛܡܟܝܢ	ܩܛܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܛܡܗܘܢ	ܩܛܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܛܡܗܝܢ	ܩܛܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܩ-ܛ-ܡ (q-ṭ-m) related to lopping.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)tˤɑmɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܩܛܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

1. slicing, lopping

Inflection

    declension of ܩܛܡܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܩܛܡ
construct	ܩܛܡ
emphatic	ܩܛܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܛܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܛܡܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܛܡܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܛܡܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܛܡܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܛܡܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܛܡܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܛܡܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܛܡܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܛܡܗܝܢ

References

• “qṭm”, 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, p. 316a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 501a
• 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, p. 1353a