ܟܢܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܢ ܫ (k n š)
8 terms

From Aramaic כְּנַשׁ (kənaš); cognate with Hebrew כִּנֵּס (kinés) and Arabic كَنَسَ (kanasa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kɑːneʃː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɑːnɪʃː]

Verb

ܟܵܢܹܫ • (kānēš) (present participle ܟܢܵܫܵܐ (knāšā), past participle ܟܢܝܼܫܵܐ (knīšā))

1. to gather, assemble

   Synonym: ܓ̰ܵܡܹܥ (jāmēˁ)

   ܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܟܠܲܢ ܟܵܢܫܲܚ ܓܵܘ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܐܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܟܠ ܩܲܝܕܵܡܬܵܐ. ― aḥnan kullan kānšaḥ gāw hānā āwānā kul qaydāmtā. ― We all gather in this hall every morning.

2. to sweep, rake

   ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܐܲܒ݂ܩܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܕܟܢܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ ܬܸܡܵܠ. ― īṯ wā rābā aḇqā ˁal arˁā d-knīš lī timmāl. ― There was so much dust on the floor that I swept yesterday.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܟܵܢܹܫ (kānēš)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܟܢܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ (knīš lī)	ܟܢܝܼܫ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (knīš lūḵ)	ܟܢܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ (knīš lēh)	ܟܢܝܼܫ ܠܲܢ (knīš lan)	ܟܢܝܼܫ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (knīš lāwḵōn)	ܟܢܝܼܫ ܠܗܘܿܢ (knīš lhōn)
	f		ܟܢܝܼܫ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (knīš lāḵ)	ܟܢܝܼܫ ܠܵܗ̇ (knīš lāh)
non-past	m	ܟܵܢܫܹܢ (kānšēn)	ܟܵܢܫܹܬ (kānšēt)	ܟܵܢܹܫ (kānēš)	ܟܵܢܫܲܚ (kānšaḥ)	ܟܵܢܫܝܼܬܘܿܢ (kānšītōn)	ܟܵܢܫܝܼ (kānšī)
	f	ܟܵܢܫܵܢ (kānšān)	ܟܵܢܫܵܬܝ (kānšāt)	ܟܵܢܫܵܐ (kānšā)
imperative	m		ܟܢܘܿܫ (knōš)			ܟܢܘܿܫܘܼܢ (knōšūn)
	f		ܟܢܘܿܫܝ (knōš)

Derived terms

• ܡܟܲܢܸܫ (mkanniš)