ܟܢܫܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܟ-ܢ-ܫ (k-n-š) related to gathering. Compare Arabic كَنْس (kans) and Hebrew כֶּנֶס (kénes).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɛnʃɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [kɛnʃe(ʔ)], [kɛnʃawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܢܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܢܫܘܬܐ or ܟܢܫܐ)

1. crowd, assembly, gathering, congregation
2. company, group
3. collection
4. school

Inflection

    declension of ܟܢܫܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܢܫ	ܟܢܫܘܢ ,ܟܢܫܝܢ
construct	ܟܢܫ	ܟܢܫܘܬ ,ܟܢܫܝ
emphatic	ܟܢܫܐ	ܟܢܫܘܬܐ ,ܟܢܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܢܫܝ	ܟܢܫܘܬܝ ,ܟܢܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܢܫܟ	ܟܢܫܘܬܟ ,ܟܢܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܢܫܟܝ	ܟܢܫܘܬܟܝ ,ܟܢܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܢܫܗ	ܟܢܫܘܬܗ ,ܟܢܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܢܫܗ	ܟܢܫܘܬܗ ,ܟܢܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܢܫܢ	ܟܢܫܘܬܢ ,ܟܢܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܢܫܟܘܢ	ܟܢܫܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܟܢܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܢܫܟܝܢ	ܟܢܫܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܟܢܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܢܫܗܘܢ	ܟܢܫܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܟܢܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܢܫܗܝܢ	ܟܢܫܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܟܢܫܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܟܢܫ

Etymology 2

From the root ܟ-ܢ-ܫ (k-n-š) related to gathering.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k(ə)nɑʃɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [k(ə)nɑʃe(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܢܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܢܫܐ)

1. assembling, gathering, collecting
2. sweeping
3. (figuratively) death

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܢܫܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܢܫ	ܟܢܫܝܢ
construct	ܟܢܫ	ܟܢܫܝ
emphatic	ܟܢܫܐ	ܟܢܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܢܫܝ	ܟܢܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܢܫܟ	ܟܢܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܢܫܟܝ	ܟܢܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܢܫܗ	ܟܢܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܢܫܗ	ܟܢܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܢܫܢ	ܟܢܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܢܫܟܘܢ	ܟܢܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܢܫܟܝܢ	ܟܢܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܢܫܗܘܢ	ܟܢܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܢܫܗܝܢ	ܟܢܫܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܟܢܫ ܡܝܐ

References

• “knš”, 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. 158b-159a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 219b
• 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. 638a