ܟܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

ܟܣܐ

From Aramaic כָּסָא (kāsā), from Proto-Semitic *kaʔs-; compare Arabic كَأْس (kaʔs), Hebrew כּוֹס (kos) and Akkadian 𒃲 (kāsum).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈkɑːsɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɑːsɑː]

Noun

ܟܵܣܵܐ • (kāsā) m sg (plural ܟܵܣܹ̈ܐ (kāsē))

1. drinking vessel; cup, chalice, glass, tumbler

   Synonyms: ܓܠܵܣ (glās), ܦܸܢܓܵܢܵܐ (pingānā), ܟܘܼܒܵܐ (kūbā)

   • Matthew 26:27:

     ܘܫܩܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܟܵܣܵܐ، ܘܡܘܼܕܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܘܝܘܼܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܠ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܵܝܗ‌ܝ ܘܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ: «ܫܩܘܿܠܘܼܢ ܘܫܬܹܝܡܘܼܢ ܡܸܢܹܗ ܟܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܢ».

     w-šqīl lēh kāsā, w-mūdē lēh w-yūḇēl lēh illāyh‌y w-mīrēh: “šqōlūn w-štēmūn minnēh klāwḵwn”.

     And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink ye all of it.”

2. beaker
3. trophy cup

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܵܣܵܐ (kāsā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܵܣܝܼ (kāsī)		ܟܵܣܲܢ (kāsan)
	construct	ܟܵܣ (kās)	2nd person	ܟܵܣܘܼܟ݂ (kāsūḵ)	ܟܵܣܵܟ݂ܝ (kāsāḵ)	ܟܵܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kāsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܵܣܵܐ (kāsā)	3rd person	ܟܵܣܹܗ (kāsēh)	ܟܵܣܵܗ̇ (kāsāh)	ܟܵܣܗܘܿܢ (kāshōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܵܣܝܼ̈ (kāsī)		ܟܵܣܲܢ̈ (kāsan)
	construct	ܟܵܣܲܝ̈ (kāsay)	2nd person	ܟܵܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kāsūḵ)	ܟܵܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kāsāḵ)	ܟܵܣܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kāsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܵܣܹ̈ܐ (kāsē)	3rd person	ܟܵܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kāsūh)	ܟܵܣ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kāsōh)	ܟܵܣܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kāshōn)

Hyponyms

• ܐܸܣܩܦܵܐ (isqpā, “cup”)
• ܓܠܵܣ (glās, “glass”)
• ܟܘܼܒܵܐ (kūbā, “goblet”)
• ܟܘܼܙܵܐ (kūzā, “mug”)
• ܢܸܨܠܵܐ (niṣlā, “tumbler”)
• ܦܸܢܓܵܢܵܐ (pingānā, “teacup”)

 

Etymology 2

Root
ܟ ܣ ܐ (k s ˀ)
4 terms

From Aramaic כְּסָא (kəsā); cognate to Hebrew כָּסָה (kasá) and Arabic كَسَا (kasā).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈkɑːseː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɑːseː]

Verb

ܟܵܣܹܐ • (kāsē) (present participle ܟܣܵܝܵܐ (ksāyā), past participle ܟܸܣܝܵܐ (kisyā))

1. (intransitive) to cover, conceal

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܟܵܣܹܐ (kāsē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܟܣܹܐ ܠܝܼ (ksē lī)	ܟܣܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (ksē lūḵ)	ܟܣܹܐ ܠܹܗ (ksē lēh)	ܟܣܹܐ ܠܲܢ (ksē lan)	ܟܣܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ksē lāwḵōn)	ܟܣܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (ksē lhōn)
	f		ܟܣܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ksē lāḵ)	ܟܣܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (ksē lāh)
non-past	m	ܟܵܣܹܝܢ (kāsēn)	ܟܵܣܹܝܬ (kāsēt)	ܟܵܣܹܐ (kāsē)	ܟܵܣܲܚ (kāsaḥ)	ܟܵܣܹܝܬܘܿܢ (kāsētōn)	ܟܵܣܝܼ (kāsī)
	f	ܟܵܣܝܵܢ (kāsyān)	ܟܵܣܝܵܬܝ (kāsyāt)	ܟܵܣܝܵܐ (kāsyā)
imperative	m		ܟܣܝܼ (ksī)			ܟܣܹܝܡܘܼܢ (ksēmūn)
	f		ܟܣܹܐ (ksē)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈkɪsseː]

Noun

ܟܸܣܹܐ • (kissē) m sg (plural ܟܸܣܐܲܝ̈)

1. singular construct state of ܟܸܣܐܵܐ (kisˀā, “full moon”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *kaʔs-.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈkɑ.sɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈkɑ.sɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈko.so]

Noun

ܟܣܐ • (kāsā) m (plural ܟܣܐ (kāsē))

1. cup, chalice, drinking vessel
   • Peshitta, Matthew 26:27:

     ܘܫܩܠ ܟܣܐ ܘܐܘܕܝ: ܘܝܗܒ ܠܗܘܢ. ܘܐܡܪ. ܣܒܘ ܐܫܬܘ ܡܢܗ. ܟܠܟܘܢ.

     wa-šəqal kāsā wə-ʾawdī, wə-ya[h]ḇ ləhōn wə-ʾĕmar, saḇ[w] ʾeštaw mennēh, kolləḵōn.

     And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;

2. beaker

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܣܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܣ	ܟܣܝܢ
construct	ܟܣ	ܟܣܝ
emphatic	ܟܣܐ	ܟܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܣܝ	ܟܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܣܟ	ܟܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܣܟܝ	ܟܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܣܗ	ܟܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܣܗ	ܟܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܣܢ	ܟܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܣܟܘܢ	ܟܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܣܟܝܢ	ܟܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܣܗܘܢ	ܟܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܣܗܝܢ	ܟܣܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Inflected form of ܟܣܬܐ (kessəṯā, “straw, hay”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛs.sɑ] (absolute singular), IPA^(key): [ˈkɛs.se] (emphatic plural)
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈkɪs.sɑ] (absolute singular), IPA^(key): [ˈkɪs.se] (emphatic plural)
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈke.so] (absolute singular), IPA^(key): [ˈke.se] (emphatic plural)

Noun

ܟܣܐ • (kessā)

1. absolute singular of ܟܣܬܐ (kessəṯā)

Noun

ܟܣܐ • (kessē)

1. emphatic plural of ܟܣܬܐ (kessəṯā)

Etymology 3

Inflected form of ܟܣܬܐ (kāstā, “jug, krater”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈkɑ.sɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈkɑ.sɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈko.so]

Noun

ܟܣܐ • (kāsā)

1. absolute singular of ܟܣܬܐ (kāstā)

References

• “ks”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-10-18
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 153b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 220a
• 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 638a-b