ܩܝܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܝܛܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic קֵיטָא‎ (qēṭā), from Proto-Semitic *qyẓ, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ḳayč̣- (“to be hot; summer”); compare Hebrew קַיִץ‎ (káyits) and Arabic قَيْظ‎ (qayẓ, “midsummer”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qe.tˤɑː]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [qaj.tˤɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܝܛܵܐ • (qayṭā) m sg (plural ܩܲܝܛܹ̈ܐ (qayṭē))

1. summer (season with the longest and hottest days of the year)
   • Psalms 74:17

     ‏ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܡܘܼܬܸܒ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܬܚܘܼܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ، ܩܲܝܛܵܐ ܘܣܸܬܘܵܐ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕܵܝܗܝ ܠܘܼܟ݂.‎‎

     at mutiḇ luḵ kullāyh tḥumē d-arˁā, qayṭā w-sitwā at ˁḇīdāyh luḵ.

     You have set all the borders of the earth; You have made summer and winter.

   • Proverbs 26:1:

     ‏ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܬܲܠܓܵܐ ܒܩܲܝܛܵܐ، ܘܐܲܝܟ݂ ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܒܚܸܨܕܵܐ، ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܕܵܒ݂ܹܩ ܒܐܲܓ݂ܪܵܐ ܣܲܟ݂ܠܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܟܠ ܥܵܒ݂ܪܵܢܵܐ.‎‎

     ayḵ talgā b-qayṭā, w-ayḵ miṭrā b-ḥiṣdā, hādḵā ìlēh awa ddāḇēq b-aḡrā saḵlā yan kul ˁāḇrānā.

     As snow in summer and rain in harvest, So honour is not fitting for a fool.

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܝܛܵܐ (qayṭā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܝܛܝܼ‎ (qayṭī)		ܩܲܝܛܲܢ‎ (qayṭan)
	construct	ܩܹܝܛ‎ (qēṭ)	2nd person	ܩܲܝܛܘܼܟ݂‎ (qayṭuḵ)	ܩܲܝܛܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (qayṭāḵ)	ܩܲܝܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (qayṭāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܩܲܝܛܵܐ (qayṭā)	3rd person	ܩܲܝܛܹܗ‎ (qayṭēh)	ܩܲܝܛܵܗ̇‎ (qayṭāh)	ܩܲܝܛܗܘܿܢ‎ (qayṭhon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܝܛܝܼ̈‎ (qayṭī)		ܩܲܝܛܲܢ̈‎ (qayṭan)
	construct	ܩܲܝܛܲܝ̈‎ (qayṭay)	2nd person	ܩܲܝܛܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎ (qayṭuḵ)	ܩܲܝܛܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎ (qayṭāḵ)	ܩܲܝܛܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (qayṭāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܩܲܝܛܹ̈ܐ (qayṭē)	3rd person	ܩܲܝܛܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎ (qayṭuh)	ܩܲܝܛ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎ (qayṭoh)	ܩܲܝܛܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎ (qayṭhon)

Coordinate terms

(seasons) ܐܸܩܡܹ̈ܐ‎ (iqmē); ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ‎ (rḇīˁā) or ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܹ̈ܐ‎ (bēy nīsānē, “spring”), ܩܲܝܛܵܐ (qayṭā, “summer”), ܬܸܫܪ̈ܝܵܘܵܬܹܐ‎ (tišryāwātē, “autumn”), ܣܸܬܘܵܐ‎ (sitwā, “winter”), ^{(Category: aii:Seasons)}

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ ܩܲܝܛܵܐ‎ (bēt qayṭā, “summer house, bungalow”)
• ܕܘܼܟܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܥܒ݂ܲܪܬܵܐ ܕܩܲܝܛܵܐ‎ (duktā dmaˁḇartā dqayṭā, “summer resort”)
• ܛܪܘܿܦܝܼܩܘܿܣ ܩܲܝܛܵܝܵܐ‎ (ṭropiqos qayṭāyā, “summer solstice”)
• ܡܲܫܪܝܼܬܵܐ ܕܩܲܝܛܵܐ‎ (mašrītā dqayṭā, “summer camp”)
• ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܩܲܝܛܵܐ‎ (palgā dqayṭā, “midsummer”)
• ܩܲܝܛܵܝܵܐ‎ (qayṭāyā, “summery, aestival”)

 

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *qyẓ, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ḳayč̣- (“to be hot; summer”). Compare Arabic قَيْظ‎ (qayẓ) and Hebrew קַיִץ‎ (qáyiṣ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qajtˤɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qajtˤe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܝܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܝܛܐ)

1. summer

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܝܛܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܝܛ‎	ܩܝܛܝܢ‎
construct	ܩܝܛ‎	ܩܝܛܝ‎
emphatic	ܩܝܛܐ	ܩܝܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܝܛܝ‎	ܩܝܛܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܝܛܟ‎	ܩܝܛܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܝܛܟܝ‎	ܩܝܛܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܝܛܗ‎	ܩܝܛܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܝܛܗ‎	ܩܝܛܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܝܛܢ‎	ܩܝܛܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܝܛܟܘܢ‎	ܩܝܛܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܝܛܟܝܢ‎	ܩܝܛܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܝܛܗܘܢ‎	ܩܝܛܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܝܛܗܝܢ‎	ܩܝܛܝܗܝܢ‎

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qitˤɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qitˤe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܝܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܝܛܐ)

1. cinder

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܝܛܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܝܛ‎	ܩܝܛܝܢ‎
construct	ܩܝܛ‎	ܩܝܛܝ‎
emphatic	ܩܝܛܐ	ܩܝܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܝܛܝ‎	ܩܝܛܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܝܛܟ‎	ܩܝܛܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܝܛܟܝ‎	ܩܝܛܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܝܛܗ‎	ܩܝܛܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܝܛܗ‎	ܩܝܛܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܝܛܢ‎	ܩܝܛܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܝܛܟܘܢ‎	ܩܝܛܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܝܛܟܝܢ‎	ܩܝܛܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܝܛܗܘܢ‎	ܩܝܛܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܝܛܗܝܢ‎	ܩܝܛܝܗܝܢ‎

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qajtˤɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qajtˤe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܝܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܝܛܐ)

1. Alternative form of ܩܝܛܝܐ‎

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܝܛܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܝܛ‎	ܩܝܛܝܢ‎
construct	ܩܝܛ‎	ܩܝܛܝ‎
emphatic	ܩܝܛܐ	ܩܝܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܝܛܝ‎	ܩܝܛܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܝܛܟ‎	ܩܝܛܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܝܛܟܝ‎	ܩܝܛܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܝܛܗ‎	ܩܝܛܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܝܛܗ‎	ܩܝܛܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܝܛܢ‎	ܩܝܛܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܝܛܟܘܢ‎	ܩܝܛܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܝܛܟܝܢ‎	ܩܝܛܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܝܛܗܘܢ‎	ܩܝܛܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܝܛܗܝܢ‎	ܩܝܛܝܗܝܢ‎

Etymology 4

Noun

ܩܝܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܝܛܐ)

1. Alternative spelling of ܩܐܛܐ‎

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܝܛܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܝܛ‎	ܩܝܛܝܢ‎
construct	ܩܝܛ‎	ܩܝܛܝ‎
emphatic	ܩܝܛܐ	ܩܝܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܝܛܝ‎	ܩܝܛܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܝܛܟ‎	ܩܝܛܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܝܛܟܝ‎	ܩܝܛܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܝܛܗ‎	ܩܝܛܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܝܛܗ‎	ܩܝܛܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܝܛܢ‎	ܩܝܛܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܝܛܟܘܢ‎	ܩܝܛܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܝܛܟܝܢ‎	ܩܝܛܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܝܛܗܘܢ‎	ܩܝܛܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܝܛܗܝܢ‎	ܩܝܛܝܗܝܢ‎

References

• “qyṭ”, 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. 318b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 503b
• 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. 1361a

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic ܩܝܛܐ‎ (qayṭā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qajtˤo/

Noun

ܩܰܝܛܳܐ • (qayṭo) m (plural ܩܰܝܛܶܐ (qayṭe))

1. spring (season)

See also

Seasons in Turoyo · ܫܘܚܠܳܦܶܐ‎ (šuḥlofe) (layout · text) · category
ܪܰܒܷܥ‎ (rabëc, “spring”)	ܩܰܝܛܳܐ (qayṭo, “summer”)	ܬܷܫܪܳܝܳܬ݂ܶܐ‎ (tëšroyoṯe, “autumn”)	ܣܰܬ݂ܘܳܐ‎ (saṯwo, “winter”)