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 mūtiḇ lūḵ kullāyh tḥūmē d-arˁā, qayṭā w-sitwā at ˁḇīdāyh lūḵ.

     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 (qayṭūḵ)	ܩܲܝܛܵܟ݂ܝ (qayṭāḵ)	ܩܲܝܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qayṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܝܛܵܐ (qayṭā)	3rd person	ܩܲܝܛܹܗ (qayṭēh)	ܩܲܝܛܵܗ̇ (qayṭāh)	ܩܲܝܛܗܘܿܢ (qayṭhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܝܛܝܼ̈ (qayṭī)		ܩܲܝܛܲܢ̈ (qayṭan)
	construct	ܩܲܝܛܲܝ̈ (qayṭay)	2nd person	ܩܲܝܛܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qayṭūḵ)	ܩܲܝܛܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qayṭāḵ)	ܩܲܝܛܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qayṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܝܛܹ̈ܐ (qayṭē)	3rd person	ܩܲܝܛܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qayṭūh)	ܩܲܝܛ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qayṭōh)	ܩܲܝܛܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qayṭhōn)

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 (ṭrōpīqōs 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”)