ܩܠܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek κελλίον (kellíon), from Latin cella; compare Arabic قَلَّايَة (qallāya).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qɪllɑːjtɑː]

Noun

ܩܸܠܵܝܬܵܐ • (qillāytā) f sg (plural ܩܸܠܵܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qillāyāṯē))

1. cell, alcove (especially that of a monk)
2. cubicle, stall, cabin
3. (ecclesiastical) patriarch’s residence; bishop’s attendants

   Synonym: ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ aḇāhāṯē)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܸܠܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (qillāyṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܸܠܵܝܬ݂ܝܼ (qillāyṯī)		ܩܸܠܵܝܬ݂ܲܢ (qillāyṯan)
	construct	ܩܸܠܵܝܲܬ݂ (qillāyaṯ)	2nd person	ܩܸܠܵܝܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qillāyṯūḵ)	ܩܸܠܵܝܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qillāyṯāḵ)	ܩܸܠܵܝܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qillāyṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܸܠܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (qillāyṯā)	3rd person	ܩܸܠܵܝܬ݂ܹܗ (qillāyṯēh)	ܩܸܠܵܝܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qillāyṯāh)	ܩܸܠܵܝܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qillāyṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܸܠܵܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (qillāyāṯī)		ܩܸܠܵܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (qillāyāṯan)
	construct	ܩܸܠܵܝܵܬ݂̈ (qillāyāṯ)	2nd person	ܩܸܠܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qillāyāṯūḵ)	ܩܸܠܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qillāyāṯāḵ)	ܩܸܠܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qillāyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܸܠܵܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qillāyāṯē)	3rd person	ܩܸܠܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qillāyāṯūh)	ܩܸܠܵܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qillāyāṯōh)	ܩܸܠܵܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qillāyāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܩܸܠܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܣܘܼܟܵܝܵܐ (qillāytā dsūkāyā, “waiting room”)

Proper noun

ܩܸܠܵܝܬܵܐ • (qillāytā) ?

1. a surname

Etymology 2

Instance noun of the verb ܩܵܠܹܐ (qālē, “to be fried, scorched”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qəlɑːjtɑː]

Noun

ܩܠܵܝܬܵܐ • (qlāytā) f sg (plural ܩܠܵܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qlāyāṯē))

1. frying, scorching
2. slight, scorn, insult
3. outrage
4. challenge, contention, combat

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܠܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (qlāyṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܠܵܝܬ݂ܝܼ (qlāyṯī)		ܩܠܵܝܬ݂ܲܢ (qlāyṯan)
	construct	ܩܠܵܝܲܬ݂ (qlāyaṯ)	2nd person	ܩܠܵܝܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qlāyṯūḵ)	ܩܠܵܝܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qlāyṯāḵ)	ܩܠܵܝܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qlāyṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܠܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (qlāyṯā)	3rd person	ܩܠܵܝܬ݂ܹܗ (qlāyṯēh)	ܩܠܵܝܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qlāyṯāh)	ܩܠܵܝܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qlāyṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܠܵܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (qlāyāṯī)		ܩܠܵܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (qlāyāṯan)
	construct	ܩܠܵܝܵܬ݂̈ (qlāyāṯ)	2nd person	ܩܠܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qlāyāṯūḵ)	ܩܠܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qlāyāṯāḵ)	ܩܠܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qlāyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܠܵܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qlāyāṯē)	3rd person	ܩܠܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qlāyāṯūh)	ܩܠܵܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qlāyāṯōh)	ܩܠܵܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qlāyāṯhōn)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qəliːθɑː]

Adjective

ܩܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (qlīṯā) f sg (plural ܩܸܠܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qilyāṯē))

1. feminine of ܩܸܠܝܵܐ (qilyā, “fried, scorched”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܠ-ܐ (q-l-ʾ) related to scorning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)lɑjtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [q(ə)lɑjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܠܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܠܝܬܐ)

1. slight, scorn, insult
2. outrage
3. challenge, contention, combat

Inflection

    declension of ܩܠܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܠܝܐ	ܩܠܝܢ
construct	ܩܠܝܬ	ܩܠܝܬ
emphatic	ܩܠܝܬܐ	ܩܠܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܠܝܬܝ	ܩܠܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܠܝܬܟ	ܩܠܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܠܝܬܟܝ	ܩܠܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܠܝܬܗ	ܩܠܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܠܝܬܗ	ܩܠܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܠܝܬܢ	ܩܠܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܠܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܠܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܠܝܬܟܝܢ	ܩܠܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܠܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܠܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܠܝܬܗܝܢ	ܩܠܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ-ܠ-ܐ (q-l-ʾ) related to frying.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qalliθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qaljɑθɑ(ʔ)], [qɛljɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܩܠܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. feminine emphatic singular of ܩܠܝܐ
2. feminine emphatic plural of ܩܠܝܐ

Noun

ܩܠܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural only; not used in singular form)

1. roasting, anything roasted (especially roasted corn)

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek κελλίον (kellíon) or κέλλα (kélla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛlliθɑ(ʔ)], [qɛllɑjtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɛlle(ʔ)], [qɛljɑθɑ(ʔ)], [qɛllɑjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܠܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܠܝܬܐ or ܩܠܐ)

1. cell, alcove (especially that of a monk)
2. (ecclesiastical) patriarch's residence; bishop's attendants

Inflection

    declension of ܩܠܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܠܝܐ ,ܩܠܝ	ܩܠܝܢ ,ܩܠܝܢ
construct	ܩܠܝܬ	ܩܠܝܬ ,ܩܠܝ
emphatic	ܩܠܝܬܐ	ܩܠܝܬܐ ,ܩܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܠܝܬܝ	ܩܠܝܬܝ ,ܩܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܠܝܬܟ	ܩܠܝܬܟ ,ܩܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܠܝܬܟܝ	ܩܠܝܬܟܝ ,ܩܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܠܝܬܗ	ܩܠܝܬܗ ,ܩܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܠܝܬܗ	ܩܠܝܬܗ ,ܩܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܠܝܬܢ	ܩܠܝܬܢ ,ܩܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܠܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܠܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܩܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܠܝܬܟܝܢ	ܩܠܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܩܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܠܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܠܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܩܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܠܝܬܗܝܢ	ܩܠܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܩܠܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: قَلَّايَة (qallāya)

See also

• ܩܠܐ

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑlɑjɑθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܩܠܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. emphatic plural of ܩܠܬܐ

References

• “qly”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “qlyh”, 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. 320a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 507a
• 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, pp. 1371b-1372a